
Bristol Channel Cutter 28
This 28-foot design won California’s Newport to Ensenada race in 1978 and also came in first in class in 1979.

This 28-foot design won California’s Newport to Ensenada race in 1978 and also came in first in class in 1979.

In May 1940, some 385,000 Allied soldiers needed rescuing from the shores of northern France.

The most important ship restoration project in America at this moment is attracting big crowds.

If a class of boats could be like a dynastic royal family, the 12 Metre Class would qualify.

Back in the day, as yachtsmen in northern waters sat out the long winters, they thought about boats to race and cruise.

Boston Whaler caused quite a sensation in the early part of its distinguished 60-year history.

The 1950s and ’60s were a time of great activity and innovation in the boating world, with new boats and a new audience waiting to buy them.

Scott Harrell loved tractors. The Edenton, North Carolina, native “delighted in mowing and moving dirt,” as one observer put it.

It was called the Bug. George “Pop” Corry’s little one-design sailboat, which had come off New York designer William Gardner’s drawing board in 1906, was fun to race, gave skippers an even chance to win and was inexpensive at $140.

Built in 1889, the traditional Chesapeake Bay sailing bugeye Edna E. Lockwood is getting a fresh lease on life at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Maryland, where shipwrights are installing a new handcrafted log bottom hewn from 12 loblolly pine logs. This video has the latest on the restoration

The Picnic Boat 45 advances Hinckley’s iconic Downeast series.

Wildly unqualified for a marine installation, the author gets a big assist from tech-savvy friends

DiMillo’s Yacht Sales acquires Hunt Yachts from Hinckley, ushering in a new era.

These visionaries helped make boating what it is today.

The all-season outboard-powered cruiser will be on display at this week’s boat show.

These locations let you leave the crowds behind, but require solid boating skills and an adventurous spirit to reach them.

The Connecticut yard offers more services for recreational vessels.

The New England–style cruiser blends classic lines, composite construction and custom details.

A new book reveals fresh reporting about this haunting shipwreck.

Historical letters reveal the essence of work at sea during the era of wooden ships.