
On board the GB32
The Grand Banks 32 was in production for three decades. When the last one was splashed in 1996, 861 of these venerable cruisers had been

The Grand Banks 32 was in production for three decades. When the last one was splashed in 1996, 861 of these venerable cruisers had been

Photo by Onne van der Wal Camera: Canon EOS-1D X Shutter speed: 1/1,600 second Lens focal length: 210mm Aperture: f/6.3 ISO: 400 August 2014 issue

Three decades of dissecting accidents on the water has made James Mercante a very cautious boater. The New York City-based maritime lawyer has handled such

Shipwrecks make good stories about bad things. And they don’t just happen to others. They can happen to any of us. With most shipwrecks there’s

Boats should look like boats, and churches like churches. At their best, boats are an outward expression of an inner conversation about beauty and purpose

Custom builder Shannon Yachts has launched the Defiance 46, a Down East-style two-stateroom boat and an offshore cruiser through and through. Its traditional appearance, however,

The hard part is the choosing How many of us learned to sail on a daysailer? I associate the term with the 17-foot O’Day DaySailer

About 10 percent of FLIR Maritime’s annual revenue is set aside for research and development, and a big chunk of that is spent testing products.

Easterns are ‘old school’ built, using hand-laid, open-mold construction Bob Bourdeau has a photo of his five grandchildren clad in their orange Grundens foul weather

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.