Down Under
September 17, 2023
An iconic superyacht makes history as the first large luxury yacht to become an artificial reef.
An iconic superyacht makes history as the first large luxury yacht to become an artificial reef.
Are you ready to buy that dream boat? Be aware the biggest hurdle to ownership isn’t inflation or rising interest rates. It’s getting insurance.
A storm of Hurricane Ian’s magnitude provides far more complexity than other storms.
The pandemic, as well as improved communications equipment is leading more Nordhavn owners to cast off lines and cross oceans, even if they’d never done anything of the sort in the past.
Owners of boats as small as 35 feet along the U.S. East Coast say NOAA Fisheries is unfairly targeting them with a proposed rule that would dramatically expand the areas designated to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales, and that would require boaters to slow to 10 knots or less.
While the Sober Skipper Program urges boaters to have a sober skipper, MADD’s campaign wants to ban booze from the boat entirely—both organizations share a goal of reducing alcohol-related injuries and accidents on the water to zero.
In May, NOAA Fisheries issued a warning for the public in North Padre Island, Texas, to avoid an aggressive dolphin who has become accustomed to humans and is now displaying dangerous behavior.
A new law in Maine suggests younger boaters ages 12-25 take mandatory boating education classes
A new grant will help the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum continue to preserve the craft of wooden boat construction
Somebody just paid $650,000 for a virtual yacht at a digital-only marina. Is it time for all boaters to get in on the game, or will this ship sink?
A 24-foot research vessel will be used to test the latest technologies to detect and protect whales.
The Italian yard adds a new model to its popular Gozzo line.
According to these owners, when it comes to buying a day boat, it pays to shop around.
This American firm founded in California built elegant cruisers for 85 years.
Days after she won the prize that became the America’s Cup, she was sold, but that was not the end.
Spring has sprung in Maine and beautiful boats are being prepped for launch
Ocean Signal has an environmentally friendly alternative to traditional flares.
This cruising destination is so under the radar, it’s really a boaters’ paradise.
Before she was sunk by a German torpedo in 1915, Lusitania was one of the grandest and fastest passenger ships to cross the Atlantic Ocean.
Cuttyhunk and its neighbor Penikese are quiet cruising destinations in the Elizabeth Islands.
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