Tassie Too, a 6.4-metre wooden boat built in Hobart in 1927, won the Forster Cup — Australia’s sailing championship in its day — a record Continue reading → The post H… Read More

Not surprisingly, the early history of Milton and Milford, like many towns in southern Delaware, was directly tied to the water. Both were home to Continue reading → The post Exhibits D… Read More

Carol Kent, owner and CEO of Carol Kent Yacht Charters in Marblehead, Massachusetts and Newport, Rhode Island, was awarded Charter Professional of the Year for her Continue reading &rar&hell…Read More

Snow drifted past the convention center’s windows, but within its halls was a dream of summer, of sultry days spent drifting in a pontoon — Continue reading → The post 96,00… Read More

FERRISBURGH — A couple months back volunteers at Ferrisburgh’s Rokeby Museum were going through the historic landmark’s outbuildings, evaluating them for possible conservat… Read More

If you’ve ever wanted to explore the underwater world using your own ROV (remotely-operated vehicle), there are now a number of consumer modelsin the works. The Continue reading … Read More

The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of a revolutionary uncrewed surface ship, one capable of traveling long distances and conducting missions all without a human on Continue reading → The p… Read More

The National Marine Representatives Association (NMRA) is offering a $2,500 scholarship to an outstanding student pursuing education and a career in the maritime trades. High Continue readin… Read More

Big outboards tend to get most of the ink, but more than half the registered boats in the U.S. are less than 16 feet long, Continue reading → The post Downsized Surprise appeared first… Read More

Slalom skiers, wakeboarders, barefooters and tube riders. They all depend on the line they use for performance and safety. It is critical to fun. It Continue reading → The post Right on… Read More

NEW YORK, NY (February 7, 2018) – August 16, 2018, will mark the 75th anniversary of the commissioning of the USS Intrepid (CVS-11), the World Continue reading → The post USS Intr… Read More

At the beginning of January, wildlife biologist Allen Foley had a problem: the water was so cold that green sea turtles in St. Joseph Bay Continue reading → The post Here’s Why th… Read More

A standing-room-only crowd of more than 150 people jammed the Chicago Maritime Museum on Friday for a showing of the nearly finished documentary ‘‘Mr. Canoe.’’ Contin… Read More

A boat builder named Andrew Jackson Higgins bridged racial gaps during World War II. His seven New Orleans factories were the first to be integrated Continue reading → The post Hidden H… Read More

The 1970s was the heyday of ski shows at Lake of the Ozarks; meanwhile behind the scenes, innovators and entrepreneurs were shaping the future of Continue reading → The post Lake of the… Read More

HYANNIS — Only a few feet separated the Una and the e/XL, a pair of boats at the 12th annual Boatbuilders Show on Cape Cod, Continue reading → The post A Tale of Two Catboats at C… Read More

Clearwater, FL – MarineMax has launched its Service Express mobile app in Florida to make scheduling boat service easier. “We are excited to provide a Continue reading → The… Read More

BALTIMORE, MD – After marking 40 years of sailing the Chesapeake and around the world on behalf of the city of Baltimore and state of Continue reading → The post Pride of Baltimor… Read More

SunChaser’s Geneva series gives buyers a choice of three paths, depending on how they intend to use the boat: Cruise, Sport or Fish. We tested Continue reading → The post SunChase… Read More

Between Quetico, Woodland Caribou and Wabakimi is Crown Land, a paddler’s playground replete with so many lakes and rivers that many are still unnamed. Paddling Continue reading →… Read More

The 26 metre Baltic 85 Custom sailing yacht is taking shape at the Finnish yard’s Jakobstad headquarters, as the first in-build photo below shows. On schedule for Continue re… Read More

The Sunset paddlewheel boat docked through the summer into the fall near the mouth of the Bad River. That’s on the Fort Pierre side of Continue reading → The post Paddlewheeler Up… Read More

NEW BEDFORD — The restoration of the famed schooner Ernestina-Morrissey has received a boost with a $100,000 matching grant from a New York foundation. This Continue reading → The… Read More

Cape Codders who dream of sea spray on their faces, and the feel of the tiller in their hands, can set their fancies free this Continue reading → The post Show Offers Chance to Meet Loc… Read More

The scene at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in Manhattan this past weekend was all-nautical as the Progressive Insurance New York Boat Show was Continue reading → The post Dreami… Read More

Usually when a company talks about a legacy model, it is referring to a past hit that remains in the lineup, unchanged from its days Continue reading → The post Manitou 25 Legacy LT app… Read More

Three decades ago, shortly after he turned 30, doctors told Rob Glass he had retinitis pigmentosa, a rare genetic disorder that causes a breakdown of Continue reading → The post Follow… Read More

A local father-and-son team will debut a fishing/crabbing vessel they constructed themselves at an upcoming meeting of the Bainbridge Island Fly Fishers club. Click here Continue reading &ra&hell…Read More

Roger Birch needed to make an apology. He had accidentally damaged his father-in-law’s wooden boat and wanted to make things right. After thinking about it Continue reading → The… Read More

The tiny home trend is now taking to the open ocean with this beautiful tiny houseboat. The Nautilus Hausboote is a sophisticated floating home with Continue reading → The post Sail Awa… Read More

New Jersey teenager Oliver Crane became the youngest person to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean early Sunday, when he arrived on the Caribbean island Continue reading → The post 19-Ye… Read More

It’s a match made in Maine. Sanford Boat Company of Nantucket has struck a licensing deal that will let Steve White and the crew at Continue reading → The post Alerion Class Sloop… Read More

After seeing a few fine mini boat examples online, like the 8ft (2.4 m)-long Little Miss Sally by Paul Elkins, Bay Area maker Josh Tulberg Continue reading → The post Mini Electric Boat… Read More

Sarasota, FL. January 29, 2018 – Chris-Craft announced its appointment of The Ski Shack to its global dealer network. The Ski Shack is located in Continue reading → The post Chris… Read More

The Massachusetts Marine Trades Educational Trust (MMTET) is currently running an online fundraiser. The MMTET is auctioning a brand-new 2016 Robalo R160 boat package complete Continue readi… Read More

It’s that time of year, when we all make resolutions we won’t keep … again. Lose weight, save money, get in shape, yada, yada. But Continue reading → The post Be a Be… Read More

BONEHEAD BLUNDER: Fresh fuel, no cap THE BONEHEAD: My buddy Charles BONEHEAD RATING: 1 WHAT HAPPENED: No, the rating isn’t because he’s my pal. I’ll Continue reading →… Read More

January 25, 2018, Annapolis, MD – Weems & Plath, one of the oldest marine companies in the United States, is proud to announce its 90th Continue reading → The post Weems &… Read More

It’s been a year since the The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Artificial Reef Program sunk a monster watercraft nearly 60 miles offshore from Galveston Continue reading → The… Read More

The 200-mile Bartram Canoe Trail in Alabama lets you glide down mellow, sinuous waterways into the 260,000-acre Mobile-Tensaw Delta, the nation’s second largest. Click here Continue re… Read More

TRAVERSE CITY — Nothing compares, Laura Quackenbush says, to the gleam of the water and the spray of the surf under Madeline’s billowing sails. But Continue reading → The po… Read More

Its name may have regal origins, but over the past year the first ever Jubilee One-Design Class yacht has not been treated like a king. Click here Continue reading → The post… Read More

BOYNE CITY — City officials and businesses in the Boyne City area heard some unexpected good news Tuesday when a national ice boat organization announced Continue reading → The po… Read More

The 200 acre property opened the world renowned course back in 1991 and since then it has been voted in the top 100 greatest courses Continue reading → The post The Floating Golf Green… Read More

Maybe you’ve found yourself itching to commit to a kayak this summer. Florida’s surrounding bodies of water are begging you to come feel the sun Continue reading → The post… Read More

Maine Maritime Museum (MMM) is excited to announce a new acquisition to the museum collection: the original half-model, or builder’s model, of the six-masted schooner Continue reading… Read More

Relying on historical records and accounts from old timers, AL.com may have located the long-lost wreck of the Clotilda, the last slave ship to bring Continue reading → The post Wreck F… Read More

MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) – The Phantom of the Aqua, as it’s called, washed ashore in Miramar Beach in October and it’s still stuck deep in Continue reading &rar&hell…Read More

It gets hard to tell when you go back that far, but humans—Homo erectus in this case—probably crafted the first seaworthy vessel some 800,000 years Continue reading → The po… Read More

What appears to be the wreck of an schooner has been uncovered on a beach near Arklow. Recent stormy weather has removed sand from the Continue reading → The post Schooner Unearthed Aft… Read More

This video of a large pleasure boat smashing into smaller fishing boat is entirely too close for comfort. In addition, the video below showing a Continue reading → The post Must-See Vid… Read More

Brian Forsyth said he has “the boat disease.” The cure: the Patuxent Small Craft Guild at the Calvert Marine Museum. Click here to read more. The post Small Craft Guild Offers Cu… Read More

A boat-builder’s lifelong dream to create a 60ft yacht by hand is edging ever closer. It has taken Mike Ludgrove 12 years to complete, pursuing Continue reading → The post Man Sol… Read More

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — An intricate boat ballet plays out each January on the frigid waters of the northern Great Lakes. Thousand-foot freighters scramble Continue reading → Th… Read More

Removing derelict boats from South Carolina waterways is no simple task. Just ask Hilton Head Island resident Russell Patterson, who has been at it for Continue reading → The post No Mo… Read More

NEWCOMB BAY, Antarctica — A cute little surprise visitor was curious about what some Antarctic expeditioners were up to this week. Click here to read Continue reading → The post P… Read More

Tahoe Boats is all about maximizing space aboard its deckboats and giving owners the most options for fun while maintaining a budget-friendly bottom line. The Continue reading → The pos… Read More

 There are certain to be a few failures, flops and fiascos you wish you could forget from the 2017 fishing season. Do you want to Continue reading → The post Minimize Mistakes appe… Read More

We have a saying at our Orlando-based wakeboard school, Freedom Wake Park. It’s basically this: “Your friends are your worst teachers.” They mean well, and Continue reading… Read More

CLEARWATER, Florida – Sea Hawk Paints, the world’s leading premium nautical coating provider, has announced its 40th Anniversary Celebration. The company, founded in 1978, is Con… Read More

MATTITUCK -Trent Preszler, the CEO of Bedell Cellars in Cutchogue, makes wooden canoes by hand. Preszler, who grew up on South Dakota cattle ranch, taught Continue reading → The post Ea… Read More

You can find anything for sale on eBay. Anyone looking to make a quick buck off of something old in their house or garage seems Continue reading → The post The Most Unique Vehicle for S… Read More

GARDINER — When Southport Boats hits its stride this year in its new, larger manufacturing space in south Gardiner, a new boat is expected to Continue reading → The post Boat-Buil… Read More

DuBOIS — DuBois Area High School students taking a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics course designed and then participated in a 3D-printed boat race Friday. Continue rea… Read More

It’s not every day you see a water-skiing squirrel. So 10-year-old Twiggy’s performance at the 2018 Toronto International Boat Show on Sunday drove fans nuts. Continue reading &r&hell…Read More

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla — A man and his daughter visited St. Augustine from Spain. His ancestor used to be the governor of Florida, 400 years Continue reading → The post Descendants of… Read More

The Four Winns HD 200 OB Freedom is the newest and smallest member of the HD line. Even so, it carries with it the pedigree Continue reading → The post Four Winns HD 200 OB Freedom appe… Read More

The name Sanpan is synonymous with high-end pontooning, and the 2018 version of the 2500 ULH is the builder’s most luxurious model ever. Our test Continue reading → The post Sanpa… Read More

MINNEAPOLIS (January 11, 2018) – The National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) and Boating Writers International (BWI) honored the winners of the 2018 Minnea… Read More

Moved by one hurricane, picked up by another—a new fate is in the works for the iconic Folly boat. The boat washed away during hurricane Continue reading → The post New Port of Ca… Read More

With Germany in tatters, his small business bankrupt, Oskar Speck got into his kayak in 1932 for what would become an epic, seven-and-a-half-year paddle—30,000 miles, Continue reading… Read More

OWEN SOUND – A photographic history book centred on Owen Sound’s harbour scenes and notable schooners, steamboats and other vessels launched this week. Owen Sound photo… Read More

After completing a ship in a bottle kit, screenprinter Jake Sadovich of Garden City, Idaho decided to make a LEGO one. Soon after, he submitted Continue reading → The post LEGO Ship in… Read More

Andy Tyska, president of Rhode Island-based Bristol Marine, has announced the acquisition of Boothbay Harbor Shipyard. Located at the head of Boothbay Harbor, the shipyard Continue reading … Read More

Before he found international fame zooming around on a Green Goblin-style jet platform, Franky Zapata was a world jet-ski champion with a bright idea. The water Continue reading →… Read More

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SOUTHOLD, N.Y. – Finding ways to utilize new technology is something that separates industry leaders from the rest of the pack. During 2017, Sea Tow Continue reading → The post Dr… Read More

Egersund, Norway – Navico – the world’s largest manufacturer of marine electronics and parent company to the Lowrance, Simrad and B&G brands – announced today Con… Read More

British round-the-world sailor Alex Thomson has been named the 2017 Yachtsman of the Year winner for his remarkable performance in last year’s Vendée Globe solo round-the-w… Read More

The 2018 Progressive Insurance Atlanta Boat Show is dropping anchor at the Georgia World Congress Center Jan. 18 through 21, bringing the best in boating Continue reading → The post 201… Read More

In March, the National WWII Museum in New Orleans launched its reconstructed PT-305, built locally by Higgins Industries in 1943. The museum acquired the boat Continue reading → The pos… Read More

For sea kayaker Rich Brand, there’s no better way to meet new people and discover new places than by paddling in. Brand calls his on-going project Captured Continue reading … Read More

The 110-foot sloop-of-war Providence, a full-scale replica of the first warship in America’s Continental Navy, is set to become a tourist attraction in Alexandria, Virginia. Continue r… Read More

Remote-control model boats may indeed be pretty neat, although all that you can really do with the things is drive them back and forth. PowerVision‘s new Continue reading → T… Read More

There’s a certain subset of material that survives on most wooden shipwrecks. Wood and rope usually decay quickly, leaving behind durable things such as ballast stones, Continue r… Read More

For buyers looking for a sterndrive-powered deckboat in the 20-foot range that maximizes passenger space and comfort, the Glastron GTD 205 checks all the boxes Continue reading → The po… Read More

Tulsa, Okla. – Lowrance, a world-leading brand in fishing electronics since 1957, is starting the new year with unbeatable deals on HDS Carbon fishfinder/chartplotters. Running Continu… Read More

So all Malibu has done for 2018 is take the all-time best-selling tow boat and make it better. The 23 LSV’s makeover starts with three Continue reading → The post Malibu 23 LSV ap… Read More

Wareham, Mass. – Navionics, the leader in content and location-based services for the recreational boating market, is partnering with fellow industry leaders and the South Continue rea… Read More

Now entering its 4th year, Age UK Lancashire are inviting people to join their 25 mile canoe challenge along the Lancaster canal, all to help Continue reading → The post Charity Canoe C… Read More

Great Island, located on Nantucket Sound in West Yarmouth, is perhaps the most exclusive area on Cape Cod. The 700-acre area, which is technically connected Continue reading → The post… Read More

Tidewater Boats, a designer and manufacturer of saltwater boats, is expanding its Lexington County operations to produce larger models, according to the state Department of Continue reading… Read More

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JOHNSBURG – Robert “Bob” Switzer will be remembered as “forever young” by family members, in part because of his “adventurous, entrepreneurial spirit.&rdq&hell…Read More

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While the rest of the planet has been bathed in above-average temperatures, much of America is chattering through a sprint of record-cold days. The National Continue reading → The post… Read More

The changing of calendar years is often a time for quiet reflection and thought, especially for sailors living in the now-frigid and dark Northern Hemisphere, Continue reading → The pos… Read More