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Taking the leap

There’s a saying in real estate: Buyers are liars. It explains the couple that insists they must have a split-level ranch house with four bedrooms

Solace in the sea

It was a tough winter. The weather gods went easy on us in the Northeast, but my two Jack Russell terriers — companions on many

Silence and knowledge

I don’t know about you, but if there are two things I could use a lot more of these days they are silence and knowledge.

Unstoppable spring

Is it a bright, cold day in April? Hang in there. The days are lengthening, and the tepid sunshine of winter’s fraudulent orange orb will

Throw off the bowlines

Adventure. Is there anything better? For starters, it is readily available. As Gilbert K. Chesterton said, “An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered.” I’ve tried

Vive la différence!

An escape plan is a natural temptation in a political climate that’s as rancorous and divisive as ours has lately become (not that I’ve ever

Winter elegy

I took a detour and slowly drove through the local boatyard yesterday. The sky was low and gray, the trees were bare, and boats were

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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