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Destinations

Fort Jefferson, Fla.

Land ho! It’s that exciting moment when a dark smudge appears on the horizon between the Florida Keys’ turquoise waters and azure sky. The smudge

Stonington, Maine

Perched defiantly on Deer Isle’s southern bluff, Stonington looks to the sea for its sustenance. Its 1,100 close-knit residents, who live 40 miles from malls

The Tribe

The Maine Boatbuilders Show arrives at just the right time. Spring is typically delayed, cabin fever is boiling like sap in a sugar house, and

On the Bay

Photos by Bob Grieser Chesapeake Bay dishes out a cornucopia of fun, and only unfavorable weather or contrary boaters affect it. Mother Nature did not

Chesapeake classics

Forget the tie and the socks. On Father’s Day weekend this year a lot of dads got to hang around lovingly restored wooden boats in

Finding a place to tie up

Slips range from rental docks behind homes to famous resort marinas with facilities adequate for most yachts. Here are some examples. City marinas: Fort Lauderdale

Venice of America

Fort Lauderdale is ground zero for all things nautical, but you’ll find much more if you set a few waypoints off the beaten path The

St. Augustine

 St. Augustine is one of the prettiest and most historically compelling communities on the East Coast. It’s also an exceptionally practical place to stop. Hundreds

Jamestown Rhode Island

For thousands of travelers intent on reaching the busy streets of Newport, Conanicut Island is just a mile-long strip of highway bookended by two bridges.

Key West, Florida

Key West. Just the name of America’s tropical island-city makes many boaters yearn to shuck their mainland shackles and cruise south — for racing, fishing

Courtesy J Craft

A J Craft on the Run

J Craft’s swift speedboat, the Torpedo RS, embarks on a maiden voyage from Sweden to France.

Dieter Loibner

An Electric Muse

A double-ender produced for a client decades ago is now a designer’s electric joyride.

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