Legends of the Fall: Power Cruising In New England
September 2, 2021
Many boaters haul out as soon after Labor Day as practical. But for the hearty and adventurous, the autumn cruising gamble can be rewarding.
Many boaters haul out as soon after Labor Day as practical. But for the hearty and adventurous, the autumn cruising gamble can be rewarding.
When an eerie fog rolls over Gosport Harbor, you can’t help but feel “The Weight of Water.”
Penobscot Bay embodies all that is the Maine coast: charming working waterfronts, extraordinary gunkholing and, of course, lobsters on the boil.
Sometimes, the best part of adventures isn’t living them. It’s sharing the stories.
A Protected Port With Some of America’s Greatest Views
Hauser and Bollard Break It Up
On your first visit to the New Bedford Whaling Museum, founded in 1906, you might expect to find the traditional New England historical site—old, musty, a
CRUISE LOG BOAT NAME Dauntless BOAT TYPE 1984 Albin 43 Sundeck Trawler POWER Twin 250hp Volvo TAMD60C turbo diesels ROUTE Lewis Wharf, Boston · Smith
Penobscot Bay is spectacular, so learn to love the fog. Maine is heaven on water for boat junkie sightseeing and gunkholing, and it’s never better
Way back in our premier issue we did our first boat tour–the Monk 36. I saw the boat as a good mid-sized trawler, built in
Island time is great, except in an emergency. This medevac service is for boaters who need help fast.
Black streaks, yellow mustaches and rust all require different solutions to keep a boat looking clean.
A Down East icon provides inspiration for this gentlemanly cruiser.
We follow the path of explorers who ran the Northwest Passage over a century ago, but our journey is a lot more fun
We can spend years planning for a bucket-list trip and then life gets in the way. Go now.
Splashing later this year.
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.
This aluminum vessel’s throwback design belies its modern systems, all installed for a Great Loop cruise.
The three-stateroom, semidisplacement model has a range of power options and a low air draft.
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.
