
Crossing Their Wake
We’d like to recognize and congratulate those boaters who have completed the Great Loop in 2023.

We’d like to recognize and congratulate those boaters who have completed the Great Loop in 2023.

The skills of boat owners come in handy when dealing with life on land.

These lesser-known spots along the Intracoastal Waterway are often uncrowded and always ripe for exploration.

Understanding forecast models and their limitations can make you a safer boater.

Mobile phones and other devices divert our attention from piloting our boats, sometimes with serious results.

A guide to understanding waves, wave forecasting, and how best to handle your boat in them.

The 50-foot flybridge cruiser was reflecting light much like the surrounding skyscrapers as I approached the New York City marina. She was mine for the next four days, and I wanted to be prepared.

Understanding how your alternator does its work will keep the electricity flowing.

One of the best reasons to cast off the lines and go cruising is that you have no reason at all.

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.