
The better part of valor
As anyone who has experienced a period of boatlessness will tell you, being without one doesn’t mean you think about “yours” any less. It’s a

As anyone who has experienced a period of boatlessness will tell you, being without one doesn’t mean you think about “yours” any less. It’s a

It’s hard not to love autumn, especially if you live in the Northeast. The fall air is crisply cool and tinged with the scent of

Doing what you love for a living is a great blessing, but it also has its dangers. This thought surfaces every boat show season, but

It’s been an odd summer. I had planned to spend a few months working from Matinicus Island, Maine, but fate intervened with other less-pleasant notions.

I flew to Providence, Rhode Island, last week, on my way to a meeting. It was a beautiful morning, and as we descended from cruising

What is it that makes a boat perfect? This time last year I was in the midst of surveys and final paperwork, keenly excited about

I can’t claim that Heck and Samba are naturally salty dogs. When I moved the three of us aboard a boat more than a decade

As you might imagine, the best part of my job involves looking at and thinking about boats. The frustrating part of my job is I

It’s April, the month I long for each year more than any other. The first crocuses, daffodils and forsythia are doing their annual interpretive dances

It was kind of early for a swim, but later that day I’d be on a plane back to the loathsome winter of the Northeast.

A 1985 Groverbuilt 28 rocks a new look following a thoughtful restoration.

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.