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The Great Harbour

When you want something bad enough, chances are you’ll find a way to get it or make it happen. It’s that way with life, and

Skinning A Cat

Ever since I can remember, boats have fascinated me. During World War II, I visited my godfather at his summer house on Fire Island, N.Y.

Cats Out Of The Cradle

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

Little Boat On A Big Ocean

The little Willard was as prepared as Zimmerman Marine’s crew could make her. As we cleared the shallow waters of East River at 8:45 a.m.

Much Ado Down Under

While in New Zealand to sea-trial the new Dashew passagemaker, I had hoped to see other boatbuilding projects and people who make up our trawler

Maine Event: The Sabre 42 Hard Top Express

One of my favorite cruising grounds is the 218-mile length of the Intracoastal Waterway stretching from Charleston, South Carolina, to Fernandina Beach, Florida. The last

A Rare Breed Of Cat

From kayak to megayacht, all boating is about connecting with nature and cementing the bonds of family and friendship through shared adventure. The Leopard 37

Absolute 70 Fly

Absolute 70 Fly Reviewed

Twin 1,000-hp Volvo Penta D13s and 285 nautical miles of range give the new Absolute 70 Fly the room and speed to roam.

Twin delivery captains Assen and Nikolay Alexandrov standing on the bow deck of a motor yacht docked alongside a pier.

The Twins

After more than 500,000 nautical miles as yacht delivery captains, Assen and Nikolay Alexandrov are still bringing boats home.

Alt Text: A close-up view of two polished stainless-steel windlasses and anchor gypsies mounted on the white foredeck of a yacht under a partly cloudy sky.

Anchors Aweigh

Windlass and ground tackle maintenance can make all the difference in an emergency.

A Garmin marine chartplotter display screen showing a digital nautical map with AIS vessel tracking, route waypoints, and navigation data overlay.

Understanding AIS

Good seamanship means using every available tool, but never relying on any one alone.

Three side-by-side screenshots from the Navionics app showing nautical charts of Hell Gate and Wards Island, contrasting a correct manually plotted water route on the left with two flawed AI-generated routes on the middle and right that erroneously plot course lines directly across land.

A Suspicious Plot

I used AI to chart a course through a notorious waterway. The results were unusable.

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