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A Prohibition-era designer built this beautiful boat in 1959.

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

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.