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Restoring a Herreshoff Classic: The Resurrection of the 1904 Yacht Doris For decades the once-elegant Herreshoff racing yacht Doris, built in 1904, sat in decline—hogged, peeling and forgotten—tucked…
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Restoring a Herreshoff Classic: The Resurrection of the 1904 Yacht Doris For decades the once-elegant Herreshoff racing yacht Doris, built in 1904, sat in decline—hogged, peeling and forgotten—tucked…
Erie Canal Closure Casts Doubt on 2020 Great Loop Cruise The Erie Canal, a central and historic segment of the Great Loop cruising route, faces an unprecedented interruption…
Dave Brayton carries the sea’s work in his hands. Born and raised around Narragansett Bay, he has supported himself by quahogging out of Bristol, Rhode Island, since 1958.…
Editor’s note: This is the second in a two-part series about sailboat sea trials. The sea trial is your best opportunity to judge how a prospective sailboat actually…
Catboats Racing off Cape Cod — Richard Loud (23×40 Oil Painting) This bold 23×40 oil painting, titled “Catboats Racing off Cape Cod,” captures a fleet of catboats from…
The silhouettes may look classic, but builders across Maine are outfitting traditional Down East-style boats with modern features and thoughtful customizations. Whether working in wood or fiberglass, craftsmen…
Circumnavigating in Simplicity: The Halabisky Family and Their Gaff-Rigged Cutter There is always more to learn about boats and the sea. In preparing this issue I picked up…
When time is tight, it helps to have three 600-hp Mercury Verado outboards and a 50-gallon baitwell full of lively pilchards. That combination proved useful the morning I…
Pegasus: Saving a 108-Year-Old Tugboat and Its Mission on the Hudson The tug Pegasus has been part of the New York waterfront for most of its 108 years…
Coast Guard There is nothing more dangerous in boating than an unexpected fall overboard. Medical problems may be the most common at-sea emergency, and many sinkings are caused…
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