
Rover 29
This boat is designed for one or two people to cruise comfortably and safely just about anywhere.

This boat is designed for one or two people to cruise comfortably and safely just about anywhere.

Sam Devlin has run Devlin Designing Boat Builders since 1978. An active proponent of wood/epoxy boats throughout his career, Sam is the author of the 1997 best seller Devlin’s Boat Building on the stitch-and-glue method.

A cherished family boat for adventures far and wide, Honker inspires a new design to cruise portions of the Great Loop.

There are few folks like Sam Devlin—artist, perfectionist, and dreamer caught in the profession of boatbuilding.

Is the Albacore 40 a truly classic design? The way my eyes see her makes it hard for me to tell.

How designer and builder Sam Devlin turned a stalled build into a salty tugboat.


After overplanning for a Gulf Stream crossing on my refitted Grand Banks 47, I found myself in a scene that would have shocked anyone.

Your boat and its systems are composed of a wide variety of fasteners.

It’s smart to keep an eye on the boat’s emergency equipment, even between scheduled service intervals.

Discover how Captain Luuc Klop transformed a rugged, unfinished 44-foot pilothouse trawler into “Barabbas”—a stunning, family-friendly passagemaker.

A Veteran of Two Great Loops on Small Boats Considers a Third in a 25-foot C-Dory TomCat.

Setting expectations and communicating clearly can make time on the hard shorter and more fruitful.

It’s not every day that a builder and owner take Hull No. 1 for 1,200-mile, open-water shakedown, but the Demey 60 Spaceship is headed for new frontiers.

The concept process behind Croix du Sud demonstrates how to consider a future refit for a classic build.

Anchoring comes with a lot of variables. Here are the key things to keep in mind in order to stay put.

An Aspen Power Catamarans rally raises the adventure bar with a trip up Vancouver Island’s untamed west coast.