
How It’s Made: Ship-in-a-Bottle
This video, from PassageMaker Magazine, was filmed at the 2016 Wooden Boat Festival in Port Townsend, where Jeff Simmons was revealing a seafaring mystery, how

This video, from PassageMaker Magazine, was filmed at the 2016 Wooden Boat Festival in Port Townsend, where Jeff Simmons was revealing a seafaring mystery, how
Although there are many new boats coming on the cruising scene these days, the majority are built to appeal to the upper end of our
Many of today’s cruising powerboats come from production yards, most of which offer more than one model in an attempt to satisfy various budgets and
When Dave and Margi Grow decided to make the switch from their Columbia 50 sailboat, Stampede, to a cruising powerboat, they decided to aim for a
Heavy Metal, cold to the touch. Everything under foot feels solid, secure. A dropped platter of hors d’oeuvres shatters on impact like a fragile glass
Growlers is in the water! We are just now stepping into the various projects that will transform her from a working commercial boat into a
Tugboats are contagious. I know. From my ground floor office in a house on Fidalgo Island, Washington, I spend too much time watching tugboats at
Four years ago we published a concept article on catamaran-style trawlers (PMM, Fall ’97). Author Graham Pfister explored the possibilities and advantages of a cruising

Compact Dehumidifier for Boats

Groundings often happen in the places we think we know. These are the reasons why.

This world-cruising expedition yacht is the result of an evolution that began in 2008 with the first Nordhavn 86.

Feeling queasy on the water happens to all of us. Here’s how to identify the early signs and counter them.

Conversations with the legendary lensman Onne van der Wal.

Nathan and Lindsay of the 71 Percent—the can’t stop, won’t stop power cruisers—completed a “wrong way” crossing of the Pacific Ocean.

An adventure aboard a 90-year-old ship brings the past to life.

A traveling boat’s toolbox is never full. Try to equip yours to handle any issues that might arise.

A small crew finds the adventure they wanted on a bucket-list journey to Greenland aboard a custom aluminum yacht.

AIS networks are a mighty addition to any onboard suite of electronics. They have significant value, but also limitations.