A shadow has been cast over Starlink antennas in the cruising community. Many boatowners discovered they could use SpaceX’s RV Starlink plan—priced around $150 per month—instead of the advertised maritime plan that carries a much higher price tag (reports have cited marine options near $5,000 per month). The RV kit, with its smaller, cheaper antenna, … Read more

Sixty years ago, most recreational sailors navigated with a paper chart, a magnetic compass, a sextant, a nautical almanac, parallel rulers, calipers, a sharp pencil and a reliable watch or chronometer. Safe passages required strong celestial navigation and dead-reckoning skills. Since then, advances in electronics and computing have fundamentally reshaped how boaters find their way. … Read more

Formula Boats Unveils 45′ 7″ 457 Center Console — Sport and Fish Models Decatur, Indiana builder Formula Boats will expand its center console lineup with two new 457 models: the 457 Sport and the 457 Fish. The new Formula 457 center console will make its public debut at the 2024 Miami International Boat Show, marking … Read more

John Whorf’s “Brooklyn Navy Yard” (1950): An Industrial Seascape in Watercolor and Gouache John Whorf’s 1950 work Brooklyn Navy Yard presents a compressed, atmospheric view of a vital industrial waterfront. Executed in gouache and watercolor on paper, the painting emphasizes the busy, smokey character of the shipyard with a restrained palette and confident brushwork. Thick … Read more

When the Saxdor 400 GTO premiered at the 2023 Cannes Yachting Festival, many observers noted its visual similarity to other sporty designs from Finland’s boating scene — not surprising, since the same designer is behind several well-known brands. Yet the 400 GTO immediately distinguished itself through fresh ideas, refined luxury touches and a versatile layout … Read more

Tucker West took the helm as president and CEO of Kadey-Krogen Group in April 2021 after seven years as vice president of sales and prior roles with Grand Banks Yachts, The Catamaran Company and Sunsail. He now leads the company’s three brands—Krogen Yachts, Summit Motoryachts and American Tugs—offering boaters full-displacement, planing and semi-planing hull options … Read more

Sam Devlin has been using the stitch-and-glue method to design and build wooden boats at Devlin Designing Boat Builders in Olympia, Washington, for more than four decades. Over the years he has completed more than 400 wood/epoxy boats ranging from 8 to 48 feet and has sold plans worldwide to home builders and professional yards … Read more

BoatUS Foundation Secures $10M NOAA Grant to Remove Derelict Vessels and Improve Boater Access Tired of seeing derelict boats blocking your favorite anchorage or cruising lanes? Heather Lougheed brings encouraging news: she’s leading a major effort to find and remove those abandoned vessels that clutter coastal waters and the Great Lakes. Lougheed, who began her … Read more

Christian Carraway stands at the helm of the Grady-White Canyon 386, a fresh addition to the builder’s lineup showcased prominently at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. As product designer, he’s responsible for the boat’s look, ergonomic layout and user experience. “We have smart people on staff who figure out how to make it work—engineers … Read more

Johnny Savage Survives a 1998 Rogue Wave: A Fisherman’s Account of Survival at Sea Johnny Savage will never forget 1998. That year he survived one of the earliest documented rogue waves, an ordeal he later chronicled in his book Lost in the Stream: The Miraculous Story of Two Fishermen Lost at Sea. Savage, a lifelong … Read more