Home Afloat
December 11, 2023
Instead of purchasing a vacation home, a Brooklyn couple used their interior design skills to refit a 49-foot trawler.
Instead of purchasing a vacation home, a Brooklyn couple used their interior design skills to refit a 49-foot trawler.
A tribute to the man who founded the title and got her off the dock.
Phineas Sprague, owner of Portland Yacht Services, one of the largest repair yards in Maine, says he’s a heretic who likes to go against the grain.
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.
Yes, the waterfront experience in Newport has evolved in the age of megayachts, but this little city still has a lot of sailing in its heart.
The crisp, cool days of fall bring boat shows, breezy sailing, angler fishing and peaceful anchorage.
Warm weather breeds bacteria in freshwater tanks, where they create mischief with filters and pumps. Here’s how to stop them.
When a 2010 Picnic Boat 37 resurfaced in poor condition, the builder restored it from the hull up with modern craftsmanship
Natural teak still endures, but cork, bio-based synthetics and changing owner priorities are reshaping what goes underfoot.
Female lifesavers had to fight for their place in the effort to reduce the nation’s drowning rate.
The bible of boating is back in a new edition.
Meet Rockport Marine’s most ambitious custom sailboat.
Jock Williams understood boats from both sides of the helm: as a man who built them and as a man forever wondering where they might take him
As Nordhavn unveils new models, the designer explains what a difference a couple extra feet can make.
