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Perusing the descriptions of used boats often means translating florid language to get to what’s real.

Perusing the descriptions of used boats often means translating florid language to get to what’s real.

Even on a power cruiser, a sailmaker’s sewing machine is an integral tool to have aboard.

The singular Bruce Kessler was an adventure-seeker who shared his inspirational lifestyle with the world.


Go off on your long voyages. I still may, but I will also charter and miss the in-between drudgery.

Spending the time to make an owner’s manual for your boat will pay dividends in the long run.

Call me a codger, but I believe we have reached the point of over-teching everything.

Knowing what to say while raising a glass is an honored skill and seafaring tradition.


The skills of boat owners come in handy when dealing with life on land.

Howard Chen’s Bold Vision in China

How one liveaboard crew found comfort and confidence by choosing paravanes over high-tech stabilization systems.

Great Lakes Cruising Story: Family, Failures & Perseverance

An Aspen Power Catamarans rally raises the adventure bar with a trip up Vancouver Island’s untamed west coast.

Boats designed with these appendages, as well as retrofitted models, enjoy a wealth of benefits.

Oftentimes, we go overboard when trying to please everyone.

A Scandinavian-Style Passagemaker

With the N46 Mark II, Nordhavn reimagines the first model the brand’s founders ever designed entirely on their own.

A conversation with Trawlers Great Lakes

The OTG 20 takes shape as a timeless passagemaker drawn from commercial logic and Dutch heritage.