
Swab Summer
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.

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

Mario Vittone’s excellent adventure from Maine to Washington on an FPB 64.

John Pierce Rousmaniere, sailor, historian, advocate for safety at sea and 2020 National Sailing Hall of Fame inductee, whose books became essential reading for generations

Don’t miss these new models arriving at boat shows this season.

The Formula 387CCF’s upper station adds a new perspective for anglers, but it’s the boat’s ride and versatile design that steal the show.

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.