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.
As Nordhavn unveils new models, the designer explains what a difference a couple extra feet can make.
A former Norwegian rescue vessel with an icebreaker rating is now home for a cruising couple, and it can handle anything the ocean will throw at it.
Siren Marine remote monitoring and control technology puts your boat’s vital systems, security and location right at your fingertips.
The largest boat in the builder’s Sport range offers a balance of comfort and performance.
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.
