In Praise of Going Slow
January 8, 2026
Why this seasoned captain favors full-displacement boats over fast trawlers.
Why this seasoned captain favors full-displacement boats over fast trawlers.
A Connecticut couple contributes to the design of the first
Ocean Series 63 by Hunt Yachts and creates a cruiser on a
which they are completely at ease.
A family learns that remote cruising can make dockside fast friendships even more important.
Since deciding on a used Fleming 55, this couple are realizing their passagemaking aspirations while cruising the Australian coast.
Buddy boating can be a great experience, as long as everyone understands its limitations.
That is the question, and it vexes all trawler lovers—especially at boat-show time.
When “fate” made an 86-year-old boat available to the Saiget family, they suddenly found themselves caretakers of a legacy.
National Harbormaster Appreciation Day is coming soon, but most people don’t realize everything that harbormasters do.
For empty nesters Bill and Joan Nieman, the next chapter—living aboard their 42-foot Kadey-Krogen—has allowed them to keep dreaming big.
Let’s bring back these nautical words and terms. They’re better than the way we communicate today.
Once a rescue craft, this Norway-built steel trawler is the ticket to ride for a venturesome crew.
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.
