Steaming for speed
February 1, 2011
Say the name “Herreshoff,” and sailboats come to mind – great sailboats, innovative sailboats, fast and beautiful sailboats that have stood the test of time
Say the name “Herreshoff,” and sailboats come to mind – great sailboats, innovative sailboats, fast and beautiful sailboats that have stood the test of time
Worn out and weary-looking, a sailing ship squeezes through a drawbridge in 1941 on the Mystic River in Mystic, Conn. It’s hard to imagine that
Ice cakes the bow and hangs off the anchor chains of the Great Lakes steamer Queen City. Soo Locks, the passageway between Lake Superior and
Leashed to a pier at the foot of Washington Street in Newport, R.I., with Goat Island in the background, this 18-foot open catboat seems to
Such youthful optimism. A handsome, self-assured couple stands on the deck of a grand yacht and points off to what can only be a glorious
It was what author Hal Burton termed a “whoopee cruise” in his book, “The Morro Castle” – a New York-to-Havana-and-back steamship ride for a few
Compared to the clippers, fast packets and whalers, the bluff-bowed, slab-sided canal boat seems to plod unheralded through the Great Age of Sail. But while
Charlie Barr was winning the America’s Cup with Columbia 111 years ago in this photograph, racing against a British “wholesale grocer” who’d come up the
The steamboat was everywhere a century ago – a workhorse in the harbor, a freight carrier on the high seas, a passagemaker and explorer carrying
The nostalgia evoked by old outboards can be almost palpable. The passions aroused by the British Seagull, however, aren’t always rose-colored. To some, the engines
When A PLB was mistakenly activated, it launched a rescue and delivered a humbling lesson.
The builder’s follow-up to its best-selling 37 advances the adventure boat concept.
Want to install or upgrade a marine stereo? This is how the pros do it.
The Maine builder tapped its skilled crew to deliver a custom build on a tight deadline.
A Florida builder revives the classic Vineyard design, blending original molds with modern materials.
The Australian builder’s newest model brings serious offshore chops and surprisingly spacious living areas to the 50-foot class.
The Picnic Boat 45 advances Hinckley’s iconic Downeast series.
Wildly unqualified for a marine installation, the author gets a big assist from tech-savvy friends
DiMillo’s Yacht Sales acquires Hunt Yachts from Hinckley, ushering in a new era.
These visionaries helped make boating what it is today.
