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October 3, 2024
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.
When the author grew tired of running a noisy genset while at anchor in his Selene 60, he installed a solar array.
Researchers have built entire careers “discovering” stuff that we boaters already know.
Only those skippers with a taste for misfortune fail to follow boating’s superstitions.
Today’s technology means we’re losing necessary skills that we no longer use.
797.1 is a wonderful place full of fantastic boats and mariners—and enough inspiration to last a lifetime.
Forget the 5 percent rule. You’ll give up many other things to pay the price, whatever it is. Love always finds a way.
I hate to admit it, but I love being up to my ankles in barnacles and wood shavings, reeking of bottom paint, with fingernails that will take a week to clean.
When choosing crew and guests, think about more than who’s fun at the bar.
Twin 1,000-hp Volvo Penta D13s and 285 nautical miles of range give the new Absolute 70 Fly the room and speed to roam.
After more than 500,000 nautical miles as yacht delivery captains, Assen and Nikolay Alexandrov are still bringing boats home.
A Titan of Marine Journalism
Windlass and ground tackle maintenance can make all the difference in an emergency.
Good seamanship means using every available tool, but never relying on any one alone.
“A Marriage at Sea” Book Review
The newest boat in the builder’s popular line lets buyers choose sedan or flybridge style.
Hull No. 20 of the builder’s contemporary, full-displacement series is awash in customization.
How to navigate the long haul with ancient wisdom.
I used AI to chart a course through a notorious waterway. The results were unusable.
