
New Jersey Borough Pays $3 Million Marina Lawsuit
Victim sued the marina, the borough and the boat owner after she fell from a yacht and hit her head, causing permanent damage.

Victim sued the marina, the borough and the boat owner after she fell from a yacht and hit her head, causing permanent damage.

The state’s marine industry celebrated last Wednesday after Gov. Chris Christie signed a bill that they say aligns the state with neighboring states’ tax laws and gives them hope after the industry was battered by the recession and devastated by Hurricane Sandy.

Gov. Chris Christie on Monday conditionally vetoed a bill designed to spur New Jersey’s boatbuilding industry by reducing the sales tax paid on expensive vessels.
Way back in our premier issue we did our first boat tour–the Monk 36. I saw the boat as a good mid-sized trawler, built in
In part one, Dave and I were on our way down the ICW from New Jersey to Florida when my mother took ill and I had to fly back to New Jersey from South Carolina. Dave had to take Sweetness II the rest of the way to Florida by himself. When Dave slipped the boat back in her berth in Melbourne, Florida, in October, he was relieved that the trip was over and he didn’t have to worry about piloting her by himself anymore. But with Mom being sick, I was afraid of cruising too far away in case I was needed at home, so Sweetness was just sitting looking pretty sad and lonely in her slip.
Last year, PDQ Yachts took a flotilla of six boats from its yard in Whitby, Ontario, to Annapolis, Maryland, and it was an eyeopening experience

Why we chose to build our dream version of a Selene 60 from the keel up.

Exploring the Utrechtse Vecht on the redesigned Elling E4.

Two decades after their first circumnavigation, Don and Anja Richards are crossing oceans again to help their son, Keith, kickstart his own cruising dream.

We caught up to the liveaboards at their winter roost in Southwest Alaska to chat about following your dreams and living a life less ordinary.

The gig is more workaday than champagne and caviar, and sometimes the harbor patrol saves our bacon.

How I learned to love the solitude and adventure of cruising with my canine companions.

A veteran sailor brings celestial navigation skills to a motoryacht’s transatlantic passage.

Bearings From The Editor’s Desk

Nordic Strength Meets Yamaha Power

Palm Beach’s Newest Space Ship