
Sixty Years of Navigation
A timeline showing how navigation has changed since Soundings was founded six decades ago.

A timeline showing how navigation has changed since Soundings was founded six decades ago.

Mechanical boat switches are simple machines, but digital technology can make them better

A liveaboard couple discovers that cruising the Great Loop was even more comfortable on their Aquila 44 catamaran.

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If you’re familiar with the various East Coast intracoastal waterways, you’re familiar with the magenta line. It’s been snaking around for many years on charts

Researchers on a barren Maine nesting island needed to be supplied with food and water. We went along for the ride.

To extend the boating season, add a heater for a cozy cabin.

A husband-and-wife team remake a 1984 model with gumption, good help and a desire to get back on the water.

An avid tuna fisherman builds his dream boat with expertise from a Rhode Island custom builder.

About 15,000 Lyman wooden boats still exist. People who know what they are clamor to preserve them, along with the yard’s legacy

It’s a charter captain’s job to keep you safe, but it’s your responsibility to make sure he knows how to do that.

Weathering generational change, one boating family keeps steam power alive and well.

Former sailors from Rhode Island make the transition to power with this adventure-ready trawler.

This centenarian sees little reason to slow her routine of working the waters in Maine alongside her son.

Seasoned boaters embrace this Downeast design after years aboard sailboats in Maine.