Heart and Soul
April 5, 2021
As spring warms waters around the country, boat owners everywhere are heading down to the docks with big plans for cruising. For most of us,
As spring warms waters around the country, boat owners everywhere are heading down to the docks with big plans for cruising. For most of us,
Bill and Laquita Phillips are ready to retire, but haven’t found the perfect spot. Their list of requirements includes white-sand beaches, palm trees, crystal-clear water,
Fall. Is there an easier season to love? The sticky haze of summer has faded to a pleasant memory.
Every once in a while, a cruising family sails into an exquisite moment in the life of a boat and its people.
Two catboats run before an afternoon zephyr, returning home at the end of a day’s sail. There’s a delicate luminosity, a glow of diffused light, a sense of gentle movement in Peter Arguimbau’s 20-by-30 oil painting. It’s a simple work, but the story behind it is complex and delves deep into art history.
Richard Loud grew up along the Adams Shore section of Quincy Bay in Massachusetts, surrounded by boats and the sea.
Skip Novak is a racing and adventure legend. He participated in the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race four times, beginning in 1977, when he navigated the British cutter Kings Legend to a second-place finish at the age of 25.
“Sir, I hasten to inform you that War was this day declared against Great Britain.”
William Duffy’s depiction of a sunset at the iconic club in Rye, New York.
The pale light of a new day falls on a skipjack lying alongside a wharf on Maryland’s Eastern shore. It’s early morning at Dogwood Harbor
Oliver Widger’s solo run from Oregon to Hawaii with his cat Phoenix captivated 1.8M followers.
What tools should be aboard your boat? This list is a good place to start.
The Hinckley Company broadens its service network with a new location in Oxford, Maryland.
The builder had big shoes to fill when updating its bestselling 32-footer.
Can you identify this iconic American powerboat?
The new AM35 is the latest outboard-powered cruiser from the reputable Maine yard.
The USCG requires the minimum, so augment its list.
The fully electric system debuts in the wake of the hybrid-electric tech launched last year.
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Two new models expand the Australian builder’s line of powerboats built for distance and comfort.
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