Young and Restless
July 31, 2019
As I write this, my son, Kyle, is a few days away from his high school graduation. Last night, I spent more time than I
As I write this, my son, Kyle, is a few days away from his high school graduation. Last night, I spent more time than I
A crowd is gathered in the handsome barroom of the Essex Yacht Club in Essex, Connecticut. Heavy rain falls outside, but spirits are high, warmed
There’s always something new to learn about boats and boating. In this issue alone, I picked up anchoring tips from Dan Parrott, a better understanding
Fishing may seem like an easy sport, but from my perspective—as a person who has never had much luck bringing keepers into the cockpit—success requires
My early boating education began at a Coast Guard Auxiliary class near Jamaica Bay in Brooklyn, New York. I remember the segment on seamanship, because
Although he grew up in the landlocked town of Hicksville, New York, Billy Joel says he always felt close to the sea.
I got lucky. My first experience on a charter was aboard a classic Trumpy.
On a damp gray morning in
September, I left a dry room in a B&B on Bellevue Avenue to walk down to Bannister’s Wharf, smack in the middle of the harbor front, ground zero for the town’s seafaring past.
It’s time for a change of watch at Soundings, but it’s definitely not goodbye. The ship sails on, with able crew.
I remember the first time I walked though the door at the Soundings
offices in Essex, Connecticut.
The proud “Monksters” have built a devoted boating community.
The proposed rule would limit most vessels 65 feet and larger to 10 knots along the East Coast during certain times of the year.
What the latest Coast Guard statistics reveal about recreational boating safety.
Presented by the U.S. Coast Guard.
Two guys with boatbuilding in their blood start an electric boat company in South Carolina.
An adventurous couple makes an icy pilgrimage from the Netherlands to North Carolina in their Elling E6.
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.
