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 Italian yard adds a new model to its popular Gozzo line.
According to these owners, when it comes to buying a day boat, it pays to shop around.
This American firm founded in California built elegant cruisers for 85 years.
Days after she won the prize that became the America’s Cup, she was sold, but that was not the end.
Spring has sprung in Maine and beautiful boats are being prepped for launch
Ocean Signal has an environmentally friendly alternative to traditional flares.
This cruising destination is so under the radar, it’s really a boaters’ paradise.
Before she was sunk by a German torpedo in 1915, Lusitania was one of the grandest and fastest passenger ships to cross the Atlantic Ocean.
Cuttyhunk and its neighbor Penikese are quiet cruising destinations in the Elizabeth Islands.
If you’re dropping anchor in the Nutmeg state, don’t miss Mystic and its neighbor, Stonington.
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