Thief of Tradition
April 15, 2024
Ed Parker’s painting, The Lobster Trap, was inspired by a story in The Boston Globe about the environmental impacts of climate change on lobster fisheries in the Gulf of Maine.
Ed Parker’s painting, The Lobster Trap, was inspired by a story in The Boston Globe about the environmental impacts of climate change on lobster fisheries in the Gulf of Maine.
Renowned realist artist Jamie Wyeth, the third generation of the Wyeth painting dynasty, commissioned a Monhegan skiff from the Carpenter’s Boat Shop in Pemaquid, Maine,
In the painting Storm on Machias Bay, Maine by Robert B. Dance, a Downeast-style lobster boat charges through high seas.
Commercial ships and clouds of smoke crowd a narrow waterway exiting the Brooklyn Navy Yard in John Whorf’s painting Brooklyn Navy Yard.
Caren-Marie Michelle’s painting, “Cadillac from Schoodic Loop Road
Seagulls fly and caw around a humorously sized fishing boat and lobsterman in the painting Some Lumpy by David Witbeck.
In the painting, Bloodhound, by Derek Macara, a cutter cruises the pristine, blue waters off Provincetown, Massachusetts
New York Maiden Lane by maritime painter John Stobart profiles New York City’s 19th-century harbor
John Michael Carter’s painting, “Fishing Boat”, is a serene scene of an idyllic summer day in Vineyard Haven.
Regarded as one of the best watercolorists in history, Winslow Homer produced many seascapes with textured strokes that convey the sound of crashing waves, rushing water and heavy wind.
In a striking black-and-white photo essay,
Onne van der Wal captures the craftsmanship and
heritage that define the maritime Northeast.
A community sailing center in Massachusetts is building the next generation of offshore racers—one passage at a time.
Back in 1990, I was fresh out of a gap year following high school, bouncing from friend’s couch to friend’s couch and desperately in need
The Amesbury Skiff descends from a design that shaped New England working boats for 200 years
Boat propulsion often starts life as a terrestrial engine. Giving it sea legs is more complex than you might think
Artist Nancy Tankersley captures scenes of busy watermen in the Chesapeake.
A professional mariner prepares his Hans Christian 34 for this epic competition.
A new USCG-approved buoyancy aid offers saltwater anglers more comfort and mobility—but it’s built for calm, protected waters, not offshore runs.
This couple says their Grand Banks 46 Classic Good Enough turned out to be everything its name promised, and then some.
Chanticleer, a 108-foot Burger motoryacht, brings a remarkable slice of American yachting history to Watch Hill, Rhode Island.
