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
A bucket-list fishery, the Delta delivers some of the best redfish action on the planet.
One great joy of boat ownership is the chance to construct your dream ride.
Use sea trials, realistic budgeting and careful inspections to get the best results.
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Here’s why 48-volt systems are positioned to become commonplace in marine electrical architecture.
Artist Frank Wagner depicts the 12 Metre yacht that lost the Americas Cup in 1983.
One of a few survivors of its kind, this workhorse sailed in the last U.S. commercial fleet.
A popular model is redesigned to improve space, stowage and traffic flow.
Photos: Jeanne Craig Vicki and Alan Goldstein dreamed up their vision for Vintage Weekend at a classic yacht show near their summer home in Southwest
These craftsmen prove there’s more to casting marine hardware than hellishly hot copper.
This hybrid design is built to troll offshore and host the family off the beach.
