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Unicorn Sighting

A former fighting craft keeps her pugnacious profile with a makeover that fits her singularity.

Lush Life

A Dutch-built steel fishing trawler is reborn to pursue a life of leisure as Project PM-8.

Chesapeake Rising

The Chesa 44 aims to reinvigorate the classic deadrise workboat for recreation.

New Classic

Husk, a classic trawler, has modern features and amenities in a traditional package.

A Word About Design

Rowing through anchorages helped establish my pretty-boat rating. It still holds water.

A Classic, Reimagined

Here’s how the Grand Banks 32 could look with a few feet added at her transom and an updated layout.

Character Matters

In Sam Devlin’s last column for Passagemaker, he shares what makes any boat the right boat.

Archipelago 47

This new, U.K.-based builder seeks to combine the best qualities from commercial boats with yachting.

Mirror, Mirror

A different approach leads a designer to make updates to the Devlin 37 while retaining her essence.

An exterior dusk photograph looking through the large side windows into the illuminated, warm cherrywood salon and helm area of a Sabre motor yacht as the sun sets over the water.

South by Down East

A brisk November run from Connecticut to New Jersey showcases just how comfortable the Sabre 51 Salon Express really is.

A scenic overhead view looking down a long, wooden floating dock at Princess Louisa Marine Provincial Park in British Columbia, with several powerboats and sailboats moored along it, surrounded by calm, dark fjord waters and towering, forested granite mountains under a partly cloudy sky.

A Thin Space

Cruisers face challenges getting to Princess Louisa Inlet, but it’s worth it to experience this cruising ground’s natural beauty.

A man and woman standing together aboard a boat on a cold, overcast day, wearing matching blue weather coats, beanies, and red-and-black Mustang Survival inflatable PFDs.

Wear Your PFD

This one decision can matter more than any other you make on the water.

A white motorboat suspended in lifting straps on a large yellow gantry travel lift at a boatyard or marina on a clear day.

Bad Vibrations

Eliminating a boat’s quakes and shakes often requires a thorough inspection of the drivetrain.

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