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Workboat

A Workboat That Earns Its Keep

No ordinary workboat, Gemini was Western Flyer, the boat that author John Steinbeck and his marine biologist friend Ed Rickets chartered in 1940 for a trip to the Gulf of California.

Camano 31

Naval architect Bob Warman of Vancouver, Canada, drew the lines for the Camano 31. The Camaro 31 is a capable coastal craft with the bones of a workboat, one that can carry its crew safely across open stretches of water efficiently and comfortably.

Curtain Call

Built for the U.S. Coast Guard, this 91-year-old patrol boat turned training vessel that’s educated tens of thousands of young adults since 1946 eases into retirement

We Test: MJM 38RS

This hybrid design is built to troll offshore and host the family off the beach.

Boat Show Preview

Builders debut models that blend fresh thinking with the details seasoned boaters appreciate.

Going to the Birds

Researchers on a barren Maine nesting island needed to be supplied with food and water. We went along for the ride.

Rebuilding a Nauset 35

A husband-and-wife team remake a 1984 model with gumption, good help and a desire to get back on the water.

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