The Perfect “Poop Deck”
Yap, yap, yap! A very vocal Sassy announces that company is coming aboard. Anyone who has ever met Sassy knows that she is a yapper.
Yap, yap, yap! A very vocal Sassy announces that company is coming aboard. Anyone who has ever met Sassy knows that she is a yapper.
When you walk down the dock, this boat will make you stop and look. You can tell she’s special. The midnight blue hull with white
NORMALLY A MARINE SURVEY IS GREETED WITH DREAD, OR APPREHENSION AT THE LEAST. Something important–like a sale, a bank loan, or insurance coverage–always seems to
We all are maintenance freaks, aren’t we? Without fail and with enthusiasm, we poke and test in the engine room, renewing and replacing the things
My wife and I began trawler shopping in January 2007 and soon realized that getting Striper, our 45-pound Portuguese water dog, on and off the
As the sun moves south, many of us begin to think about the on-rushing boat show season. Even if we’re not buying -and the purpose
I left PassageMaker Magazine’s superb Trawler Fest in Anacortes feeling guilty. This feeling, rare for me, came not because I failed to boost our industry’s

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.