
Against the odds
The bow section of the tanker Pendleton is aground six miles off Chatham, Massachusetts, on the morning of Feb. 19, 1952. This is how it

The bow section of the tanker Pendleton is aground six miles off Chatham, Massachusetts, on the morning of Feb. 19, 1952. This is how it

It was 1 a.m. on a cold, stormy January night in 1850. A fisherman walking on the beach spotted the Ayrshire, a three-masted ship, rudderless

Talk about character. These three Gulf of Mexico shrimpers, tied up along the Caloosahatchee River in Fort Myers, Florida, exude it. Today’s trawler yachts can

The Michigan Central Railroad transfer steamer Detroit pulls away from the dock with a full load for a crossing between the Motor City and Windsor,

A fleet of wooden vessels from the early 1800s lies “beached to rot away, New York City,” as the identifier says on this image from

We tend to think of sports as static in their popularity — as if baseball, football and basketball have always been the center of our

Chances are this big old flybridge cruiser, awash in Miami harbor and surrounded by debris from Hurricane Cleo, didn’t get a lot of offers. Cleo

Pratt Street wharf, Baltimore, circa 1905. What a tangle of boats, and what an assemblage of humanity — oystermen, fishermen, dockworkers and wholesalers, as well

Meet Capt. George Farnsworth. He was known as “Tuna George” to his fishing friends around Catalina Island, off Southern California. In the early 1900s there

A U.S.-registered steamer heads out of Havana, Cuba, passing the famous El Morro castle, known formally as Castillo de los Tres Reyes Magos del Morro.

This express cruiser hit the market in 1979, was an almost instant hit, and stayed in production for a long time.

A 1985 Groverbuilt 28 rocks a new look following a thoughtful restoration.

What many of us cherish most about time on the water are the people with whom we share it.

Mary and Chris Kelleher refurbished their Krogen 36 Manatee for their Great Loop adventure

Before water skiing, aquaplanes skimmed across lakes and bays nationwide, launching one of America’s earliest boating crazes.

With the boating season in full swing, our editors make the case for visiting their local waters.

With Chris DiMillo at the helm of Hunt Yachts, this classic brand is good hands.

Willard Bond used bold color to emphasize the power and energy of a yacht race.

It’s the smallest model in Viking’s convertible fleet, but it punches well above its weight.

The Antares 12 Coupe boasts three cabins for extended cruising capability