St. Augustine, Fla., serves as a convenient stopover for sportfishing skippers and bluewater sailors traveling the Eastern Seaboard. The city offers several substantial boat maintenance facilities and attracts a steady flow of transient traffic—large yachts that typically run offshore rather than on the Intracoastal Waterway. “We have several significant boat maintenance facilities here,” says Carl … Read more

My family and I returned to full-time liveaboard life aboard our Carver, Have Another Day, about nine months ago. Living and traveling on a boat greatly increases our demand for reliable internet, and over time I’ve learned a lot about what actually works in the real world. Below I summarize the practical systems and habits … Read more

Waterway Guide Releases Updated 2011 Cruising Guides for Boaters Waterway Guide has released its newly updated 2011 cruising guides, offering comprehensive, region-specific information for recreational boaters and cruisers. The updated guides provide detailed route descriptions, facility listings, and navigation-related updates tailored to popular cruising areas in the United States and the Bahamas. These revised editions … Read more

Tropical Storm Sally Prompts Two Daring Sea Rescues: Container Ship and U.S. Coast Guard Save Six Sailors As Tropical Storm Sally strengthened over the Gulf of Mexico, two separate rescues at sea brought six sailors to safety in a single night. One rescue was performed by a passing commercial container ship, and the other was … Read more

Vintage 43: Designed in Maine, Built in Florida The Vintage 43 is the result of a collaboration between Belfast, Maine–based Stephens Waring Yacht Design and Sarasota, Florida boatbuilder Rivolta Yachts. Stephens Waring, noted for designs that marry classic, timeless lines with modern high performance, worked with Rivolta to create an elegant daysailer that is easy … Read more

Volvo Penta Unveils New Generation D4 and D6 Marine Diesel Engines Since Volvo Penta introduced the original D4 and D6 marine diesel engines in 2003, these powerplants have earned a reputation for reliability, performance and broad versatility. More than 100,000 units of the D4 and D6 family have been installed across a wide range of … Read more

Giant Sea Turtle Discovery in Spain: Leviathanochelys aenigmatica Scientists have identified a previously unknown species of giant sea turtle from fossil remains unearthed in northeastern Spain. The newly described species, named Leviathanochelys aenigmatica, is estimated to have had a body length exceeding 12 feet (more than 3.6 meters), making it the largest turtle species discovered … Read more

Mystic Seaport Opens 33rd International Marine Art Exhibition and Sale The Maritime Gallery at Mystic Seaport opens its 33rd annual International Marine Art Exhibition and Sale on Sunday. The exhibition brings together more than 100 award-winning marine artists from around the world, showcasing the depth and variety of maritime art in both historical and contemporary … Read more

Anyone who has renovated a house before listing it knows the best returns usually come from kitchens and bathrooms. The same principle applies to production powerboats up to roughly 60 feet: some refit projects consistently deliver stronger resale value than others. Budgets vary—refits can range from modest updates to major overhauls—so owners should prioritize the … Read more

A great rescue in Coast Guard history On the night of February 18, 1952, a small United States Coast Guard crew steamed into one of the most harrowing sea rescues in American maritime history. Facing a Nor’easter off Cape Cod and seas reported at sixty feet, a four-man crew from Coast Guard Station Chatham launched … Read more