The Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show is open for business, with more than 1,500 boats on display. If you won’t be able to make it to the Sunshine State, here’s a look at some of the goings on. WATCH.
Nautical charts are the canvas behind Carly Mejeur’s uniquely personalized watercolor paintings. Learn more about her creative process by watching this video. WATCH
Dennis Phillips completed the Great Loop in 2007 aboard an 18-foot Sea Ray. This summer, he finished an encore voyage in a 17-foot Bayliner.
It’s closer than you think: despite being Florida’s greatest waterway with 300 navigable miles, for anyone with a 45-foot mast, the murky St. Johns River
The cause of an explosion that burned a 33-foot Sea Ray to the waterline and sent six people to the hospital with serious injuries was
Projects moving forward include: • The New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway: $1,260,000 for dredging critically shoaled areas. • The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway: $6,175,000 for dredging at
The federal government’s stimulus package has turned into a boon for pleasure boaters who too often must detour around shoaled channels and silted harbors. An
It could have been really good news for big-boat buyers in Florida: A state bill capping the sales tax on the purchase of boats and
Florida’s 2009 legislative session delivered a mixed bag for boaters. Solons adopted a more liberal anchorage law and protection for coral reefs, while eliminating the
Thieves stole the 34-foot Spectre from Jay Palini’s backyard lift in Pinellas County, Florida. Jay Palini was roused about 4 a.m. by a loud banging
The Italian yard adds a new model to its popular Gozzo line.
According to these owners, when it comes to buying a day boat, it pays to shop around.
This American firm founded in California built elegant cruisers for 85 years.
Days after she won the prize that became the America’s Cup, she was sold, but that was not the end.
Spring has sprung in Maine and beautiful boats are being prepped for launch
Ocean Signal has an environmentally friendly alternative to traditional flares.
This cruising destination is so under the radar, it’s really a boaters’ paradise.
Before she was sunk by a German torpedo in 1915, Lusitania was one of the grandest and fastest passenger ships to cross the Atlantic Ocean.
Cuttyhunk and its neighbor Penikese are quiet cruising destinations in the Elizabeth Islands.
If you’re dropping anchor in the Nutmeg state, don’t miss Mystic and its neighbor, Stonington.
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