
The Life Aquatic With Stephenie Hollyman
A longtime liveaboard, Hollyman was a New York harbor tugboat cook, a Fulbright scholar and a photojournalist for major TV networks. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

A longtime liveaboard, Hollyman was a New York harbor tugboat cook, a Fulbright scholar and a photojournalist for major TV networks. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

A liveaboard in San Francisco says a minimalist mindset and staying ahead of maintenance are key to the aquatic life.

Adventure company Arksen has splashed the first of two of its 85-foot, all-aluminum explorer vessels.

A creative couple from New York City oversees a design-savvy refit of a classic Lord Nelson tug.

My boating journey sort of began with Theo Toko three years ago.

Once-landlocked Midwesterner Pat Schulte shares his amazing story of becoming a liveaboard on his Grand Banks 42, Bumfuzzle.

Meet Rudy and Jill Sechez, mariners and philosophers who imagined, designed, built and now live aboard a 34-footer like you’ve never seen.

From air draft to shore-power cords, here are the core components of the ideal Great Loop boat.

Despite the best-laid plans, nothing on a boat ever goes how it’s supposed to go, even when expectations are low.

Selling everything to go cruising for a few years is the best decision we ever made.

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.