
Back in the BVI
Now may be the best time in years to charter in the islands.


Despite Covid-19, chartering still offers a one-of-a-kind opportunity to explore a different way of boating.

Booking a week—or three—on board can enhance
cruising skills and ease the boat-buying experience.

Paradise Returns to the BVI After the Atlantic’s Worst Hurricane

If some future billionaire idea-man in the mold of Richard Branson set his mind to creating a perfect venue for bareboat charters using 24th-century terra-forming

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

When chartering in Maine, it’s important to be able to get good advice from the charter boat owner or charter company on selecting the right

It was no dark and stormy night, but the middle of a bright Florida afternoon when I spotted the mystery buoy. “What the heck is

It is possible to reason with the hurricane season. If you’ve never chartered a bareboat in the British Virgin Islands, you’ve really cheated yourself. Quite

The trip of a lifetime. That’s how everyone described my upcoming assignment to Alaska on a 10-day charter with NW Explorations. After returning I have

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.