
To the Races
In 1890, Congress passed an act to “extend to foreign nations an invitation to send ships of war to join the U.S. Navy” in an

In 1890, Congress passed an act to “extend to foreign nations an invitation to send ships of war to join the U.S. Navy” in an

She was the dedicated keeper of Lime Rock Light Station in Newport, Rhode Island, and an expert small-boat handler. Admired by a U.S. president for

Dave Ryder (left) and Ben Gilley shuck scallops at Gilley’s cottage at South Wharf in South Dartmouth, Massachusetts, in 1950. The old-timers were preparing food

The steamer Romance, loading up in Provincetown for the day’s run across Massachusetts Bay to Boston, looms over an old Grand Banks schooner. The image

This is where Florida yachting started. It’s Ralph Munroe’s boathouse in what is now the bustling city of Coconut Grove. Munroe may have been one

Crewmen from HMS Enterprise and HMS Investigator, Capt. Sir James Clark Ross in command, are fighting for their lives at the Devil’s Thumb, near Baffin
Buddies all around were shouting in panic, “Give me a hand, buddy. Save me. I’m drowning.” I fought hard to keep my head out of

Rescuing and restoring old wooden ships keeps history alive and inspires us all. This is the story of a hard-working schooner that operated on the

Published in 1953, The Voyage of the Heretique set off a firestorm of controversy, casting its author, French physician Alain Bombard, as either brave or

Ship for sale: $500. The 172-foot C.D. Bryant is hove down in Colon, on the Pacific coast of Panama, around the turn of the 19th

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

To catch more striped bass, fish live bait, work the structure, and wait for dark, because your best catches may be after sunset.

Meet the Revolutionary War-era whaleboat that helped the Culper Spy Ring outwit the British on Long Island Sound.