THE VIEW FROM THE MARINA: The New Family Vacation
September 17, 2013
I just read about a girl, 17, who drank tequila all afternoon then drove off in her expensive sports car. She dialed a friend on
I just read about a girl, 17, who drank tequila all afternoon then drove off in her expensive sports car. She dialed a friend on
To kick off our new Pets Aboard photo feature, we present a gallery of animal companions (such as Grace here, getting her sea legs) from
Heritage: Something passed down from generation to generation. It used to be common in boat building, as family-run boat yards built just a handful of
Some people in the marine industry are low profile, seldom seen outside of the boat show circuit. Yet some of them are key players in
We are obsessed. Hooked. My husband, Doug, and I bought a boat in the Netherlands in 2001, and we spend five months a year cruising
When I married Dave, I also married his dream of cruising the ICW. He had grown up sailing on the Chesapeake with his grandparents. I
Boatbuilding is a lot like writing. Plenty of people say they want to do it, but few ever take a big project from conception to
After years of cruising the Intracoastal Waterway on twin-engine boats ranging from a fast, 42-foot semi-displacement trawler to a 49-foot fulldisplacement trawler, Ray and Donna
As a member of the committee that hosts the Safety at Sea program at the U.S. Naval Academy, I am continually reminded of the need
Let’s bring back these nautical words and terms. They’re better than the way we communicate today.
Once a rescue craft, this Norway-built steel trawler is the ticket to ride for a venturesome crew.
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.
