This Folkboat Was Made Famous by a Pioneering Female Sailor
January 14, 2025
It carried the first female single-hander—Sharon Sites Adams— to Hawaii 60 years ago, and now awaits a makeover in Washington.
It carried the first female single-hander—Sharon Sites Adams— to Hawaii 60 years ago, and now awaits a makeover in Washington.
In Connecticut, where abandoned warehouses and shipyards once stood, a new maritime destination is evolving, with Bridgeport Boatworks at its epicenter
Phineas Sprague, owner of Portland Yacht Services, one of the largest repair yards in Maine, says he’s a heretic who likes to go against the grain.
After a fire destroyed most of its property’s buildings, Lyman-Morse turned their Camden, Maine, facility into “the new working waterfront”
The skill and passion of a small boatyard in Connecticut have quietly been keeping wooden legends in top shape. As a seaport of historic import,
As the days warm and the nights lengthen, the waterfront comes alive I grew up in a small riverside village with three boatyards within a
The largest boat in the builder’s Sport range offers a balance of comfort and performance.
In a striking black-and-white photo essay,
Onne van der Wal captures the craftsmanship and
heritage that define the maritime Northeast.
A community sailing center in Massachusetts is building the next generation of offshore racers—one passage at a time.
Back in 1990, I was fresh out of a gap year following high school, bouncing from friend’s couch to friend’s couch and desperately in need
The Amesbury Skiff descends from a design that shaped New England working boats for 200 years
Boat propulsion often starts life as a terrestrial engine. Giving it sea legs is more complex than you might think
Artist Nancy Tankersley captures scenes of busy watermen in the Chesapeake.
A professional mariner prepares his Hans Christian 34 for this epic competition.
A new USCG-approved buoyancy aid offers saltwater anglers more comfort and mobility—but it’s built for calm, protected waters, not offshore runs.
This couple says their Grand Banks 46 Classic Good Enough turned out to be everything its name promised, and then some.
