
Foul Is Unfair
Securing your boat is an essential line of defense when foul weather is expected, and we have some tips to get you started. WATCH.

Securing your boat is an essential line of defense when foul weather is expected, and we have some tips to get you started. WATCH.

Watch as United States Coast Guard recruits at Training Center Cape May train to be “always ready,” enduring difficult mental and physical challenges along the way. If they can handle it, recruits graduate and join the fleet. WATCH

Lord Nelson Victory Tugs have a classic design with salty lines. The company built 86 of the rugged-looking but graceful boats before ceasing production in 1989. Today a vibrant owners’ association celebrates the hulls that remain. WATCH

The ocean boiled as hurricane Jose lurked off New England, creating an opportunity for a crew from Coast Guard Station Cape Cod Canal to practice life-saving drills in the angry seas. WATCH

Matching character with comfort, and robust hulls with efficiency, trawlers and other seafaring boats are capable passage-makers. Consider this selection of nine new trawlers as you dream about your next long-distance cruise. WATCH.

With Tropical Storm Henri gaining strength, now is the time to create a game plan to secure your boat.

If you, personally, are planning a big job on your boat, you’re undoubtedly going to be using a number of tools and other items representing a variety of venues.


A hundred years after the Coast Guard cutter McCulloch sank in the Pacific off California, the Coast Guard and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Sailors competing in the Royal Western Yacht Club’s OSTAR (single-handed) and TWOSTAR (double-handed) Trans-Atlantic races were slammed last Friday, June 9, by a storm that

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.