
Summering In Alaska At 6 Knots
Soundings Deputy Editor Pim Van Hemmen joined boatbuilder Sam Devlin on a summer cruise in Alaska aboard Puffin, Devlin’s 1966 wooden trawler.

Soundings Deputy Editor Pim Van Hemmen joined boatbuilder Sam Devlin on a summer cruise in Alaska aboard Puffin, Devlin’s 1966 wooden trawler.


We took our 60-foot Selene to Alaska’s Prince William Sound and the Kenai Peninsula, and enjoyed a blissful month of cruising.

The founder of Fleming Yachts returns to Alaska on his well-traveled 65, surpassing 71,000 nautical miles under her keel.

A 10-week charter up the Inside Passage to Alaska on a Nordic Tug 37 is an experience filled with culture, wildlife and memories to last a lifetime.

Pin this “anytime” recipe in your galley for a marvelous shrimp dinner in less than 30 minutes.

Meet the Alaskan man who makes a 14-hour boat trip weekly to supply his remote town with groceries amid the pandemic.

Unlike in the Bahamas, this particular jurisdiction does not include fishing in its cruising permits. So be it.

Cruising Alaska on a Fleming 65 yields a feast for all the senses.

Trawlerfest: Seattle offers several opportunities to get yourself ready for exploring the world class cruising grounds of the Pacific Northwest.

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.

America’s Great Loop Cruisers’ Association has been helping boaters complete the ultimate voyage for a quarter century.

The steel-hull Nightfall, designed by William Garden, connects generations of this family through a love of cruising.

Larry Graf, the founder, designer and lead engineer of Aspen Power Catamarans, talks about Aspen’s proa hull designs and adventure cruising on his own creations from the Arctic to the Sea of Cortez.

With her vertical bow, reverse raked windshield and indoor-outdoor living space, the Galeon 430 EXP defies categorization.

It is called a razor because it shaves away unnecessary complexities, providing a simple solution to complicated questions.

Remembering Lifelong Marine Journalist Chris Caswell

A Master of Quiet Cruising

This imposing 55-footer is a comfortable, well-appointed coastal cruiser primed to take on more ambitious journeys.