How to Drill Stainless Steel Cleanly Using Simple Tools Many people believe drilling clean, accurate holes in harder grades of stainless steel requires exotic equipment: ultra-hard, ultra-sharp, and very expensive drill bits. They worry that even with top-tier tools the bit will overheat, lose its temper, or break, turning a weekend project into an expensive … Read more

With Shepard McKenney, founder and CEO of Seakeeper. Shepard McKenney is the founder and chief executive officer of Seakeeper Inc., headquartered in Solomons, Maryland. Seakeeper manufactures gyroscopic anti-roll stabilizers for recreational and commercial boats. A former chairman and owner of The Hinckley Company, McKenney, 68, played a central role in the creation of Hinckley’s celebrated … Read more

Four members of the Kill Devil Hills Life Saving Station pause for a portrait in their white caps and jackets, surfboats poised and ready. Life at this isolated outpost on the storm‑swept North Carolina coast was harsh: long stretches of solitude, unpredictable weather and the constant awareness that danger could appear with little warning. Station … Read more

Illustration by Jim Ewing Schooner Adventure — A Grand Banks Fishing Schooner and a Living Piece of Maritime History No sailing vessel captures the imagination quite like a Grand Banks fishing schooner, and the schooner Adventure is one of the finest surviving examples. With a history rooted in the demanding North Atlantic fisheries, Adventure evokes … Read more

The United States Coast Guard’s International Ice Patrol (IIP) will hold a public memorial ceremony at 6 p.m. on April 15 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to honor the lives lost when the RMS Titanic struck an iceberg and sank. The ceremony will mark the anniversary of the Titanic’s sinking on April 15, 1912, and provide … Read more

Jamie and Joe Lowell continue a family tradition of building Down East boats designed for work and pleasure. At the Maine Boatbuilders Show in Portland this spring, I watched a video at an exhibitor’s booth of a classic 34-foot wooden lobster boat named Osprey running at about 30 knots, cutting through a 1-foot chop with … Read more

Sandy Williamson and Dan Kirsch list Beverly, Massachusetts, as their home, but they’ve spent far more time at sea in recent years. Living aboard their Outer Reef 610, they covered roughly 20,000 miles in just under five years, voyaging from Florida to Maine three times, spending a summer in Nova Scotia and several winters and … Read more

Anchor Nutrition Bars: A Natural Approach to Seasickness and Motion Sickness Relief Anchor Nutrition bars are a non-pharmaceutical alternative designed to help prevent or reduce nausea associated with seasickness and other forms of motion-induced illness. Developed and marketed by Real Food Solutions, these bars rely on food-based ingredients rather than drugs, appealing to people who … Read more

Cruising Club of America honors couple who lead others to voyages they might not attempt alone John Harries had already sailed roughly 60,000 ocean miles — including Atlantic crossings and trips into the far northern latitudes — yet he had never been recognized by the Cruising Club of America until Phyllis Nickel, a former landlubber, … Read more

True North 38: A Timeless Downeast Sport-Utility Cruiser The True North 38 made its debut in 2001 and, even years later, continues to draw attention for its distinctive Downeast-inspired lines and practical versatility. Built by US Watercraft in Warren, Rhode Island — a company that traces its roots to TPI Composites and the pioneering work … Read more