Digital Yacht TriNav GPS160: High-Performance GNSS Positioning for Boats Digital Yacht’s TriNav GPS160 is a compact, high-performance positioning sensor designed for modern marine navigation. By combining signals from GPS, GLONASS and the newer Galileo satellite systems, the GPS160 delivers robust, redundant positioning with typical accuracy better than 1 metre. Its fast update capability — configurable … Read more

Beneteau Swift Trawler 34 Sets Out on Great Loop Maiden Voyage with Soundings Writer Aboard Stephen Blakely, a contributing writer for Soundings, will join the newly launched Beneteau Swift Trawler 34 named The Greatest Loop for the first leg of an ambitious 7,000-plus-mile Great Loop voyage. Blakely will document the trip for Soundings, reporting on … Read more

Mercury Marine Introduces New 3.4L V-6 FourStroke Outboards At the Miami International Boat Show, Mercury Marine expanded its FourStroke lineup with three new V-6 outboards: 175-, 200- and 225-horsepower models built on a 3.4-liter powerhead. The company also unveiled a 200-horsepower SeaPro V-6 designed specifically for commercial use. These additions aim to deliver a balance … Read more

Nordhavn Enters the Large-Yacht Market with Its First 120-Foot Expedition Trawler, Aurora Nordhavn, a brand renowned for expedition-style trawlers, has announced its move into the large-yacht segment with the introduction of the Nordhavn 120. The first hull in this new long-range, oceangoing class will be named Aurora and will be built in Xiamen, China, through … Read more

What We’re Watching Super Solo — In 1969 Sir Robin Knox-Johnston became the first person to complete a nonstop, singlehanded circumnavigation of the globe. He sailed the 32-foot teak-planked Bermudan ketch Suhaili, built in Bombay, and emerged as the lone finisher of the 1968–1969 Golden Globe Race. The 29-year-old spent 313 days at sea to … Read more

Seahorse 48: Preparing a Long-Range Trawler for Extended Voyaging LOA: 48 feet, 5 inches • BEAM: 14 feet, 10 inches • POWER: single 150-hp John Deere 4045TFM diesel • SPEED: 6.5 knots cruise • RANGE: 6,825 nautical miles at 6.5 knots • TANKAGE: 2,000 gallons fuel, 250 gallons water • CONTACT: Seahorse Marine, Zhuhai, China, … Read more

Donald Baxter MacMillan and the Arctic Schooner Bowdoin They don’t make foul-weather gear like this anymore. Pictured here is Arctic explorer Donald Baxter MacMillan aboard his schooner Bowdoin, wearing the confident, ready expression of a man accustomed to cold seas and difficult voyages. Donald Baxter MacMillan was born in 1874 in Provincetown, Massachusetts, into a … Read more

Recent Responses from the Mid-Atlantic Seaboard This roundup summarizes recent Coast Guard and partner responses across the Mid-Atlantic seaboard, highlighting search and rescue operations, a fatal equipment accident, medevac operations, and multi-agency search efforts. Each report reflects the ongoing maritime safety work carried out by the Coast Guard, local fire and rescue units, and volunteer … Read more

I wasn’t always consumed by boats. I began my career as a book editor, a mid-career professional who accepted a well-paying position and relocated to an inland region a few hours from the coast. City life gave way to a quieter pace: editing deadlines, house hunting, small renovation projects and the steady routines of a … Read more

Essex Spring Boat Show Draws Strong Crowd; Organizers Eye Annual Event At one moment during the new Spring Boat Show in Essex, Connecticut, exhibitor Jim Eastland wondered whether launching a boat show in a soft economy had been the right move. Three hours later, as the docks filled with interested buyers, his doubts were gone. … Read more