Sea Stories – August 2021
July 6, 2021
What We’re Watching Onne’s New Goose Onne van der Wal, the world-famous marine photographer, is at it again. A few years ago, he completely refitted
What We’re Watching Onne’s New Goose Onne van der Wal, the world-famous marine photographer, is at it again. A few years ago, he completely refitted
Traditional navigation skills are a hallmark of prudent seamanship, and they can be lifesaving when you’re at sea.
On July 24, 2013, lobsterman John Aldridge fell overboard 40 miles off Long Island, New York, as his fishing partner aboard Anna Mary, Anthony Sosinski, slept below.
The Great Lakes are the largest source of fresh surface water in the world, providing food, work and recreation for millions. Yet they are under threat, and their problems are worsening.
Last September a ship was discovered on the bottom of an Arctic bay, solving a more than 170-year-old mystery — the fate of Sir John
Andrew Halcrow was in his 20s when he built Elsi Arrub, a 32-foot ketch, and sailed her around the world with his brother, a voyage
In Around Cape Horn Once More, Paul W. Simpson tells the story of Montebello, a French-built clipper ship that was lost off Australia in 1906.
Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ill-fated 1914-17 Antarctic expedition is one of maritime history’s most incredible survival stories. When Shackleton’s ship, Endurance, became trapped in pack ice
The sinking of the Titanic on April 15, 1912, may be the most thoroughly researched and chronicled maritime disaster in history, but we know little
“From the start,” George Michelson Foy writes in Finding North, “staying alive has depended on navigation: the art of figuring out our position and in
The yard best known for building Billy Joel’s Shelter Island Runabout has updated the design for a new generation of cruising families.
Cruisers Yachts introduces the 38 VTR, the first model in a new series intended
for all kinds of adventures.
The newcomer to the Sport series showcases features from its larger siblings.
The newcomer to the Sport series showcases features from its larger siblings.
These families have discovered that time spent cruising makes for better relationships and creates great memories.
A boater who has owned a diverse fleet loves the versatility of his Stanley 36, a capable Downeast cruiser.
Waterfront location, history, development potential, dockage potential, signage and frontage make this a unique opportunity to invest in Cape Cod!
Even if your boat is equipped with a suite of electronics, know how to use ranges
Managing a tender doesn’t have to be a pain in the transom.
At one time the largest passenger ship in the world, she also played a pivotal role in World War II.
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