For recreational maritime editors, Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show is the last stateside boat show of the year, with just a few months before January’s “how did they get these colossal yachts indoors?” boot Düsseldorf in Germany.
Prepping a boat for bluewater travel is an order of magnitude more challenging than typical weekend boating or even coastal cruising.
Having telemedicine service on board is especially important for cruisers who are more vulnerable to injury or illness because of age, chronic illness and pre-existing conditions, and it’s also important to have as long-range trawler yachts cruise to more remote locations.
The steel-hulled Bering 77 is the big sister to the Bering 65, adding 161,000 lbs. of displacement.
The newest addition to the Sirena Yachts fleet will debut in September.
People are buying two things during the Covid-19 pandemic: boats and dogs. Both require training and practice.
Crossing the Atlantic by motorboat: 118 years
of trying, failing and succeeding.
YouTube sensations Brooke and Braden Palmer dive into the challenges of living aboard and long-range cruising with kids.
Whether you’re a bluewater diehard or only a dreamer, add these recommended reads to your list.
Great Lakes Cruising Story: Family, Failures & Perseverance
Following her larger brethren, the all-aluminum 65 is aimed at owner-operators that want to explore off-grid.
The builder of the Bestevaer 53 MY refers to the boat as “The go-anywhere yacht for go-anywhere people,” an apt description.
A couple’s set their sights on a rare model for their forever boat.
This four-stateroom model is packed with custom features and equipment.
The latest Nordhavn 71 to hit the brine, Hull No. 3, has made her way up the West Coast, bound for Canada and beyond.
It took this couple a decade to build the boat of their dreams, a Diesel Swan 55
This couple rebuilt a classic former tugboat as they lived aboard and built their family.
September 23-27, 2025
This wooden classic was refit for a life on the rich emerald waters of the Salish Sea and beyond.
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