How Grit Shapes True Beauty
Brechin Morgan’s Suzanne: A Wooden-Hull Oyster Boat on Long Island Sound In this evocative oil painting, Brechin Morgan captures the wooden-hull oyster boat Suzanne as she works the…
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Outboard Motor Evolution: Innovations Transforming Boating
Look back through the history of watercraft—tall ships, dugout canoes, fishing dories—and you’ll find moments when a single innovation changed how we travel and work on the water.…
Cat in a Stream: What to Do and How to Rescue
A barracuda glides past our catamaran as we lie at anchor. It’s a blistering day in Bimini, and the fish seems to be seeking shade between the Leopard…
Escape the Everyday: Peaceful Weekend Getaways
“Social distancing” has entered our everyday vocabulary, and one of the safest, most restorative ways to practice it is by heading out on the water. The Northeast and…
Ocean Isolation: Finding Solitude at Sea
It was early April at the height of the Covid-19 outbreak when news of my upcoming yacht delivery reached family members. They urged me to turn down an…
Nordic Tug 26 Review: Specs, Performance and Buying Guide
Nordic Tug 26: The Trailerable Pocket Trawler That Started a Trend The Nordic Tug 26 is one of the most recognizable small trawlers on the water. With its…
Navigating the New Normal: Life After COVID-19
Boating in a Pandemic: Challenges, Adaptations, and Why the Water Still Calls These days, cruising brings fresh challenges. Many longtime boaters describe recent outings as more complicated and,…
Pelagic Postcards: Dispatches from the Open Ocean
How a Mid-20th Century Postcard Helped Build Florida’s Fishing Legacy A whimsical mid-20th century novelty postcard from Florida did more than amuse vacationers — it helped entice anglers…
Ocean 50x Zoom Binoculars Review and Specs
Okean 50X: A Versatile Explorer Yacht Finding Its Stride in the U.S. Market Now in its fourth year on an increasingly competitive U.S. stage, Okean’s family of shapeshifting…
Sea Stories: July 2020 — Sailing Tales and Ocean Updates
What we’re Watching Chisels, Plywood and Frames There is a particular satisfaction in watching raw materials—sheets of plywood, lengths of timber, and a scatter of frames and fastenings—slowly…
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