
Anacortes Boat & Yacht Show featuring Trawlerfest 2026
The event takes place from May 12-16, 2026.

The event takes place from May 12-16, 2026.

Most often, after a trawler is surveyed, negotiations will follow to allow for repairs and close a sale.

The Kadey-Krogen 54 is a long-range trawler with a cultlike following of cruising fans.

When a pre-purchase survey finds big-ticket problems, there are smart ways to keep the deal alive.

During any sea trial prior to purchasing a trawler, you are the final judge and jury.

Husk, a classic trawler, has modern features and amenities in a traditional package.

Often confused as serving the same purpose, these types of equipment have different uses and deployments.

A pre-purchase haulout is a great time to learn more about a boat’s below-water features and is a vital part of the survey process.

Boating is a wonderful opportunity for serendipitous discoveries, which are often a lot more fun than the planned destination

The ways that different hull forms handle waves, and how best to handle your boat in them.

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.