
To Sink or to Float?
Seeing a man nearly drown after his boat capsized made me think hard about how to stay safe.

Seeing a man nearly drown after his boat capsized made me think hard about how to stay safe.

Petty Officer Michael Kelly, a rescue swimmer with the United States Coast Guard, will receive the 2019 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea

Shakespeare inflatable emergency VHF antenna, smart design with 3dB

We join the Norwegian Society for Sea Rescue on a patrol of the icy waters near the Barents Sea to learn just how far these crews will go to save a boater’s bacon


Good luck is a bad safety plan for boating, here is why you need to be prepared.


This new device from Weems & Plath connects a waterproof beacon to your smart phone or tablet to keep an eye on all those aboard.


A swimmer doesn’t splash and wave for help. Here’s how to know when someone is in trouble, and how to respond.

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.

America’s Great Loop Cruisers’ Association has been helping boaters complete the ultimate voyage for a quarter century.

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.