Team Holcim-PRB Wins Tight Finish to Take Leg 2 of The Ocean Race into Cape Town After more than 4,600 nautical miles of ocean racing from the Cape Verde Islands, threading down the Atlantic and through the fierce latitudes of the Roaring Forties, Skipper Kevin Escoffier and Team Holcim-PRB edged out a dramatic victory in … Read more
A Loyal Reader Every time a new issue of Soundings arrives, I make a ritual of reading it from cover to cover. After I’ve savored the articles and photos, I send the magazine on to my young grandson, Charlie. He knows the envelope and often hears the sound of it being opened before he even … Read more
Cruising Club of America Announces 2023 Award Winners The Cruising Club of America has long honored outstanding achievements in blue-water cruising, seamanship, innovation and service through its annual awards program. In 2023 the club revealed its list of honorees, recognizing six individuals whose efforts and accomplishments reflect the broad range of skills, courage and dedication … Read more
James Edward Buttersworth and “Ships Stranding”: A Study in Light, Motion, and Maritime Detail The painting “Ships Stranding,” produced by James Edward Buttersworth around 1860, captures a moment of intense drama on the Atlantic coast: a two-masted brig stranded on the sand as a pink sky and purple clouds frame the fading sun. Buttersworth renders … Read more
Few pleasures combine fresh air, scenic views and social time quite like a meal enjoyed at a waterfront restaurant you reach by boat. Dock-and-dine spots offer something special: the freedom to arrive by water, the relaxed pace of cruising, and the chance to share good food with friends while the tide moves beneath your hull. … Read more
My First Collision and What the Rules of the Road Taught Me I will never forget the first time I hit another boat. I was 19, sailing a Beetle Cat through the inner mooring field of Newport Harbor, trying to impress a girl who had come to visit. As a first-year apprentice at the IYRS … Read more
Formula 387 CCF: Formula’s Return to the Center Console Market Writing about boats and fishing for a living is a great job. It has its less glamorous moments, but I’ve always thought I was lucky. That impression got seriously tested the first time I stepped aboard Formula’s first center console since the 1980s and met … Read more
AI Reveals the Widespread Damage of Prop Scars to Tampa Bay Seagrass Quenton Tuckett spends a lot of time in the shallows of Tampa Bay, chasing fish and working to restore marine life such as scallops that hide in seagrass beds. His daily experience at the University of Florida’s Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory and time on … Read more
Miss Lakeside — The 1925 Sea Sled That Redefined Speed Search images for “Miss Lakeside” and you’ll often see the dramatic starboard-aft view: a classic wooden speedboat punching a rooster tail across the wake. That view highlights her offshore performance, but the most revealing angle is forward of the cockpit. From a forward quarter you … Read more
Silent 120 Explorer: A Solar-Powered Superyacht with eVTOL and Submarine Capability Silent-Yachts has taken solar-powered yachting to a new level with the Silent 120 Explorer, a 120-foot solar catamaran designed to combine long-range, low-emission cruising with advanced toys for remote exploration. The flagship model is built to carry an electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft … Read more