If you’re ready for a more challenging charter experience, these destinations promise adventure and memories that will last long after the dock lines are tied back at the base
As Soundings celebrates its 60th anniversary, we salute these skippers from the past six decades whose stories stood out
After Hurricane Ian decimated the Fort Myers area, a charter company is back in business.
Discovering the sun-saturated shores of Spain’s eco heaven aboard a chartered Beneteau Oceanis 46.1.
A potentially rough ride on the windy Wadden Sea turns out to be far less dangerous than advertised.
While tourism in the BVI is not yet what it was five years ago, it’s coming back in a big way. Most boat charter bases and marinas have been rebuilt or repaired, businesses have reopened, and fuel, groceries and provisions are readily available.
A 24-foot research vessel will be used to test the latest technologies to detect and protect whales.
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.
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