
An Adventure Close to Home
Are you ready to tackle the Great Loop? Here are some tips on identifying the right boat for the job.

Are you ready to tackle the Great Loop? Here are some tips on identifying the right boat for the job.

John Michael Carter’s painting, “Fishing Boat”, is a serene scene of an idyllic summer day in Vineyard Haven.

It’s been called a cruiser’s cruiser. The durable Monk 36, with its classic profile, helped to popularize the recreational trawler during the 1980s. It turned

Steve and Linda Dashew reflect on a life in boats and prepare for the next chapter in their great adventure.

Today’s trawlers-and other seafaring boats with passagemaking qualities in their DNA-provide comfort, efficiency and seaworthiness

There are many ways to define “fast trawler,” and there are many builders that have taken to using the label. For our purposes, let’s define

The Grand Banks 32 was in production for three decades. When the last one was splashed in 1996, 861 of these venerable cruisers had been

Turning heads and tugging at hearts One look at the photo, and you can tell it was a beautiful evening — an autumn twilight when

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
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

What many of us cherish most about time on the water are the people with whom we share it.

Mary and Chris Kelleher refurbished their Krogen 36 Manatee for their Great Loop adventure

Before water skiing, aquaplanes skimmed across lakes and bays nationwide, launching one of America’s earliest boating crazes.

With the boating season in full swing, our editors make the case for visiting their local waters.

With Chris DiMillo at the helm of Hunt Yachts, this classic brand is good hands.

Willard Bond used bold color to emphasize the power and energy of a yacht race.

It’s the smallest model in Viking’s convertible fleet, but it punches well above its weight.

The Antares 12 Coupe boasts three cabins for extended cruising capability

To catch more striped bass, fish live bait, work the structure, and wait for dark, because your best catches may be after sunset.

Meet the Revolutionary War-era whaleboat that helped the Culper Spy Ring outwit the British on Long Island Sound.