
Ode to the Blue Crab
Catching and eating blue crabs kindles fond
memories.


The next time you travel the Intracoastal Waterway, take the time to pull into Beaufort, South Carolina.

To really feel the atmosphere in Martha’s Vineyard, we explore the laid-back island aboard a Prestige 460 Flybridge.

This summer, why not take a voyage to “the end;” that is, the eastern tip of Long Island, where the town of Montauk welcomes boaters.

There are many reasons to visit the Connecticut River. Besides a new infrastructure grant that supports marinas, the river is a beautiful location with a lot to offer to boaters.

I fell under the spell of the Norwalk Islands early in life. My first dinghy, first fish, first outboard, first stranding, first (and only) dismasting and first island getaway — a camp that would have made Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn green with envy — all occurred in that enticing little archipelago.

George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson walk into a bar … No, it’s not the beginning of a joke. These three Founding Fathers actually hung out in Annapolis, Maryland, on occasion.

The history of America’s lighthouses is wondrously wide ranging. It is about the farsighted colonies that built the first lighthouses on the East Coast to welcome commerce to their shores, embracing the founding of the nation and its dramatic expansion across the continent.

Lighthouses, intrinsic features of coastlines, double as beautiful works of architecture. If you’re a fan, you’ll appreciate this essay by Eric Jay Dolin, which appeared
Traveling the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway:

How the WSIA’s Wake Responsibly initiative is keeping riders on the water — and lawmakers off their backs.

Henry Egan paints a historic J Class racing yacht to create the sensation of being aboard.

A historical portrait of America’s best-known sail training vessel.

A weekend on this river near Narrangassett Bay remind us that good cruising is sometimes just around the corner.

The Tiara 39 LE makes a case for getting out on the water more often, in every kind of weather.

Seventy years after the first hull splashed, the Dyer 29 is still built and repaired by the people who know it best.

How CEO Terry McNew is reshaping a respected brand.

At 70 years old, the builder that defined the long-distance trawler is still going strong.

These owners chose specific designs that allow them to explore the country, and even the world.

Sailing Hall of Famer, America’s Cup legend, and founder of CNN dies at age 87.