Owners of boats as small as 35 feet along the U.S. East Coast say NOAA Fisheries is unfairly targeting them with a proposed rule that would dramatically expand the areas designated to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales, and that would require boaters to slow to 10 knots or less.
The builder’s new day boat is designed to make the most of an afternoon on the water.
Two former sailors from the Mid-Atlantic buy and restore a classic Bertram 20 Moppie runabout
Peter Ralston has spent the past four decades photographing Maine’s coast.
Beals Island has been home base for builders whose designs inspire today’s fiberglass lobster boats.
New technology like trolling motors and Power-Poles make it easier than ever to lock a boat in position without a traditional anchor, and that’s good news for bottom fishermen
Chesapeake Bay buyboats are hardworking commercial designs .
An experienced cruising couple share their favorite out-of-the-way stops along the ICW.
Our digital fleet of standout boats.
The Wheeler family owns two of the last trap companies in Rhode Island, one of the oldest methods of commercial fishing in New England, with origins dating back to Native Americans.
This 27-footer showcases the craftsmanship that defined the yard for decades.
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