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Print magazine May 2010

Saffir-Simpson scale revised and renamed

The new hurricane scale doesn’t take storm surge into account but includes damage estimates The National Weather Service is using a revised Saffir-Simpson Wind Scale

Talkin’ Boats with Chuck Hawley

West Marine V.P. of  Product information Chuck Hawley is a lifelong sailor and powerboater who grew up on the California coast. He has racked up

Secrets of boating on the cheap

There are things you can scrimp on and things you can’t, and knowing the difference is critical The new vogue in boating magazines is writing

Coast Guard sued over fatal crash

The lawsuit cites violations of the Inland Navigation Rules and its ‘own boating safety regulations’ The parents of a boy who died in a December

It doesn’t get much better than this

The long, lonely winter is over and across the Northeast the best fishing holes are beckoning again Finally – after another long, snowy, rainy, chilly

Power to the people

Charlie Barr was winning the America’s Cup with Columbia 111 years ago in this photograph, racing against a British “wholesale grocer” who’d come up the

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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