Ever Given Blocks Suez Canal, Threatening Major Disruption to Global Shipping A 1,312-foot-long containership has run aground in the Suez Canal and could obstruct roughly 10 percent of global shipping for days. The vessel, the Ever Given, was en route from China to the Netherlands when it lost steerage during a severe sandstorm, driving its … Read more

In 2018, Sea Ray halted production of its yachts longer than 40 feet to concentrate on smaller sportboats and cruisers. So when I was invited to test the company’s first fully new cruiser design since that decision—the 2021 Sundancer 370—I was eager to go. The sea trial took place in Sarasota on Florida’s Gulf Coast … Read more

Nordhavn Introduces Two New Passage-Making Yachts: N625 and N71 Nordhavn, a builder known for long-range, passagemaking yachts, has announced two new models: the Nordhavn 625 (N625) and the Nordhavn 71 (N71). Both designs reflect the company’s continuing effort to blend traditional offshore capability with more contemporary styling and simplified production methods. Nordhavn 625: A Production-Minded … Read more

What We’re Watching Global Voyagers Ben Brehmer and Ashley Stobbart have been living full-time on their Lagoon 410 catamaran since 2016, voyaging across oceans and documenting life as long-term cruisers. Over the years they have visited some 35 countries and covered roughly 40,000 nautical miles, sharing their experiences through video storytelling on their YouTube channel, … Read more

Engine Cut-Off Switch Requirement for Small Recreational Boats Beginning April 1, 2021, operators of recreational vessels under 26 feet in length are required to use an engine cut-off switch link in certain situations, as the U.S. Coast Guard implements provisions of a 2018 federal law. This requirement is intended to reduce the number of injuries … Read more

John “Jack” Leek and the 40 Super Sport: A Classic South Jersey Sportfishing Design Most boat owners dream about the perfect vessel. Naval architect John “Jack” Leek turned his dream into reality. A member of a multigenerational New Jersey boatbuilding family and an avid angler, Leek designed the 40 Super Sport in 1977 and used … Read more

Avocette III: A 90-Year-Old Huckins Resto‑Mod Reborn in Rockport, Maine Not many boats reach their 90th birthday and still look exceptional, but Avocette III is an outstanding exception. The oldest-known Huckins in existence, she began life as a Fairform Flyer designed by Frank Pembroke Huckins—the direct predecessor to the PT boat. Recently, this Offshore 48 … Read more

When Boston Whaler’s R&D team set out to expand the Dauntless bay boat line, they chose to redesign two new models from the hull up: the 220 Dauntless and the 250 Dauntless. Positioned to replace the outgoing 210 and 240 models respectively, these boats were engineered to broaden owners’ capabilities—preserving the inshore fishing DNA of … Read more

Carleton Mitchell: A Portrait of a Bluewater Sailor There was a time when sailboat racing captured national attention. Regattas were reported in major newspapers, and skippers and their boats regularly appeared on the covers of popular magazines. In that era Carleton Mitchell stood out: a yachtsman whose skill, temperament and writing helped bring the drama … Read more

Barb Hansen warns of a potential surge of boat traffic heading from the Great Lakes down the Mississippi River in the summer of 2025. “Our school has gone crazy,” she says, referring to a flood of bookings for sail and powerboat courses at Southwest Florida Yachts, which she runs near Fort Myers. “If everyone who … Read more