The better part of valor
November 15, 2016
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.
When a 2010 Picnic Boat 37 resurfaced in poor condition, the builder restored it from the hull up with modern craftsmanship
Natural teak still endures, but cork, bio-based synthetics and changing owner priorities are reshaping what goes underfoot.
Female lifesavers had to fight for their place in the effort to reduce the nation’s drowning rate.
The bible of boating is back in a new edition.
Meet Rockport Marine’s most ambitious custom sailboat.
Jock Williams understood boats from both sides of the helm: as a man who built them and as a man forever wondering where they might take him
As Nordhavn unveils new models, the designer explains what a difference a couple extra feet can make.
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.
Siren Marine remote monitoring and control technology puts your boat’s vital systems, security and location right at your fingertips.
The largest boat in the builder’s Sport range offers a balance of comfort and performance.
