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Him: She Wants To Do the Great Loop. Her: I Do

Maybe some of you dream about flying, too. I dream that I can stay aloft by sheer will—no airplane, jut me flying. My dream flights
I am somewhat scared to begin this article–but I feel–as a manly man–that this needs to be set down on paper (or in this case
Three years ago, we bought a boat… shotly before we could afford it. I had been dreaming of the day for quite some time. I
When Miriam and Bruce Cullen went shopping for a new boat, one thing was certain: It had to feel like home. For cruising in the
We purchased Suprr, our Nordhavn 46 in Southern France in 2003. During the next four years, we cruised the Mediterranean for two seasons and then crossed
For me, it is hard to recall the first “let’s buy a boat and cruise the world” conversation. I can tell you that it wasn’t
“This is home now.” That was several thousand miles ago, but my husband’s words and that first day aboard Heron, our 1981 Grand Banks Classic 42-foot

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.