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Gold Leaf and Careful Work: A Yacht Gets a New Name
For many, naming a boat is a very personal decision. Owners use everything from family names, the name of a well-loved dog, or even a dirty joke only told among the most salty of us. Buzz around your local harbor and you are sure to find a few. Whatever you… SEE MORE
Southport Boats Introduces Two New Center-Console Models
Southport Boats of Augusta announces a new Tournament Edition, entry level model on the company's 27-foot platform, to be called the 272TE, and a second-generation 29 series that includes the Hunt4™ Design of the original Southport hulls, but with overhauls of the deck arrangement, systems, hardware, fit-n-finish. Most importantly, the… SEE MORE
As Spring Slips Toward Summer on the Maine Coast
Spring has been fickle on the Maine coast this year, and many boaters and boatyards have found themselves a bit behind schedule. But it only takes a handful of warm days to get things back on track, and so I wasn't surprised when my friend Al Trescot called to tell… SEE MORE
Little Egg Inlet: Too Cool For Its Own Good?
New Jersey’s Little Egg Inlet is very shallow in spots. Superstorm Sandy caused more sand and silt to fill in an already questionable inlet. Now, two and a half years later, this important body of water still is only navigable for big boats at high tide. Which government agency is… SEE MORE
Summer Begins With Two Beautiful Boats
For June, what is better than a beautiful boat? Two beautiful boats! Here are Lily and Cuckoo, two lovelies that we had the pleasure of photographing. For more photography by Benjamin Mendlowitz, including the 2015 Calendar of Wooden Boats and our other products, visit us at www.noahpublications.com. SEE MORE
Submarine Force Museum: Visiting the USS NAUTILUS
In 1951, Congress authorized the building of the world's first nuclear-powered submarine. Given the name NAUTILUS, the revolutionary propulsion system was only the first of the ship's many records. Over her 26 years of service, she sailed over half a million nautical miles, including the first ship to cross the… SEE MORE
A Trip to New Bedford in a Herreshoff Power Cruiser
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAl0DWsx_t0[/embed] For many boaters, the iconic image of a New England harbor looks more like Nantucket than Gloucester. New Bedford Harbor is proof of the unique beauty of New England's working harbors, contrasting greatly from its highly polished and glossy surroundings in Buzzards Bay. Today New Bedford remains one of… SEE MORE
Delivering A Classic | A Trip Across Buzzards Bay in a Herreshoff Power Cruiser
New Bedford Harbor contrasts greatly from the highly polished and glossy surroundings of Buzzards Bay. For many boaters, the iconic image of a New England harbor looks more like Nantucket than Gloucester. However, New Bedford remains one of the most important commercial fishing ports in the country. Because of this,… SEE MORE
Launch Day for Tumblehome 24 Motorboat
At Stephens Waring Yacht Design, we've been eagerly awaiting launch day for our Tumblehome 24 design. Memorial Day weekend was the moment: In an impromptu sea-trial, Tumblehome Boat Shop of Warrensburg, New York, pulled her out of the shop and dropped her in the lake for a quick run to… SEE MORE
Hunt 32cc: Weekend Warrior, and Proud of It
It’s hard not to feel self-conscious when you find yourself surrounded by professional sailors, fishermen, and other twenty-somethings. They’re at the top of their game: no family, no 9-5, and a body that still bounces back from a pummeling day-after-day. Even worse, too many small boats these days seem to… SEE MORE
Volvo Ocean Race Delivers On Its Promise in Newport
That's a wrap! After 12 days of fun in Newport , the Volvo Ocean Race restarted on May 17 with a giant flotilla of pleasure boats escorting the six racing yachts out of Narragansett Bay. The sight of such cutting-edge sailing machines passing by Castle Hill was unlike anything that's… SEE MORE
Accessibility On the Water: Options for Everyone
[embed]https://www.vimeo.com/87679309[/embed] For people with restricted mobility, advancements in technology have created wonderful new options for making yachts more accessible. Whether it's a hydraulic swim platform that accommodates a wheelchair, a helm station that rises to the proper height, or a unique system for passing between decks aboard your yacht, New… SEE MORE