
Pink Sky at Night
A pink sky, purple clouds and fading sun illuminate the two-masted brig in the foreground of “Ships Stranding,” a painting by James Edward Buttersworth produced around 1860.

A pink sky, purple clouds and fading sun illuminate the two-masted brig in the foreground of “Ships Stranding,” a painting by James Edward Buttersworth produced around 1860.

Black Knight was designed in the 1960s by Walter J. McInnis of the Eldredge-McInnis company that he co-founded with Albert Eldredge in 1926 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Shamrock V, built for Sir Thomas Lipton, was the first British yacht to be built to the new J Class Rule and was designed to take Lipton on his fifth and last America’s Cup challenge.

Researchers on a barren Maine nesting island needed to be supplied with food and water. We went along for the ride.

To extend the boating season, add a heater for a cozy cabin.

A husband-and-wife team remake a 1984 model with gumption, good help and a desire to get back on the water.

An avid tuna fisherman builds his dream boat with expertise from a Rhode Island custom builder.

About 15,000 Lyman wooden boats still exist. People who know what they are clamor to preserve them, along with the yard’s legacy

It’s a charter captain’s job to keep you safe, but it’s your responsibility to make sure he knows how to do that.

Weathering generational change, one boating family keeps steam power alive and well.

Former sailors from Rhode Island make the transition to power with this adventure-ready trawler.

This centenarian sees little reason to slow her routine of working the waters in Maine alongside her son.

Seasoned boaters embrace this Downeast design after years aboard sailboats in Maine.