
Give the Gift of Safer Cruising
Still trying to find the perfect boating gift? Don’t miss the BoatUS 2021 Holiday Safety Gear Buyers Guide

Still trying to find the perfect boating gift? Don’t miss the BoatUS 2021 Holiday Safety Gear Buyers Guide

Long-range cruising essentials and nautically inspired gift ideas for the holidays and beyond.

Here are half a dozen gift ideas for the nautical father or father-figure in your life.

Tom Hale, veteran ICW cruiser has 8 suggestions for the ICW cruisers on your list


An abbreviated version of PassageMaker magazine’s 2017 Holiday Gift Guide.

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.

To sell your boat in a buyer’s market, be honest and consider working with a professional broker.

After navigating the Pacific coasts of the United States and Mexico and wintering in the Sea of Cortez, Jeff and Kami Fehr rang in 2026 by transiting the Panama Canal aboard their meticulously refit Selene 59, Dock Holiday.

Smarter steering means frequent, but only short, glances at the chartplotter.