
Tools and Time
Whole Earth Catalog creator Stewart Brand has spent decades fixing up and living aboard a tug

Whole Earth Catalog creator Stewart Brand has spent decades fixing up and living aboard a tug

As the fall boat show season opens, some of the most exciting new models take the stage. Here’s a sampling of what to look for


First built in 1975 by Chuck Paine to his own design, the Frances 26 is a small, shoal draft double-ended boat with rounded bilges and a transom-attached rudder.

While celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Picnic design, the Picnic 39 debuts as the first Hinckley Picnic Boat with forward seating

Glas Ocean Electric has built a hybrid power lobsterboat as proof of concept

In looks and craftsmanship, the Wheeler 55 is reminiscent of vintage commuter-style yachts

With a design like no other, the Seapiper 37 is one man’s unique version of a North Sea fishing trawler

The Great Lakes 33 was born from Canadian sailor Nick Aitken’s love of trawlers.

The new models are the latest in the builder’s SPX lineup of sporty cruisers

Female lifesavers had to fight for their place in the effort to reduce the nation’s drowning rate.

The bible of boating is back in a new edition.

Meet Rockport Marine’s most ambitious custom sailboat.

Jock Williams understood boats from both sides of the helm: as a man who built them and as a man forever wondering where they might take him

As Nordhavn unveils new models, the designer explains what a difference a couple extra feet can make.

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.

Siren Marine remote monitoring and control technology puts your boat’s vital systems, security and location right at your fingertips.

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.