Hinckley Picnic Boat 39 — A New Take on Forward Seating and Easy Handling Hinckley Yachts introduces the Picnic Boat 39, its first Picnic Boat model to feature forward seating combined with a purpose-built access system to the foredeck. At 42 feet, 7 inches overall, this model keeps the classic Picnic Boat profile while adding … Read more

Wreck of USS Stewart (DD-224) — the “Ghost Ship of the Pacific” — Found Off California After Eight Decades The wreck of a U.S. Navy destroyer that became the only American warship to be used by Japan during World War II has been located on the floor of the Pacific Ocean off the California coast, … Read more

The 2024 International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition and Conference (IBEX), organized by the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) and judged by Boating Writers International (BWI), recently announced the winners of its annual Innovation Awards in Tampa, Florida. These awards celebrate practical advances in marine technology, safety, sustainability and user-focused design. From more efficient fuel-handling solutions to innovations … Read more

Private Waterfront Estate on Meredith Creek Enjoy tranquil waterfront living on nearly four acres of private property along Meredith Creek. This exceptional estate offers protected, deep-water access with an 8-foot mean low water depth at the end of the pier and has historically accommodated large pleasure craft. The waterfront amenities include a rare covered boathouse … Read more

It’s difficult to fully capture the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show experience in words. Spread across seven distinct locations and roughly three million square feet of exhibition space, the show overwhelms the senses in the best possible way. From compact kayaks and state-of-the-art electronics to center consoles bristling with horsepower, superyachts, and even submarines, FLIBS … Read more

For millennia, East Algonquin tribes paddled their canoes out to Monhegan as an offshore base for swordfish hunting. They called it Monchiggon, meaning “out-to-sea island.” Monhegan truly lives up to that name. The island sits in the Atlantic, about ten miles off Maine’s Pemaquid Peninsula. Even though I’ve lived across from it for five years, … Read more

Southport 38FE The Southport 38FE offers a wide range of propulsion choices and practical fishing features. Standard power is twin 450-hp Yamaha XTO V8s; optional setups include triple 450-hp Yamahas, triple Mercury 400-hp V10s, or twin 600-hp V12 Verados. With a 2-foot-1-inch draft, the boat accesses many shallow fishing grounds. It comes with a 35-gallon … Read more

Stewart Brand and Ryan Phelan: Restoring the Tugboat Mirene into a Floating Home In the early 1980s, Stewart Brand and Ryan Phelan embarked on an unusual adventure together: turning a derelict tugboat into their home. The 64-foot Mirene had been launched in Oregon in 1912 to serve Alaska’s canneries. By the mid-1970s it had been … Read more

In the spring of 1893 a modest young clerk in the British House of Commons made a decision that would change his life: he would learn to sail. His name was Erskine Childers. Slight of build, partially disabled by a hiking injury that left him limping, and beset by poor eyesight, Childers nevertheless developed into … Read more

Rules of the Road is an in-depth course that explores the navigational rules that govern safe boating. Instructor Robert Reeder walks through each rule, noting inland and international distinctions, and explains how to operate recreational and commercial vessels safely in U.S. and international waters. These principles apply to everything from a small dinghy to the … Read more