Real-world lessons
July 1, 2012
Sooner or later your boat-handling skills will be put to the test. Is your boat up to the task, and will you be on your
Sooner or later your boat-handling skills will be put to the test. Is your boat up to the task, and will you be on your
Situational awareness (noun): the perception of environmental elements with respect to time and/or space, the comprehension of their meaning and the projection of their status
This Georgia lighthouse was built in 1872 and marks the Atlantic inlet to the Intracoastal Waterway and the Brunswick River. The Coast Guard maintains the
A boatload of fishermen out of Gloucester, Mass., pull in their catch, where a dip net from the mother ship will transfer the fish aboard.
Eighteen months after leaving Monaco, the 100-foot catamaran Turanor PlanetSolar returned to where it started, slipping silently across the finish line May 4 under cloudy
Angler groups are marshaling political muscle to fight a management plan that would establish a 10,522-acre marine reserve and smaller no-combustion-engine zones in Biscayne National
Chesapeake Bay has many special places, but about 15 miles southeast of Annapolis, Md., is a spot, Poplar Island, that is unique. In a region
As a stunned San Francisco sailing community mourned the loss of five of its own, fact-finding continued into how and why the 38-footer Low Speed
Russell Bradley has spent more than 1,400 nights on Southeast Farallon Island, so he knows just how rough the seas are out there and how
We’ve all seen “For Sale By Owner” signs on boats in marinas, alongside the road, across the street from a boat show. You can also
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.
Maritime artist Michael Keane was known for his use of color and fine detail, which imbued his works with a romantic atmosphere. In Reaching Cats, he captures the serenity of a summer day on the water in New England.
A well-designed solar system ensures your boat’s batteries stay charged and systems run without noisy generators or shore power. But installation can be complicated. Here’s what you need to know.
After his wife had a stroke that made their 50-foot trawler unusable, a husband commissioned a handicapped-accessible power cat. They took delivery in May 2021, and for the rest of the summer, with family and friends, they explored the waters near their house.
