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Immutable Axioms

There is little we can be certain about when boating.
Except for these things.

Rock Steady

I gazed through the reverse-rake windshield at what looked like a large ship’s wake, but there was not a vessel in sight. I had stepped

A Need for Speed

Editor-in-chief Andrew Parkinson reflects on the remarkable modern age of passage making.

Well Hello, Old Friends

797.1 is a wonderful place full of fantastic boats and mariners—and enough inspiration to last a lifetime.

Refit Reality

There comes a time in every older trawler’s life when her owner is consumed by the desire to spit on his palms, hoist the black flag and consider a major refit.

Getaway Tinkering

Like good books, some DIY projects make a weekend aboard the boat even better.

The Cruising Spirit

Ready to get back to cruising? In a roundabout way, the lessons of 2020 prepared us for the uncharted waters of 2021.

Three side-by-side screenshots from the Navionics app showing nautical charts of Hell Gate and Wards Island, contrasting a correct manually plotted water route on the left with two flawed AI-generated routes on the middle and right that erroneously plot course lines directly across land.

A Suspicious Plot

I used AI to chart a course through a notorious waterway. The results were unusable.

An exterior dusk photograph looking through the large side windows into the illuminated, warm cherrywood salon and helm area of a Sabre motor yacht as the sun sets over the water.

South by Down East

A brisk November run from Connecticut to New Jersey showcases just how comfortable the Sabre 51 Salon Express really is.

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