Trawler People Like Taking It Easy (Blog)
September 12, 2014
“Easy does it.” That’s a mantra most current and would-be trawler owners would do well to keep in mind. We asked a dozen owners what
“Easy does it.” That’s a mantra most current and would-be trawler owners would do well to keep in mind. We asked a dozen owners what
We get lucky with three days of fair weather, fun cities, and another bit of good fortune. We arrived at the dock in Boston on fumes and without knowing it. We thought we had a full 10 percent-plus reserve until the alarm flashed on.
Friends later told us that the fog that day was worst of the season. When we were recruited to do this Demi-Downeast loop, I said
Transiting from Belfast to Rockland on a Cutwater 28 reminds the author of a curious encounter with a mischievous marine mammal. Peter Swanson reports in our blog series on the “Demi-Downeast Loop”–New York to Quebec City to Bangor and down the coast.
I love Maine, but I live in Florida and spent the past 15 years cruising down island. Before that, thanks to my newspaper’s liberal vacation
Cruise Venezuela? Forget about it. St. Lucia and St. Vincent? Beware. Avoid anchoring out in Guatemala, too. Cuba, on the other hand, “has virtually no
The old Aristotle Onassis yacht Christina O is for sale again and it has reminded me that thanks to the Internet today’s swindlers ain’t what
I watched an amateur movie posted recently on Vimeo — my latest lesson in new media — that got me thinking about the future of
Twin 1,000-hp Volvo Penta D13s and 285 nautical miles of range give the new Absolute 70 Fly the room and speed to roam.
After more than 500,000 nautical miles as yacht delivery captains, Assen and Nikolay Alexandrov are still bringing boats home.
A Titan of Marine Journalism
Windlass and ground tackle maintenance can make all the difference in an emergency.
Good seamanship means using every available tool, but never relying on any one alone.
“A Marriage at Sea” Book Review
The newest boat in the builder’s popular line lets buyers choose sedan or flybridge style.
Hull No. 20 of the builder’s contemporary, full-displacement series is awash in customization.
How to navigate the long haul with ancient wisdom.
I used AI to chart a course through a notorious waterway. The results were unusable.
