Stephens Brothers Boats: A Collector’s Brand
May 9, 2025
This American firm founded in California built elegant cruisers for 85 years.
This American firm founded in California built elegant cruisers for 85 years.
This fast trawler boasts a hull by C. Raymond Hunt Associates.
The new owner of the iconic yard, Bristol Marine, says the past will drive a future of exciting new models.
Classic boat fans will be on the docks in Mystic, Connecticut, for the 31st annual Woodenboat Show.
A decade ago, a new department called Classics debuted in a fall issue of Soundings that was designed to highlight antique craft (built from 1919 to 1942) and classic models (from 1943 to 1975), both power and sail.
The original Chesapeake deadrise boats were built by and for commercial watermen who scoured the Bay for crabs, oysters and finfish. Ruggedly constructed for year-round
Gamefisherman was founded in Stuart, Florida, in 1985 by Mike Matlack, a lifelong fisherman who had spent many years working at Rybovich Boat Works in
Carl Herndon worked with Bertram Yachts in the 1960s when the Bertram 31, with its radical deep-V hull design, was changing the face of small-craft
A Maine boatbuilder falls in love with an old sardine carrier and spends the next 12 years restoring her to her original glory.
Get an impression of the colors dressing your yacht with Alexseal’s new color configurator.
Here’s how AI is improving seamanship and safety.
This trusty little pocket cruiser is an affordable way to get out on the water
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.
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