The Fiberglass Professional
February 19, 2025
Larry Grobe is a fiberglass expert, having laid up fiberglass boats for 50 years and counting.
Larry Grobe is a fiberglass expert, having laid up fiberglass boats for 50 years and counting.
Fall. Is there an easier season to love? The sticky haze of summer has faded to a pleasant memory.
Jess Wurzbacher holds a master’s degree in tropical coastal management from Newcastle University (U.K.) and a 200-ton Master license.
Skip Novak is a racing and adventure legend. He participated in the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race four times, beginning in 1977, when he navigated the British cutter Kings Legend to a second-place finish at the age of 25.
Capt. Sandy Yawn will soon be a familiar face to fans of Bravo’s reality TV show Below Deck Mediterranean, when she becomes the first female captain on the series this season.
A native of the Great Lakes region, Doug Zurn grew up sailing and boating. His father owned boats that exposed Zurn at a young age
Shortly before taking a software analyst job with Microsoft in 2001, Brian Trautman walked into the Bellevue Public Library just east of Seattle. He discovered Three
A native of Camden, Maine, Steve White enjoyed a connection to the sea long before his tenure as president of Mystic Seaport. He grew up
Brad Read, the executive director of Sail Newport, started sailing as a kid and went on to win championships in several One designs, as well
Anyone who sails around the world solo and nonstop is a hero. Jeanne Socrates took it to another level by doing it for the first
In the 1960s, the Chantyman design inspired the Grand Banks design and sent the trawler trend on its way
Get an impression of the colors dressing your yacht with Alexseal’s new color configurator.
Here’s how AI is improving seamanship and safety.
This trusty little pocket cruiser is an affordable way to get out on the water
A 24-foot research vessel will be used to test the latest technologies to detect and protect whales.
The Italian yard adds a new model to its popular Gozzo line.
According to these owners, when it comes to buying a day boat, it pays to shop around.
This American firm founded in California built elegant cruisers for 85 years.
Days after she won the prize that became the America’s Cup, she was sold, but that was not the end.
Spring has sprung in Maine and beautiful boats are being prepped for launch
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