
Perfect balance: an older boat and the latest 4-strokes
“You show this to anybody, and I’ll kill you,” says Jon Lyons, absently, as he bears down on one very busy page of my notebook

“You show this to anybody, and I’ll kill you,” says Jon Lyons, absently, as he bears down on one very busy page of my notebook
Heading out only when conditions are perfect is not always possible. What are some tips for getting under way in questionable weather? When circumstances dictate

Rob O’NealCamera: Nikon D700Lens focal length: 16 mmISO: 800Aperture: f/11Shutter speed: 1/640 second This Images photo originally appeared in the June 2012 issue.

On a chilly November day in 1939, the brand-new Cornfield Point lightship maneuvered into position off the mouth of the Connecticut River, three miles south

While anchored out on Winyah Bay, S.C., on a fall day, Diana Doyle spotted a great black cormorant on a piling in the channel. Though

You’ll get some hits with a reliable bucktail lureA newcomer entering a tackle shop is often bewildered by all of the lures up on the

Free at last, free at last! After four months of winter imprisonment in a DIY boatyard, my classic sailboat was unchained from a work bed

In a different age and a different world, I’d probably know how to devoutly genuflect and kiss the ring of a monsignor. That’s what I

Automating everything involved in a yacht brokerage transaction seems like an obvious concept, but until recently no one in the business had done it. The

Rives, Walker and Allen Potts have experienced their fondest memories together while racing their 48-foot sloop Rives Potts raced Carina, his 48-foot 1969 McCurdy &

The largest boat in the builder’s Sport range offers a balance of comfort and performance.

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.