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.
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.
In a striking black-and-white photo essay,
Onne van der Wal captures the craftsmanship and
heritage that define the maritime Northeast.
A community sailing center in Massachusetts is building the next generation of offshore racers—one passage at a time.
Back in 1990, I was fresh out of a gap year following high school, bouncing from friend’s couch to friend’s couch and desperately in need
The Amesbury Skiff descends from a design that shaped New England working boats for 200 years
Boat propulsion often starts life as a terrestrial engine. Giving it sea legs is more complex than you might think
Artist Nancy Tankersley captures scenes of busy watermen in the Chesapeake.
A professional mariner prepares his Hans Christian 34 for this epic competition.
A new USCG-approved buoyancy aid offers saltwater anglers more comfort and mobility—but it’s built for calm, protected waters, not offshore runs.
