Captain Keith Colburn: Championing Safety from the Deck of the Wizard Captain Keith Colburn is quick to remind people that commercial crab fishing in the Bering Sea is inherently dangerous. Yet it is precisely the risks of that work that make him uncompromising about safety. His commitment to protecting his crew and his vessel is … Read more

Ken Fickett, the builder behind Great Harbour trawlers in Gainesville, Fla., and the original Mirage line of small sportfishing boats, has unveiled a new Mirage 32-foot model designed to serve as either a sportfishing boat or a cruising boat. The Mirage 32 embodies Fickett’s long-standing philosophy of simplicity: a smaller, well-thought-out boat that encourages owners … Read more

Livorsi Billet Trim Tabs with Underwater LEDs, Powder-Coated Finish and Private-Label Options Livorsi has introduced an updated line of billet trim tabs that combine durable materials, modern electronics compatibility and cosmetic enhancements such as integrated underwater LEDs and a powder-coated finish. Designed to suit recreational and performance boats in the roughly 20- to 50-foot range, … Read more

At 17 I joined the schooner Bluenose II as a deckhand while she was anchored off St. Lucia in the West Indies. My father was a close friend of Captain Ellsworth Coggins, master of the original Canadian racing schooner Bluenose. In the early 1960s the Oland family of Nova Scotia commissioned a replica at the … Read more

In 1956 a Harvard graduate with a degree in philosophy set out to transform small-boat design and the very way Americans went boating. Dick Fisher combined unconventional thinking with new materials and an inventive building process to create a 13-foot outboard that stood apart from everything else on the water. Fisher gave his creation a … Read more

Hasselblad H3D-39: Camera Settings, Technique, and Practical Notes This image was photographed with a Hasselblad H3D-39 and the technical details listed below. The combination of a medium-format camera, a moderate telephoto focal length, a small aperture and a slow shutter speed suggests a careful, deliberate approach to exposure and composition. Those settings work together to … Read more

Nearly two years earlier — on a Sunday afternoon, June 10, 2012 — I finished my last professional shift on a charter-boat deck. That spring I’d resisted the usual commitments to full-time party- and charter-fishing work. The disruption of my seasonal routine left me adrift, feeling like a man without a country, someone with no … Read more

It takes a hearty soul to live aboard when fall turns to winter. Being cold on a boat feels as out of place as being drunk in church: the two just don’t mix. Still, a growing number of people choose to boat for pleasure in cold weather. I’ve spent several subfreezing winters aboard close to … Read more

John Salafia and Briana “Bri” Smith discovered a love for boating nearly a decade ago while living in Essex, Connecticut. Their apartment on Main Street was only a few blocks from the Connecticut River, and the proximity made getting on the water an irresistible option. “We were so close to the boat launch, we just … Read more

Recent responses from around the nation HOLED — The fishing vessel Sarah-Kate sits aground in Rockland Harbor, Maine, after strong winds swept through the area. The Coast Guard reported that at least five vessels broke free from their moorings during the storm. Lobsterman missing Station Rockland, Maine The Coast Guard suspended an extensive search for … Read more