Sightlines

How the offshore racer and boatbuilder helped shape a career—mine.

Gear

Bright future - New equipment for old salts.

A Speck In The Sea

In the Sea IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT ON JULY 24, 2013, A LONG ISLAND LOBSTER FISHERMAN WAS THROWN OFF THE STERN OF THE ANNA MARY AND INTO A FIGHT FOR HIS LIFE.

high-tech boat testing

why isn’t your new yacht making her contract speed? why are her turns to starboard tighter than those to port? answering such questions definitively has been virtually impossible over the years. not any more. 

Grocery Shopper's Curse

CRUISING WITH A BUNCH OF FOLKS IN THE FUTURE? MAKE SURE SOMEBODY ELSE DOES THE GROCERY SHOPPING. REALLY!

Walking On Water

ADDING A SUBMERSIBLE SWIM PLATFORM TO YOUR BOAT HAS MANY BENEFITS, ONE OF THEM BEING QUITE MIRACULOUS.

Fresh Air

REPLACING AN OLD, INEFFICIENT, OR OBSOLETE SELF-CONTAINED AIR-CONDITIONING UNIT IS EASY—ALL YOU NEED IS A FEW SIMPLE TOOLS, A LITTLE FORETHOUGHT, AND A COMPREHENSIBLE SET OF INSTRUCTIONS.

Rio 60 GTS

Rio 60 GTS

Carver C34 Coupe

Carver C34 Coupe

Beast Of Burden

SNOWLIZARD, THE MAKERS OF MILITARY-GRADE IPHONE CASES, KEEPS YOUR PHONE PROTECTED.

PanPan CrewWatcher

CAN BLUETOOTH HELP SAVE YOUR LIFE?

Silent Roar

THE BEGINNING OF ELECTRIC BOAT TECHNOLOGY FOR THE CONSUMER MARKET.

Hot Topic

ENGINE OVERHEATING? THERE ARE SOME TYPICAL AND NOT-SO-TYPICAL CULPRITS.

Green Machine

THE 100-PERCENT SUSTAINABLE ENERGY OBSERVER HINTS AT A GREEN FUTURE FOR BOATING.

The Doctor Is In

TELEMEDICINE LETS BOATERS CONTACT PHYSICIANS AROUND THE CLOCK FROM ANYWHERE.

Backyard Billfish

THE ABACO ISLANDS OF THE BAHAMAS OFFER GREAT FISHING CLOSE TO HOME.

Numarine 105HT

Numarine 105HT

The Operative Factor

WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS, YOU MAY HAVE ONLY YOURSELF TO FALL BACK ON

Game Of Inches

IMTRA’S NEW ZIPWAKE INTERCEPTOR SYSTEM IS A SMALL ADDITION TO YOUR TRANSOM THAT CAN ADD UP TO BIG GAINS IN PERFORMANCE.

The No-Show

THE MYSTERY OF THE UNKNOWN CLIENT.

Ahead Of The Pack

THE BEAST28 IS A BAG FULL OF TRICKS, AND AN UPGRADE FROM THE BACKPACKS OF YESTERYEAR.

Abandon Ship

BEFORE THE UNTHINKABLE HAPPENS, MAKE SURE YOUR DITCH BAG IS UP TO SNUFF.

The Coolest Dude

A YACHT DESIGNER GETS TRUMPED.

Hot Footed

LOOKING TO STAND OUT ON THE DOCKS? DOONEY & BOURKE HAS REIMAGINED THE CLASSIC BOAT SHOE IN SOME PRETTY WILD COLORS.

An Amazing Development

Word around the docks these days is that, still, there’s no way to easily bond King Starboard—a poly product popular with today’s boat builders and restorers—either to itself or to other surfaces, whether wood, metal, fiberglass, or whatever.

New Traditions

With the Bravo 72, Cheoy Lee is kicking things up a notch by incorporating IPS propulsion.

Pretty & Practical

Backed by a proven pedigree, the ocean alexander 74 might make the perfect next motoryacht for a discerning owner.

Sounds Terrific

You wouldn’t settle for lousy performance from your plotter or radar. Why not hold your stereo to the same standard?

Tiger On The Water

IF EVER THERE WAS AN EXCEPTIONALLY WELL-BEHAVED WILD ANIMAL ON THE WATER, IT’S THE RAFNAR 11-METER.

Saving The Seas

As CEO of the Blue Marine Foundation, Clare Brook is tasked with a monumental challenge: trying to slow and effectively stop industrial overfishing on a worldwide scale. Blue Marine has been making headway. Over 1.5 million square miles of ocean are now protected—from Ascension Island, in the middle of the Atlantic (and a favorite nesting place of sea turtles), to St. Helena, off the coast of lower Africa. But there’s still much more work to be done. We caught up with Clare to learn more.