Advertisement

Boatbuilding

A short white motored catamaran on the water on an overcast day.

A Boat for Anne

After his wife had a stroke that made their 50-foot trawler unusable, a husband commissioned a handicapped-accessible power cat. They took delivery in May 2021, and for the rest of the summer, with family and friends, they explored the waters near their house.

The Cape of Storms

I’d arrived in Cape Town, South Africa, with some of my fellow nautical journalists to check out Robertson & Caine’s manufacturing facilities and drive the Leopard 40 PC, the company’s latest power catamaran.

Smitten with Bequia

How a wooden boat called Bequia originally built in 1976 by California native Chris Bowman  beguiled a California sailor and his family.

Taking It Down a Notch

Tad Roberts grew up on the British Columbia coast in a family of boatbuilders, artists and sailors and started out designing fast, high-powered boats; now he thinks it’s time for boaters to slow down

The Maine Theme

It’s prime boating season in Maine, and this issue is designed in part to celebrate all things Downeast.

Two boats sailing with a bridge in the distance.

The Newport Waterfront

Yes, the waterfront experience in Newport has evolved in the age of megayachts, but this little city still has a lot of sailing in its heart.

Exterior side view of a blue Hinckley boat

A Remade Boat by Hinckley

When a 2010 Picnic Boat 37 resurfaced in poor condition, the builder restored it from the hull up with modern craftsmanship

Courtesy Flexiteek

Teak Decking Alternatives

Natural teak still endures, but cork, bio-based synthetics and changing owner priorities are reshaping what goes underfoot.

Joe Lovejoy

Buying a Norwegian Rescue Ship

A former Norwegian rescue vessel with an icebreaker rating is now home for a cruising couple, and it can handle anything the ocean will throw at it.

Advertisement
Advertisement