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Speed Restrictions

Whale Controversy Continues

On June 6, the head of the National Marine Manufacturers Association called on Congress to fund research into the real-time technological monitoring of marine mammals, as a way to make sure 63,000 boaters from Massachusetts to Florida continue to have access to the Atlantic Ocean.

Slow Down for Whales, or Else

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.

We Test: MJM 38RS

This hybrid design is built to troll offshore and host the family off the beach.

Boat Show Preview

Builders debut models that blend fresh thinking with the details seasoned boaters appreciate.

Going to the Birds

Researchers on a barren Maine nesting island needed to be supplied with food and water. We went along for the ride.

Rebuilding a Nauset 35

A husband-and-wife team remake a 1984 model with gumption, good help and a desire to get back on the water.

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