Watershed Moment: The Turning Point in Modern History
U.S. Representative John Sarbanes describes himself as an avid, if occasional, boater. “I love being out on the water, but I don’t get much of a chance to…
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Seamanship Guide: Essential Boating Skills and Safety
Boating Safety: Inspect Your Equipment Before You Leave the Dock When I taught seamanship and boat handling to new owners, everyone seemed eager to learn how to make…
Camano 31 Trawler Review, Specs and Buying Guide
Camano 31: A Practical Coastal Cruiser by Bob Warman The Camano 31, designed by Vancouver naval architect Bob Warman, is a compact coastal cruiser that blends the robust,…
Why You Will Fall for Bequia: Guide to the Charming Caribbean Isle
Bequia: The Gaff-Rigged Wooden Cutter That Traveled from a Caribbean Beach to Marina del Rey I was sailing down the inner channel of Marina del Rey beneath a…
Sea Sense: Coastal Safety, Tide and Weather Alerts
When Intuition Matters at Sea: Lessons from Fatal Boating Voyages Deb Kiley felt uneasy before boarding the 58-foot sailing yacht Trashman for a trip from Maryland to Florida.…
British Virgin Islands Off-Season Travel Guide
Tourism in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) is not yet exactly where it was five years ago, but it’s making a strong comeback. Most charter bases and marinas…
Building a Boat for Anne
Aberration launched in early 2021 after a full conversion from a 35-foot sailing catamaran into a wheelchair-accessible, electric-powered passenger catamaran. Anne in Newport, Rhode Island, 1985. The Luau…
Mailboat February 2023 Updates and Highlights
OLD-SCHOOL GENTLEMAN Thank you for the excellent profile of Jock Williams of Hall Quarry in “A Charmed Boating Life” (December 2022). Jock is the kind of Maine boatbuilder…
Explore Maine: Food, Outdoors, Travel and Culture
John H. Snow’s “Schooner On the Ways” and the Legacy of Carver Shipyard John H. Snow’s 1918 painting Schooner On the Ways captures the ribs of a partially…
3 Tough-but-Tender Cuts Every Cook Should Know
The rise of the mega center console has been one of the most dramatic shifts in modern boating: open fishing boats have grown into long, powerful bluewater machines…
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