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Europe and Mediterranean

The Song of Summer

A vacation cruise from Finland to Germany on a Sargo 31 brings lifetimes of memories for a Pacific Northwest family.

Le Boat Splashes for 2017

Delphia Yachts is scheduled to build and launch three new models for European-based Le Boat next year. Le Boat offers private charters for canal cruisers

Burgundy Canal Image Gallery (Web Extra)

Check out the photo gallery that accompanies a feature in the September 2013 issue of PassageMaker, headlined “Cruising With Columbo.” Its about a canal trip

Buying A Trawler Yacht In Holland

Imagine sailing through Paris in your own trawler yacht. Or up the Thames to the Royal Observatory at Greenwich where longitude on your GPS reads

Voyage of Egret

M/Y Egret, our little white fiberglass ship (a Nordhavn 46 flybridge), started her southern winter cruise in Nelson, on New Zealand’s South Island, in late April

Shakedown Cruise In Croatia

CAPE FAREWELL AND ITS CREW The April shakedown cruise was our first of the year, after our yacht’s winter layup in Croatia. We had moved

A sunny, medium shot of a smiling young man and woman posing on the bow deck of a boat with their large, fluffy golden doodle dog. The woman on the left wears a white t-shirt, brown shorts, and sunglasses while holding up a yellow triangular "AGLCA" burgee flag featuring a map graphic. The man stands behind her wearing a white t-shirt, brown shorts, a black baseball cap, and sunglasses while cradling the dog. In the top right corner, a round illustrated logo reads "TRAWLER TALK" around a captain's hat. The background shows a calm river or canal bordered by a shoreline with waterfront houses and palm trees under a blue sky.

Keeping Up With The Nietzels

Karly and Evan Nietzel—aka YouTube’s @Navigating Nietzels—tailored their careers for remote work after buying a trawler, moving onboard and completing the Great Loop. Along with their pup, Ripley, they’re just getting started.

A wide, sunny shot of a large, classic expedition-style motor yacht named "Walrus" anchored in calm, shimmering water. The vessel features a cream-colored hull with circular portholes and a multi-level superstructure. It is heavily dressed in festive maritime signaling flags strung from the bow to the tall white main mast. At the stern, both an American flag and a Texas state flag fly prominently from a secondary flagpole. The background features a green, tree-lined shoreline with a glimpse of a waterfront house under a clear, vibrant blue sky.

The Walrus is Ready

This aluminum vessel’s throwback design belies its modern systems, all installed for a Great Loop cruise.

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Living off the Grid

A solar-power system on our classic trawler lets us spend time moored or anchored with more than enough juice to meet our energy needs.

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Bridging the Journey

America’s Great Loop Cruisers’ Association has been helping boaters complete the ultimate voyage for a quarter century.

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Making Memories

The steel-hull Nightfall, designed by William Garden, connects generations of this family through a love of cruising.

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A Pacific Northwest Powercat Pioneer

Larry Graf, the founder, designer and lead engineer of Aspen Power Catamarans, talks about Aspen’s proa hull designs and adventure cruising on his own creations from the Arctic to the Sea of Cortez.

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Shape-Shifter

With her vertical bow, reverse raked windshield and indoor-outdoor living space, the Galeon 430 EXP defies categorization.

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