Checklist for your cruising destination
These lists are by no means complete and Soundings encourages readers to e-mail additions, as well as the reasoning behind the suggestions. Great Loop/ICW/Chesapeake Bay40-plus-gallon
These lists are by no means complete and Soundings encourages readers to e-mail additions, as well as the reasoning behind the suggestions. Great Loop/ICW/Chesapeake Bay40-plus-gallon

A long-lasting love of all things nautical runs in the blood of the boatbuilding Johnstone family Peter Johnstone remembers the day J/Boats became an undeniable

You can cover a lot of miles with a trailerable trawler Story and photos by George Sass Sr. Until recently, most of my cruising has

Capt. Barry Kallander, owner of Commander, a Nordhavn 40, tells the story behind the dramatic photograph of a summer squall off Cape Cod, Mass. I

Bentley Collins is vice president of sales and marketing for Sabre Yachts and Back Cove Yachts, and he has been with the Maine boatbuilder for

Stephen Blakely, a contributing writer for Soundings, will be aboard a newly launched Beneteau Swift Trawler 34 that is embarking on a maiden voyage of

What started as an idea on a research vessel in the North Sea several years ago soon could be coming to a dinghy or a

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.