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 ...

Boaters can do a lot of things after tying up at Constitution Marina: walk next door to the 305-foot USS Constitution that first launched in 1797, step onto the Freedom Trail for a stroll through the ...

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 ...

Vicki and Alan Goldstein dreamed up their vision for Vintage Weekend at a classic yacht show near their summer home in Southwest Harbor, Maine, in the early 1990s. While walking the docks, the couple ...

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, ...

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 & ...

For centuries, sailing ships dominated global trade and warfare during the Age of Sail. While they faced the constant threat of enemy fire, they also battled a quieter opponent: shipworms. These ...

Sustained 30-knot winds buffeted Sea Nest, which was anchored on the south end of Eleuthera in Rock Sound, Bahamas, when I caught up with Julia and Michael Bertelsen. It was the couple’s third season ...