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Boating

Beyond the Great Loop

These Loop veterans cruised north on their powercat to explore Canada’s lakes and historic canals.

Project Goldilocks

We designed and built a strong, safe, fast, fun and efficient aluminum passagemaker for our transition from sail to power voyaging.

The Three Princes

Boating is a wonderful opportunity for serendipitous discoveries, which are often a lot more fun than the planned destination

Project Corsair

Inspired by workboat profiles, Project Corsair allows serious travelers to choose their own adventure.

Summer Sojourns

Planning a trip away from your home port? These tips will help along the way.

Hylas M47

The builder exchanges the inboards for a pair of diesel-powered outboards that return sprightly performance and greater range.

Proof of Concept

The liveaboard owner of the Steeler 61S Electric wanted a steel-hull, electric-power boat that would set several new standards.

Hot Take

A look at smart fire prevention tips, as well as how to be prepared in case a fire gains the upper hand on your boat.

Big Cats, Big Adventure

In South Africa’s Cape of Storms, the builder of Leopard Catamarans shines amid tempestuous seas.

Absolute 70 Fly

Absolute 70 Fly Reviewed

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.

Twin delivery captains Assen and Nikolay Alexandrov standing on the bow deck of a motor yacht docked alongside a pier.

The Twins

After more than 500,000 nautical miles as yacht delivery captains, Assen and Nikolay Alexandrov are still bringing boats home.

Alt Text: A close-up view of two polished stainless-steel windlasses and anchor gypsies mounted on the white foredeck of a yacht under a partly cloudy sky.

Anchors Aweigh

Windlass and ground tackle maintenance can make all the difference in an emergency.

A Garmin marine chartplotter display screen showing a digital nautical map with AIS vessel tracking, route waypoints, and navigation data overlay.

Understanding AIS

Good seamanship means using every available tool, but never relying on any one alone.

Three side-by-side screenshots from the Navionics app showing nautical charts of Hell Gate and Wards Island, contrasting a correct manually plotted water route on the left with two flawed AI-generated routes on the middle and right that erroneously plot course lines directly across land.

A Suspicious Plot

I used AI to chart a course through a notorious waterway. The results were unusable.

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