Editor’s Letter

It’s been an odd summer. I had planned to spend a few months working from Matinicus Island, Maine, but fate intervened with other less-pleasant notions.

I flew to Providence, Rhode Island, last week, on my way to a meeting. It was a beautiful morning, and as we descended from cruising

What is it that makes a boat perfect? This time last year I was in the midst of surveys and final paperwork, keenly excited about

I can’t claim that Heck and Samba are naturally salty dogs. When I moved the three of us aboard a boat more than a decade

As you might imagine, the best part of my job involves looking at and thinking about boats. The frustrating part of my job is I

It’s April, the month I long for each year more than any other. The first crocuses, daffodils and forsythia are doing their annual interpretive dances

It was kind of early for a swim, but later that day I’d be on a plane back to the loathsome winter of the Northeast.

Writing a monthly column has its challenges, though they’re not what you might think. It’s true that a good topic can be temporarily elusive, but

I stopped by the boatyard today — for that least-rewarding ritual of boat ownership, paying the bill — but the inevitable pain of the moment

I spent much of my childhood in upstate New York, and though I tend to be nostalgic, I have a lifelong hatred of winter. It’s