
Chesapeake Summer Storm
Jay Fleming Camera: Nikon D850 Shutter speed: 0.8 secondLens Focal length: 34mm Aperture: f/5 ISO: 100 This article originally appeared in the July 2018 issue.

Jay Fleming Camera: Nikon D850 Shutter speed: 0.8 secondLens Focal length: 34mm Aperture: f/5 ISO: 100 This article originally appeared in the July 2018 issue.


Anyone who’s driven down into the town of Watch Hill, Rhode Island, and along the stretch of harborfront knows the scene.

The wave in the foreground dominates the scene in Paul Garnett’s dramatic Charles W. Morgan Off Cape Horn.




They were known to the British as the “Big Class.” The America’s Cup boats of the late 19th and early 20th centuries were unruly — sometimes downright perilous — racing machines.


Glassy waters swirl around a buoy in the harbor at Southport, Maine.

To extend the boating season, add a heater for a cozy cabin.

A husband-and-wife team remake a 1984 model with gumption, good help and a desire to get back on the water.

An avid tuna fisherman builds his dream boat with expertise from a Rhode Island custom builder.

About 15,000 Lyman wooden boats still exist. People who know what they are clamor to preserve them, along with the yard’s legacy

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.