The nearly 300 members of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Class of 2021 started their Swab Summer, an intense seven weeks of training meant to transition students from civilian life into their new roles as Coast Guard Academy cadets.
Looking out over a Rhode Island field in 1995, Chris Hood spied the shape of what turned out to be the mold for a Wasque 26 — a sturdy, single-engine fishing boat designed and built on Martha’s Vineyard starting in 1969.
Back in the early ’30s, Manhattan financer John Whitney commissioned Purdy Boat Company of Long Island, New York, to build Aphrodite as a commuter yacht.
Anglers hand-feed herring to wild giant bluefin tuna off the coast of Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Pilots in Boston, Massachusetts, have the experience, know-how and local knowledge needed to safely guide large ships in and out of Boston Harbor.
Drum Point Lighhouse First lighted in 1883, this beacon at the mouth of the Patuxent River in Solomons, Md., is one of three surviving Chesapeake
West Quoddy Head Lighthouse This Lubec, Maine, beacon has served mariners making their way through Quoddy Narrows, a strait between Canada and the United States,
Greenwich boat show continues to grow Nine Connecticut boat dealers are joining to host the fourth annual Greenwich In-Water Boat Show, which runs April 1-3.
Fishing aboard the Bodacious, Islamorada skipper Taylor Walsh guided anglers Henry Danzig, Nick Stanczyk, Topher “Chris” Wightman and Allen Wood to eight sailfish releases to
Port of Egypt Marine celebrates 50 years as a Grady-White dealer and plans new offerings for customers Port of Egypt Marine, a family-run marina on
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.
Maritime artist Michael Keane was known for his use of color and fine detail, which imbued his works with a romantic atmosphere. In Reaching Cats, he captures the serenity of a summer day on the water in New England.
A well-designed solar system ensures your boat’s batteries stay charged and systems run without noisy generators or shore power. But installation can be complicated. Here’s what you need to know.
After his wife had a stroke that made their 50-foot trawler unusable, a husband commissioned a handicapped-accessible power cat. They took delivery in May 2021, and for the rest of the summer, with family and friends, they explored the waters near their house.
Maritime artist Jan Min creates dreamlike watercolor compositions
