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 ...

Fall marks a season of transition in the boating world. As many Northeast boaters begin hauling out or heading south, builders are preparing new models for boat show debuts. From center consoles and ...

“We have had three customers in the past two weeks complaining about bad fresh water, or their freshwater pumps not working,” said Bob Petzold, president of Petzold’s Marine Center in Portland, ...

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 ...

Before the advent of waterskiing, another sport took the nation’s waterways by storm. Aquaplaning first emerged around 1910, coinciding with the rising popularity of small recreational motorboats, ...

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 ...

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 ...