Character Matters
March 13, 2023
In Sam Devlin’s last column for Passagemaker, he shares what makes any boat the right boat.
In Sam Devlin’s last column for Passagemaker, he shares what makes any boat the right boat.
The Dynamo Too concept is a stich-and-glue version of William Garden’s plank-on-frame Dynamo.
Is the Albacore 40 a truly classic design? The way my eyes see her makes it hard for me to tell.
There’s something about a comfortable ride aboard a heavy displacement boat. No drama—just quiet capability, every day.
The idea for this Oso Blanco 54 springs from a bucket-list cruising itinerary.
Western Flyer Gets a Plank-by-Plank Restoration and Soul Re-Infusion
Passion ignites young people to join the industry, but creating it requires early exposure.
A traditional school for wooden boatbuilding modernizes to shape the next generation of builders.
While the Dashews have retired from designing and building, FPBs Steve Dashew is still perfecting his personal designs aboard his own FPB 78.
This 8-axis robotic CNC machine can do a month’s worth of work in a few days
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.
