Finding a place to tie up
November 1, 2012
Slips range from rental docks behind homes to famous resort marinas with facilities adequate for most yachts. Here are some examples. City marinas: Fort Lauderdale
Slips range from rental docks behind homes to famous resort marinas with facilities adequate for most yachts. Here are some examples. City marinas: Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale is ground zero for all things nautical, but you’ll find much more if you set a few waypoints off the beaten path The
St. Augustine is one of the prettiest and most historically compelling communities on the East Coast. It’s also an exceptionally practical place to stop. Hundreds
For thousands of travelers intent on reaching the busy streets of Newport, Conanicut Island is just a mile-long strip of highway bookended by two bridges.
Key West. Just the name of America’s tropical island-city makes many boaters yearn to shuck their mainland shackles and cruise south — for racing, fishing
Gourmet cuisine, upscale shopping, yachty pubs, historic sites, Dodson Boat Yard — who knows what draws boaters to Stonington Borough, the town’s narrow, mile-long peninsula.
Block Island holds a special place in the hearts of boaters. You have to complete a 12-mile passage to get there, then pick your way
A spacious protected harbor, complete boating services, maritime industries and a growing number of great places to eat and fun things to do have transformed
This jewel of a Southern village — an easy 3-mile cruise up the St. Marys River from Intracoastal Waterway Mile 712 — boasts friendly locals,
Longtime cruisers indulge in their favorite summertime destinations up and down the East Coast Soundings contributing writer Mary Drake and her photographer husband, Bob, have
Pirate radio stations broadcasting from ships forced the BBC to give music fans what they wanted.
A century-old Long Island Sound lighthouse offers local students unforgettable lessons on the water.
Marine Travelift has been changing how yards, boatbuilders and marinas get things done for almost 70 years
Jeff Northrop helped reshape inshore angling when he introduced flats boats to the region.
J Craft’s swift speedboat, the Torpedo RS, embarks on a maiden voyage from Sweden to France.
Repainting is not always a simple procedure. Boat owners need to be decisive to get the best finish.
Two rocket scientists bring a space-age approach to desalination and water filtration.
A double-ender produced for a client decades ago is now a designer’s electric joyride.
A Mag Bay 43 gives a couple the thoughtful design they need to keep their twin boys at ease on the water.
Before trawler-style cruising went mainstream, the Mainship 34 was already doing it right.
