Late afternoon sail
November 27, 2014
Oil painting by Sergio Roffo Down a little dirt lane on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, almost hidden from view off the main road, is a boat
Oil painting by Sergio Roffo Down a little dirt lane on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, almost hidden from view off the main road, is a boat
Inside the canal • Because anchoring is prohibited in the canal, the cozy little basin at Chesapeake City on the western end (and southern side)
The C&D Canal can save a lot of time, but it’s important to plan ahead. The pleasures of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal are widely
• Anchoring is strictly prohibited in the C&D — all boats are required to keep moving. • Sailing is prohibited because it reduces maneuverability. Sailboats
The perch from which I write in Portsmouth,Virginia, overlooks Mile Zero of the Intracoastal Waterway, the neck of the funnel through which pass the snowbird
Describe life on Chesapeake Bay, and it’s hard not to say something about the iconic, ill-tempered blue crab. Whether it’s picking a mess of spicy,
Oil painting by Richard Loud Richard Loud, the son of a shipwright from Quincy Bay, Massachusetts, grew up surrounded by sailing vessels and the men
Photos by Hayden Cochran & Stephen Blakely Technically, it’s Elbow Reef Lighthouse, which is why it was built: to mark one of the deadliest shallows
A rampaging jet stream, Arctic clippers, thunder and snow — it’s the polar vortex! At times, the winter of 2014 has seemed more like a
One of the saving graces of the polar vortex was that it came and went in a matter of two or three days. When cold
Pirate radio stations broadcasting from ships forced the BBC to give music fans what they wanted.
A century-old Long Island Sound lighthouse offers local students unforgettable lessons on the water.
Marine Travelift has been changing how yards, boatbuilders and marinas get things done for almost 70 years
Jeff Northrop helped reshape inshore angling when he introduced flats boats to the region.
J Craft’s swift speedboat, the Torpedo RS, embarks on a maiden voyage from Sweden to France.
Repainting is not always a simple procedure. Boat owners need to be decisive to get the best finish.
Two rocket scientists bring a space-age approach to desalination and water filtration.
A double-ender produced for a client decades ago is now a designer’s electric joyride.
A Mag Bay 43 gives a couple the thoughtful design they need to keep their twin boys at ease on the water.
Before trawler-style cruising went mainstream, the Mainship 34 was already doing it right.
