Modest Boat, Grand Tour
April 1, 2025
Andre Lay and Cavendish are back on the brine and on Trawler Talk!
Andre Lay and Cavendish are back on the brine and on Trawler Talk!
Four intrepid women spent over two months on a cruise up the Inside Passage of British Columbia on a North Pacific 28.
This family spent several years cruising throughout Europe after crossing the Atlantic on their Nordhavn 64.
James Waters and his wife nearly purchased a 63-foot trawler. But the jump was too big for insurers. So they bought a smaller vessel and cruised far and wide, learned its many systems and earned sea time with the goal of a life as liveaboards on a proper trawler.
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.
Powercat Alert: Aquila just debuted their 50 Yacht, a stunning boat that’s bound for private ownership and charter that’s pushing the boundaries of multihull design
Soundings Deputy Editor Pim Van Hemmen joined boatbuilder Sam Devlin on a summer cruise in Alaska aboard Puffin, Devlin’s 1966 wooden trawler.
Druek shares his experiences of launching a semicustom yacht company, Outer Reef’s current and future projects, and more.
The scuttlebutt from Europe’s largest in-water boat show.
Joe Lovejoy figured that life as a liveaboard would suit his tastes and found his new home, a 1982 Ed Monk 36, near San Diego. Lovejoy details his search, the work he’s done to her, the people that have helped him along the way and more.
All the right things, in all the right places.
Bearings from the Editor’s Desk
Devising a safe, easy way to get our dog on shore from an anchorage required some innovation.
Before you go to sea, know how to access telehealth services, acquire medication refills and get medical care.
Planning for loss of steering and engine control requires familiarity, not new equipment.
A set layout is paired with an impressive list of standard equipment on a proven hull design.
When you can’t go any faster or slower, there are other options to help you arrive safely.
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.
