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Classic Boats

Fleming 55

The first Fleming to arrive in the U.S. was a 50-footer, offloaded from a freighter in Long Beach, California, during November 1986.

International 420

The International 420 is one of the most popular centerboard dinghies in the world.

Thompson Runabout

If you grew up boating in the 1950s, you probably found yourself afloat in one of the affordable wooden runabouts that were suddenly available everywhere.

Whiticar 56

Whiticar produced boats ranging from 33 to 90 feet in length with all of the state-of-the-art fishing equipment, including outriggers,tuna towers, fighting chairs, teak cockpit soles, fish lockers and flybridge helms with excellent views of the cockpit.

Hickman Sea Sled

The unique hull design, named Sea Sled, came from Canadian engineer and inventor Albert Hickman, who started building boats with an inverted-V hull before World War I.

Camano 31

Naval architect Bob Warman of Vancouver, Canada, drew the lines for the Camano 31. The Camaro 31 is a capable coastal craft with the bones of a workboat, one that can carry its crew safely across open stretches of water efficiently and comfortably.

Sabre 28

It was an instant hit among those who wanted a modest-sized sailboat that was seaworthy and easy to maintain.

Black Knight

Black Knight was designed in the 1960s by Walter J. McInnis of the Eldredge-McInnis company that he co-founded with Albert Eldredge in 1926 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Farr 50 Pilot House (Classics)

When Bruce Farr and his renowned crew of designers, naval architects and engineers produced Design #373, the Farr 50 Pilot House, in 1997, they raised the bar for this particular design

Contender 31 Open

The 31 Open stands out for its forward-looking application of big four-stroke outboards and is prized among serious fishermen who want to venture farther from the coast

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Reality Check

What the latest Coast Guard statistics reveal about recreational boating safety.

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