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Ironclad exhibition wins museum award

The Mariners’ Museum in Newport News, Va., was honored by the American Association of Museums for its USS Monitor Center. The $30 million exhibition, which

Rule aims to reduce whale/ship strikes

NOAA officials have issued a speed regulation that will implement new measures to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales. The regulation, issued Oct. 8, requires

Hiker finds Fossett plane-crash site

A little more than a year after Steve Fossett disappeared while flying over the rugged Sierra Nevada mountains, searchers finally found the crumpled wreckage of

Clock is ticking on 121.5 MHz EPIRBs

Rescue entities in the United States and Australia are turning up the volume in reminding mariners and aviators of the impending phase-out of 121.5 MHz

‘Ghost boat’ is no crime scene

A crewless sailing catamaran found adrift in April 2007 off the Great Barrier Reef continues to be the subject of an Australian investigation. Kaz II

Two boats sailing with a bridge in the distance.

The Newport Waterfront

Yes, the waterfront experience in Newport has evolved in the age of megayachts, but this little city still has a lot of sailing in its heart.

Exterior side view of a blue Hinckley boat

A Remade Boat by Hinckley

When a 2010 Picnic Boat 37 resurfaced in poor condition, the builder restored it from the hull up with modern craftsmanship

Courtesy Flexiteek

Teak Decking Alternatives

Natural teak still endures, but cork, bio-based synthetics and changing owner priorities are reshaping what goes underfoot.

Joe Lovejoy

Buying a Norwegian Rescue Ship

A former Norwegian rescue vessel with an icebreaker rating is now home for a cruising couple, and it can handle anything the ocean will throw at it.

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