
Images: Monterosso, Italy
Photos by: Rachel Dowd


Rimas Meleshyus doesn’t sail; he drifts, as he puts it, “Kon Tiki-style.”

Fluid Motion, the company behind Cutwater Boats and Ranger Tugs, hosted 400 people aboard 180 boats for a three-day rendezvous at San Juan Island, Washington.

Watch shipwright Leo Goolden, who normally spends his days covered in sawdust restoring a wooden 1910 gaff cutter, crew aboard the schooner Adix from Newport, Rhode Island, to Bermuda. WATCH.

Built in 1929 by the Consolidated yard in New York, Mohican is a classic 69-foot commuter yacht.

Narrow, swift and graceful, Ruweida V is a restored 38-foot RClass sloop designed by Burgess, Swasey & Paine in 1926.

As Hurricane Matthew ripped through southwest Haiti in the predawn hours of Oct. 4, 2016, people did their best to find shelter and protect their families.

J/Boats co-founder Rod Johnstone has worn a lot of hats in his 80 years, but sailing remains his true passion. While some people his age might enjoy slowing down, 80-year-old Johnstone competes in long-distance ocean races on his J/Boat J Hawk.

Wanderbird is a 90-foot former North Sea fishing trawler that has been converted into a long-range expedition vessel. She was built by the De Haas shipyard in Maassluis, Holland, and worked as a beam trawler from her launch in 1963 until 1990.

The captain of the steam-powered ferry Sabino can steer her any course he chooses, but must use bells to signal a remote crew member for speed and direction changes.

Alexseal Yacht Coatings has significantly expanded its Color Configurator, adding four new yacht models and three distinctive new color shades.

How the WSIA’s Wake Responsibly initiative is keeping riders on the water — and lawmakers off their backs.

Henry Egan paints a historic J Class racing yacht to create the sensation of being aboard.

A historical portrait of America’s best-known sail training vessel.

A weekend on this river near Narrangassett Bay remind us that good cruising is sometimes just around the corner.

The Tiara 39 LE makes a case for getting out on the water more often, in every kind of weather.

Seventy years after the first hull splashed, the Dyer 29 is still built and repaired by the people who know it best.

How CEO Terry McNew is reshaping a respected brand.

At 70 years old, the builder that defined the long-distance trawler is still going strong.

These owners chose specific designs that allow them to explore the country, and even the world.