
Made in Maine
In the Penobscot Bay—Mount Desert Island region in Maine, we discover a thriving boatbuilding community and history that goes back 400 years.

In the Penobscot Bay—Mount Desert Island region in Maine, we discover a thriving boatbuilding community and history that goes back 400 years.

There are some important features to consider when you’re choosing efficiency over breakneck speed While planing hulls, with their speed and sizzle, have dominated the

Comfortable, seaworthy and efficient, trawlers are ideal boats for passagemaking. Here are more images of today’s trawlers.

Simple designs captivate us quickly and hold our affection for a long period of time. A concert of perfect lines forming perfect shapes in perfect

Press material for the Williams 38 refers to this newest model from John Williams Boat Co. as a “wolf in sheep’s clothing.” If you saw

If you’ve ever been around the class of racing boats known as speed skiffs, developed along the New Jersey shore, you know that you can

Boating is, without question, one of the finest family activities around. Although we can all extol its many joys and benefits, we must acknowledge that

Manufacturers are raising the bar on power The horsepower race continues, with Mercury and Seven Marine introducing their most powerful 4-stroke outboards this year. Mercury

The sea casts a wide net, calling to a range of personalities with disparate experiences and expectations, quirks and foibles. This diversity of personality is

Volvo Penta revolutionized marine propulsion in 2005 by introducing its IPS pod drive system. Joystick control was added a year later, allowing two pods to

A former Norwegian rescue vessel with an icebreaker rating is now home for a cruising couple, and it can handle anything the ocean will throw at it.

Siren Marine remote monitoring and control technology puts your boat’s vital systems, security and location right at your fingertips.

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.