Trawlerfest Baltimore 2025
May 23, 2025
Trawlerfest is Passagemaker’s stand-alone series of boat shows designed for cruising enthusiasts.
Trawlerfest is Passagemaker’s stand-alone series of boat shows designed for cruising enthusiasts.
My boating journey sort of began with Theo Toko three years ago.
After traveling to South America for a year, and then a five-month lockdown in India during Covid, high school sweethearts Jennifer Johnson and Elliot Schoenfeld managing busy careers returned to the United States, bought a boat, and began an adventure on America’s Great Loop.
What exactly defines a trawler? For many, the definition begins and ends with a full-displacement hull, a sizable fuel capacity and something that grants stability and the range to go well beyond the bar.
This simple method has kept my boat free
from seagull attacks for nearly five years.
Peruse this exclusive photo diary as we celebrate another year spent documenting the great life afloat.
I don’t know if you’ve ever noticed it yourself, but a funny thing happens to me when I walk down the dock towards a boat.
Smarter steering means frequent, but only short, glances at the chartplotter.
In an emergency, a properly maintained, easy-to-launch life raft can make all the difference.
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.
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