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Print magazine April 2014

Quotable

Leaders in the boating industry talk about stepped-hull boats. A model of the first raceboat with a stepped hull – a 1910 John Thornycroft –

The Stepped hull equation

Increased speed and efficiency are helping fuel the popularity of stepped-bottom boats The next time you’re at a boat show, you might be surprised by

More 4-strokes from Yamaha

Yamaha continues to expand its stable of second-generation 4-strokes with the introduction this spring of two midrange engines. A new F115 replaces the original introduced

Actisense Engine monitor

The Actisense engine monitoring unit (EMU-1) digitizes analog engine data and shows it on any NMEA 2000 display. It can digitize as many as six

Life amid the beauty of a barrier island

Bailey Island Club on South Carolina’s Edisto Island drew Quentin and Amy Broom because of the barrier island’s natural beauty, club amenities and quick, unobstructed

Survivor or Storyteller?

Jose Salvador Alvarenga claimed to have survived 13 months adrift on the Pacific when his boat beached Jan. 29 in the Marshall Islands. Alvarenga says

Soundings at 50 – A sea of change

Celebrating a half-century of boating In July 1987 I was a proofreader at a typesetting house — my first “real” job after graduating from college

Two boats sailing with a bridge in the distance.

The Newport Waterfront

Yes, the waterfront experience in Newport has evolved in the age of megayachts, but this little city still has a lot of sailing in its heart.

Exterior side view of a blue Hinckley boat

A Remade Boat by Hinckley

When a 2010 Picnic Boat 37 resurfaced in poor condition, the builder restored it from the hull up with modern craftsmanship

Courtesy Flexiteek

Teak Decking Alternatives

Natural teak still endures, but cork, bio-based synthetics and changing owner priorities are reshaping what goes underfoot.

Joe Lovejoy

Buying a Norwegian Rescue Ship

A former Norwegian rescue vessel with an icebreaker rating is now home for a cruising couple, and it can handle anything the ocean will throw at it.

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