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.
A 1985 Groverbuilt 28 rocks a new look following a thoughtful restoration.
Mary and Chris Kelleher refurbished their Krogen 36 Manatee for their Great Loop adventure
Before water skiing, aquaplanes skimmed across lakes and bays nationwide, launching one of America’s earliest boating crazes.
With the boating season in full swing, our editors make the case for visiting their local waters.
With Chris DiMillo at the helm of Hunt Yachts, this classic brand is good hands.
Willard Bond used bold color to emphasize the power and energy of a yacht race.
It’s the smallest model in Viking’s convertible fleet, but it punches well above its weight.
The Antares 12 Coupe boasts three cabins for extended cruising capability
To catch more striped bass, fish live bait, work the structure, and wait for dark, because your best catches may be after sunset.
Meet the Revolutionary War-era whaleboat that helped the Culper Spy Ring outwit the British on Long Island Sound.
