
Legends of the Fall: Power Cruising In New England
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
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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

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.

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

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

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.

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

It is called a razor because it shaves away unnecessary complexities, providing a simple solution to complicated questions.

Remembering Lifelong Marine Journalist Chris Caswell

A Master of Quiet Cruising

This imposing 55-footer is a comfortable, well-appointed coastal cruiser primed to take on more ambitious journeys.