
Smith Island, Md.
Ten miles off Chesapeake Bay’s lower Eastern Shore lies Smith Island, Md., where 240 residents of three villages eke out a living as their ancestors

Ten miles off Chesapeake Bay’s lower Eastern Shore lies Smith Island, Md., where 240 residents of three villages eke out a living as their ancestors

Is there a better place to cruise this summer than to an island anchorage? Enjoy the seven isles we’ve chosen, along with this spectacular view

Block Island lies just 12 miles off Rhode Island — tantalizingly close. Yet reaching this 3-by-7-mile island requires a passage that can be challenging, with

On Martha’s Vineyard, you can escape to an insular world of yachting traditions, summer amusements, celebrity spotting and quiet rural charm. Surrounded by Vineyard Sound

A way of life that generations of watermen have followed still exists on Tangier Island, 12 miles off Virginia’s lower Eastern Shore. Some 420 people

Land ho! It’s that exciting moment when a dark smudge appears on the horizon between the Florida Keys’ turquoise waters and azure sky. The smudge

Perched defiantly on Deer Isle’s southern bluff, Stonington looks to the sea for its sustenance. Its 1,100 close-knit residents, who live 40 miles from malls

The Maine Boatbuilders Show arrives at just the right time. Spring is typically delayed, cabin fever is boiling like sap in a sugar house, and

Photos by Bob Grieser Chesapeake Bay dishes out a cornucopia of fun, and only unfavorable weather or contrary boaters affect it. Mother Nature did not

Forget the tie and the socks. On Father’s Day weekend this year a lot of dads got to hang around lovingly restored wooden boats in

How the WSIA’s Wake Responsibly initiative is keeping riders on the water — and lawmakers off their backs.

Henry Egan paints a historic J Class racing yacht to create the sensation of being aboard.

A historical portrait of America’s best-known sail training vessel.

A weekend on this river near Narrangassett Bay remind us that good cruising is sometimes just around the corner.

The Tiara 39 LE makes a case for getting out on the water more often, in every kind of weather.

Seventy years after the first hull splashed, the Dyer 29 is still built and repaired by the people who know it best.

How CEO Terry McNew is reshaping a respected brand.

At 70 years old, the builder that defined the long-distance trawler is still going strong.

These owners chose specific designs that allow them to explore the country, and even the world.

Sailing Hall of Famer, America’s Cup legend, and founder of CNN dies at age 87.