
Maine Focus
The ribs of a partially built schooner rest on the sands of the Carver Shipyard in Searsport, Maine, in John H. Snow’s Schooner On the Ways from 1918.

The ribs of a partially built schooner rest on the sands of the Carver Shipyard in Searsport, Maine, in John H. Snow’s Schooner On the Ways from 1918.

Shamrock V, built for Sir Thomas Lipton, was the first British yacht to be built to the new J Class Rule and was designed to take Lipton on his fifth and last America’s Cup challenge.

Artist Keith Reynolds created this painting, Christmas Island, after visiting Christmas Cove near Boothbay, Maine, where he was inspired by what he saw he saw just off the peninsula.

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.

Back in 1990, I was fresh out of a gap year following high school, bouncing from friend’s couch to friend’s couch and desperately in need

The Amesbury Skiff descends from a design that shaped New England working boats for 200 years

Boat propulsion often starts life as a terrestrial engine. Giving it sea legs is more complex than you might think

Artist Nancy Tankersley captures scenes of busy watermen in the Chesapeake.

A professional mariner prepares his Hans Christian 34 for this epic competition.

A new USCG-approved buoyancy aid offers saltwater anglers more comfort and mobility—but it’s built for calm, protected waters, not offshore runs.

This couple says their Grand Banks 46 Classic Good Enough turned out to be everything its name promised, and then some.

Chanticleer, a 108-foot Burger motoryacht, brings a remarkable slice of American yachting history to Watch Hill, Rhode Island.