A Night In The Ocean, Plenty To Think About
June 4, 2026
Are you strong enough to survive 13 hours in the water? That’s exactly what the writer did when he chaperoned an ocean survival course.
Are you strong enough to survive 13 hours in the water? That’s exactly what the writer did when he chaperoned an ocean survival course.
My wife and I commanded the Harbinger from 1994 to 1996.
The sights and sounds of a fine schooner can bewitch, and keep the enamored
returning, in body and mind, forever.
Installing a bilge counter is an easy project that lets you know if your bilge pump is working overtime when you’re not around.
The world’s most common big batteries are called flooded or wet cell, as they have enough liquid acid to cover the battery plates.
At the engine instrument panel, there are usually alarms for low oil pressure and high coolant temperature, often with
monitoring gauges. Although there are new technologies, most gauge transmitters (typically called senders) work on an
electrical principle of varying resistance.
Boat-trailer decouplings that lead to deaths and criminal prosecution are so rare that the Boat Trailer Manufacturers Association doesn’t even have statistics about them, says Darren Envall, the group’s assistant executive director.
A Coast Guard Station Sandy Hook heavy-weather crew rescued four stranded men from an “unseaworthy” 22-foot boat in Raritan Bay, New Jersey, late last year.
I sold my 53-foot Gulfstar motorsailer a little while ago. I hated selling her, and I miss her dearly. But the idea is to get a boat that’s smaller and much faster. We’re no longer raising and educating a family aboard, so we’re looking hard to find just what we want.
The night gyrated in bright strobe as lightning shattered the
blackness, flashing white cracks into hell. Rain began tentatively
as large, heavy drops, but that quickly changed.
The largest boat in the builder’s Sport range offers a balance of comfort and performance.
In a striking black-and-white photo essay,
Onne van der Wal captures the craftsmanship and
heritage that define the maritime Northeast.
A community sailing center in Massachusetts is building the next generation of offshore racers—one passage at a time.
Back in 1990, I was fresh out of a gap year following high school, bouncing from friend’s couch to friend’s couch and desperately in need
The Amesbury Skiff descends from a design that shaped New England working boats for 200 years
Boat propulsion often starts life as a terrestrial engine. Giving it sea legs is more complex than you might think
Artist Nancy Tankersley captures scenes of busy watermen in the Chesapeake.
A professional mariner prepares his Hans Christian 34 for this epic competition.
A new USCG-approved buoyancy aid offers saltwater anglers more comfort and mobility—but it’s built for calm, protected waters, not offshore runs.
This couple says their Grand Banks 46 Classic Good Enough turned out to be everything its name promised, and then some.
