Boatspotting
October 3, 2024
Every boat has her own story. This thought ran through my head recently as I looked over the fairways at my local marina. Several of
Every boat has her own story. This thought ran through my head recently as I looked over the fairways at my local marina. Several of
I located our test steed at a packed South Florida marina. This was a number of years ago, but I still remember feeling excited. The big
I use music to set the mood in my office. One recent morning, I decided to tackle the folder on my desktop labeled “Tales from
There comes a time in every older trawler’s life when her owner is consumed by the desire to spit on his palms, hoist the black flag and consider a major refit.
Coastal cruising has generated some of my most enduring memories and all the challenges I’ll ever need.
Ready to get back to cruising? In a roundabout way, the lessons of 2020 prepared us for the uncharted waters of 2021.
The fall boat show season is always a sleigh ride, but this year is a whole new game.
I’m looking forward to my next cheeseburger in paradise, and I hope you are too.
New Editor in Chief Andrew Parkinson introduces himself
Island time is great, except in an emergency. This medevac service is for boaters who need help fast.
Black streaks, yellow mustaches and rust all require different solutions to keep a boat looking clean.
A Down East icon provides inspiration for this gentlemanly cruiser.
We follow the path of explorers who ran the Northwest Passage over a century ago, but our journey is a lot more fun
We can spend years planning for a bucket-list trip and then life gets in the way. Go now.
Splashing later this year.
Karly and Evan Nietzel—aka YouTube’s @Navigating Nietzels—tailored their careers for remote work after buying a trawler, moving onboard and completing the Great Loop. Along with their pup, Ripley, they’re just getting started.
This aluminum vessel’s throwback design belies its modern systems, all installed for a Great Loop cruise.
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.
