The Carter Family of Maine and Its Impact on Boat Design
February 17, 2025
The Carter Boat Shop produced lobster boat designs that still have admiring fans today.
The Carter Boat Shop produced lobster boat designs that still have admiring fans today.
The first man to travel over 100 mph in a boat organized an on-water race against the fastest train in the country.
In Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, this maritime icon has been restored to its original purpose
As both a novelist and gun smuggler, Erskine Childers was a cruiser with an intense sense of purpose.
It’s easy to forget how primitive recreational boating was when Soundings was founded 60 years ago.
Aaron Crawford and Kevin Burns of Sabre and Back Cove Yachts, have helped a lot of people cast off and head for the horizon. These are the cruising trends they see in the future.
As Soundings celebrates its 60th anniversary, we salute these skippers from the past six decades whose stories stood out
A timeline showing how navigation has changed since Soundings was founded six decades ago.
Marine propulsion has come a long way in 60 years. These are the engines that have helped shaped today’s powerboat experience.
As Soundings celebrates its 60th anniversary, we offer a look at the designers whose ideas helped make boating what it is today.
It’s a charter captain’s job to keep you safe, but it’s your responsibility to make sure he knows how to do that.
Weathering generational change, one boating family keeps steam power alive and well.
Former sailors from Rhode Island make the transition to power with this adventure-ready trawler.
This centenarian sees little reason to slow her routine of working the waters in Maine alongside her son.
Seasoned boaters embrace this Downeast design after years aboard sailboats in Maine.
The most rewarding moments on the water often start with a leap of faith.
Meet the captain who helped popularize fly-fishing around Manhattan.
Artist Joey Blazek depicts the transfer of a harbor pilot off Texas.
Mario Vittone’s excellent adventure from Maine to Washington on an FPB 64.
The yard best known for building Billy Joel’s Shelter Island Runabout has updated the design for a new generation of cruising families.
