Yoshi the Loggerhead: From Long-Term Aquarium Care to a 23,000-Mile Ocean Journey Yoshi, a loggerhead sea turtle, spent two decades living under human care at the Two Oceans Aquarium in Cape Town after being rescued with a damaged shell by the crew of a Japanese fishing vessel. Over those 20 years she became a beloved … Read more

Peter A. Mello Camera: Sony ILCE-6000 Shutter speed: 1/1,600 second Lens focal length: 210mm Aperture: f/6.3 ISO: 100 Location: Ned’s Point Light, Mattapoisett, Massachusetts March 2015 issue Ned’s Point Light — A Study in Telephoto Lighthouse Photography This photograph by Peter A. Mello, featured in the March 2015 issue, presents Ned’s Point Light in Mattapoisett, … Read more

Georgia’s Section of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway: Problems, Progress, and Practical Advice Georgia is widely regarded as the most difficult stretch of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) to navigate. The primary issue is shoaling — the gradual accumulation of sand, silt, and other sediments in navigation channels — which constricts depth and complicates safe passage … Read more

David Tunick’s Solo Sailing Journey: From Small Boats to Transatlantic Crossings David Tunick describes his progression as a sailor as gradual and earned. “I’m not a great sailor,” admits the art dealer, now 78, with the kind of self-effacing humor that colors his stories. He wasn’t brought up in junior sailing programs or yacht clubs, … Read more

An old clinker-built fishing boat surges through a following sea and wind off the northern New England coast. The helmsman, wearing a red hat, leans with the motion as the bow thuds into the next wave; passengers brace along the cockpit coaming. Fishing gear—an unmistakable harpoon, a barrel float and a tub of line—crowds the … Read more

Florida Manatee Crisis: A Story of Loss and a Hopeful Rescue Florida has experienced an unusually deadly year for manatees. According to Dr. Billy Gunnels, a Professor of Animal Behavior at Florida Gulf Coast University, more than 1,000 manatees died in Florida in 2021, marking a grim milestone for the state’s marine wildlife. Amid this … Read more

There was something immediately familiar about the Albemarle 31 DC when I first saw it at the United States Powerboat Show in Annapolis, Maryland. The dramatic wraparound windshield called to mind Albemarle’s earlier 32 Express, while the nearly broken sheerline echoed signature elements of the builder’s design language. Those cues are unmistakable, but the 31 … Read more

John St. Hilaire’s Down East Lobster Yacht Thorobred: A Piece of Maine Craftsmanship The story of Thorobred, a Maine-built Down East lobster yacht owned by John St. Hilaire, reads like an unexpected evolution from tradition to modern performance. Conceived to echo the classic 43-foot wooden lobster boats of his youth, Thorobred ultimately emerged as a … Read more

If viral videos could carry a scent, this one would have smelled like an out-of-control party at 3 a.m. When the footage circulated widely in July 2017, millions of viewers reacted with disgust and outrage. The video showed a group of men dragging a live shark by its tail behind a powerboat off the coast … Read more

A cruising couple got the boat they wanted: a Maine-built lobster yacht finished in Connecticut, tailored for slow, comfortable cruising. Jim Long pilots Nancy Ann past a partially submerged log — one of the remnants of Tropical Storm Irene in the lower Connecticut River — on a late-season afternoon run. A retired project engineer, Long … Read more