Yet it’s here where father-son team Mike and Barrett Howarth operate Mag Bay Yachts, a builder of high-end center console and ...

Most folks get a yearly physical, even when they’re feeling well. If there’s something amiss, the doctor will likely find it ...

At The Anchorage, a small boatyard on the Warren River in Rhode Island, the Rolling Stones come first. Gimme Shelter plays from a dusty boombox tuned to The Wolf 106.3. The sound bounces off the ...

Bryer Davis has obvious skill and patience as she maneuvers a beautifully restored Chesapeake Bay deadrise workboat out of her slip in downtown Annapolis, Maryland. Davis executes a tight, 180-degree ...

Seasickness. We all get acquainted with it the hard, humiliating way. My experience occurred years ago off New Jersey, aboard a 40-foot convertible with a crew of anglers I didn’t know well. They were ...

Generally, when you see a product with Mark II after its name, it’s the same as Mark I, but with a tweak or two to make it a little bit better. Not so with the Nordhavn 46 Mark II from Pacific Asian ...

There’s a moment before sunset, especially in a slack tide, when things tend to slow on Long Island Sound. It feels like the world holds its breath. The water goes glassy, and the gulls fall quiet, ...

Take a left on Hidden Cove, and then go left again at the totem pole. Such were the instructions to get to the Port Madison Yacht Club on Bainbridge Island, Washington, a tiny but tidy sailing ...

Their first boat was a Catalina 22, which Alison and Chris Major of Zeeland, Michigan, bought when their two children were toddlers. They had no previous boating experience, but they had a desire to ...

In the mid-1980s, there was a rapidly growing interest in midrange offshore sportfishing designs, particularly among those who wanted to tackle species found only in deeper waters. C. Raymond Hunt & ...

Modern marine electronics rely on seamless communication between various devices to ensure smooth operation and navigation. NMEA 2000 (N2K) is an industry-standard communication protocol that enables ...

It’s not uncommon to hear grumbling on the docks about the cost of new boats, and the challenges of finding a cruiser that’s affordable, seaworthy and efficiently set up for an active clan. Here’s the ...