Jeff Bolster
A Slice of Paradise
Sailing to Tonga, a couple encounters one of the last slices of South Pacific paradise
A Great First Boat
Ownership of an old Pennant stoked the cruising appetites and dreams of two teenaged friends
Mayflower II Restoration
The most important ship restoration project in America at this moment is attracting big crowds.
Skipjack Minnie V.
Nothing says Chesapeake Bay like a skipjack, with its distinctive profile and raked rig.
Around The World Under Square Rig
A circumnavigation is the stuff of dreams, the ultimate sailing challenge. Few pull it off.
Bringing Chanticleer Home
As Hurricane Irma stormed toward Tortola with our boat in its crosshairs last year, I mustered every possible shred of hope.
The boy and his raft: A perfect day on the coast of Maine
Every once in a while, a cruising family sails into an exquisite moment in the life of a boat and its people.
The Norwalk Islands: always inviting, always changing
I fell under the spell of the Norwalk Islands early in life. My first dinghy, first fish, first outboard, first stranding, first (and only) dismasting and first island getaway — a camp that would have made Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn green with envy — all occurred in that enticing little archipelago.