How the Bahamas’ Private-Boat Quarantine Opened Safe Passage for Families During COVID-19 LeAnn Morris Pliske and her husband were at the end of their rope in Fort Lauderdale: stuck at home with their 12- and 13-year-old children and a couple of dogs, they needed space and fresh air. “I was losing my mind,” she says. … Read more

Thor: A World War II Rescue Boat Coming to the Florida Holocaust Museum A 34-foot, 20,000-pound wooden fishing boat named Thor, one of the vessels used to ferry Jewish people out of Nazi-occupied Denmark during World War II, will soon be on display at the Florida Holocaust Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida. The boat’s arrival … Read more

Southport Cottage — Acrylic Painting by Sally Caldwell Fisher Glassy harbor water curls around a single buoy in this intimate coastal scene, reflecting the red roof of a cottage as the surface responds to each gentle ripple. A small dinghy tied to the dock suggests a quiet invitation to row into the harbor and explore … Read more

Editor’s note: Last month’s column focused on initial preparations for a canyon run. In this installment, we cover how to gather current offshore intelligence, the gear you need, and practical tactics for high-summer trolling. Heading to the canyon can be expensive and equipment-intensive. Fuel costs alone can be staggering, and the tackle list is long: … Read more

Laura Dekker: The Youngest Solo Circumnavigator Completes Her Voyage She said she could do it — and she did. Dutch–Kiwi teenager Laura Dekker arrived in St. Martin on January 21 as the world’s youngest solo circumnavigator at 16 years, 123 days. Her accomplishment places her among a growing group of exceptionally young sailors who, at … Read more

Sea Ray 250 Sundancer: A New Pocket Express Cruiser for Sea Ray’s 50th Year Sea Ray, celebrating 50 years of boatbuilding, has added a new pocket express cruiser to its lineup: the 250 Sundancer. Built in Knoxville, Tennessee, this 25-foot model represents a fresh design direction for the company, emphasizing stability, usable cockpit space and … Read more

Slipper: A Fast Wood-and-Carbon Daysailer Rebuilt from Recycled Parts They knew immediately they had nailed the start. When Chris Maas, a retired Seattle boatbuilder, and his brother Alex, a former maker of high-end carbon tillers, glanced back after the start of the 2021 Yellow Island Race in Deer Harbor, Washington, they saw they’d opened a … Read more

The Beneteau Swift Trawler 48, which premiered at the 2022 Miami International Boat Show, represents the largest model in Beneteau’s Swift Trawler lineup at 48 feet, 4 inches overall length. Designed for long-range cruising and comfortable liveaboard capability, the Swift Trawler 48 blends efficient hull design, practical deck layout and well-appointed interior spaces to suit … Read more

“Schooner Yacht America and the Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert off the Needles, 1851” by Tim Thompson In this evocative work, British artist Tim Thompson depicts the American-built schooner America decisively leading the annual Queen’s Cup regatta, the storied 53-mile race around the Isle of Wight. The schooner cuts through choppy water while its European … Read more

Describe life on Chesapeake Bay and it’s difficult not to mention the iconic, temperamental blue crab. From cracking open a mess of spicy steamed crabs to frying a Maryland-style crab cake for the perfect sandwich, blue crabs are central to the region’s culinary culture and local economy. Of the Bay’s species, the blue crab has … Read more