Kim Kavin

The Sea Tow Foundation’s sober skipper program is making a difference, one yellow bracelet at a time.

Builders of midrange yachts say impending emissions regulations may force them to stop selling certain models, which could be bad news for consumers.

A 53-foot trimaran driven by artificial intelligence will make the same journey as the ship that crossed the Atlantic in 1620.

New projects at Maine’s shipyards, including the USS Sequoia, are connecting to the past in surprising ways.

When it comes to a bareboat charter, traveling with a flotilla or an instructor on board is a great way to explore unfamiliar waters.

New York state bans the use of floating billboards on cruising waterways, making the areas safer for boaters.

The world’s largest 3D-printed boat is a harbinger of how boatbuilding may evolve in coming years.

Dorian’s trail of destruction and trauma exposes the realities of boating amid increasingly powerful storms.. Plus, how to support the relief efforts in the Bahamas. Hint: Get cruising.

A Rhode Island agency adds to an access controversy in Newport Harbor.

As relief efforts continue in the Abacos, the rest of the Bahamas are unscathed and eager to welcome boaters

Private ownership of U.S. Coast Guard lighthouses is steadily increasing. Is that good or bad?

EXXpedition, an organization that fights ocean plastics, is prepping for its longest voyage yet.

Archaeologists in Sweden unearth Viking boat graves, which offer a glimpse of building techniques that are more than 1,200 years old.

A massive offshore wind farm in the mid-Atlantic raises questions about the impact on fisheries.

National media went on high alert after a great white shark was reported in Long Island Sound, but was the creature ever there, and how good is tracking technology, really?

In the wake of the loss of My Song, owners who transport their yachts on ships are finding out the hard way that carriers are often limited in their liability.

Commercial fishermen share what they learned when their 32-footer sank nearly 100 miles offshore.

Boat owners are getting in on the sharing economy as it moves from Airbnb and Uber out onto the water.

Retired New York City Subway cars repurposed as structure for reefs are the focus of a new exhibit.

Gasoline blended with 15 percent ethanol is finding its way to gas stations everywhere, and that’s bad news for skippers who fuel trailered boats at the pump.

A new exhibition showcases the photography of Morris and Stanley Rosenfeld, who captured a glimpse of women in yachting.

New legislation in Maine aims to help boat owners find a safe place to dispose of their expired flares.

Lawmakers are trying to prevent the sale of this historic and ecologically important landmark in Long Island Sound to private developers. Here’s why.

The U.S. Coast Guard asks boat owners to be more vigilant when tying their boats to moorings.

A lawsuit in Maine prompts questions about what boaters should look for when evaluating any boatyard for repair work.

Attorneys general in 10 Eastern Seaboard states filed a federal lawsuit to stop efforts to allow seismic blasting and oil drilling in the Atlantic Ocean.

Severe storms often leave piles of smashed-up boats behind them. Here's how agencies are dealing with their disposal.

The U.S. Coast Guard spent 11 days searching 350,000 square miles of ocean for an 82-year-old sailor.  He was never  found, but there are lessons to be learned from the tragedy.

President Trump signs the American Water Infrastructure Act, which includes funding for projects that could make boating more convenient for cruisers up and down the East Coast.

Escape the icy grip of winter aboard any one of these five crewed charters in Croatia, Italy, Australia, French Polynesia and the Exumas.

They say the job of a U.S. Air Force pararescueman combines the skills of a Navy Seal, an Army Ranger and a medic.

Frustrated with boat thieves, two owners take action and create a community watch group through Facebook.

A new documentary contends rogue waves may explain some of the mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle.

Five years ago, Sam Merrett saw the Ceres on the Hudson River waterfront and had an epiphany about education, alternative fuels and sailing.

Sargassum, the stinky sea- weed that blankets beaches, clogs canals and entangles boat propellers, is piling up at levels and in places that researchers have never seen.

The August 2005 crash off Bay Shore, New York, left physical and psychological damage that lingers to this day.

Two recently published studies in the journal Nature make it seem that the 2004 film “The Day After Tomorrow” was, in fact, more science than fiction.

The town of Hempstead, New York, at least for the near future, is allowing the continuation of boating as usual.

In mid-April, President Trump said he was planning to remove summertime Environmental Protection Agency regulations and allow the sale of E15 gasoline — made with 15 percent ethanol — year-round.

Fred Karash says that, right from the start, the whole thing felt like a shakedown.

At the height of World War II, moviegoers paid about 30 cents each for tickets to “The Sullivans,” the story of five brothers from Waterloo, Iowa, who served aboard the USS Juneau in the 1942 Battle of Guadalcanal.

As with so many things in boating, the story of Belafonte begins with another boat: Reef Express.

A Pennsylvania man who felt a 2016 on-water search by Pennsylvania waterways conservation officers was unconstitutional has been joined by the ACLU in his case against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Will the court’s decision affect other boaters in the country who are subject to searches by the United States Coast Guard and other agencies?

In the online postings, the dust jackets on the books are torn and faded, not from lack of care but from love of use

In the database of National Historic Landmarks there are all kinds of boats from throughout U.S. history, including enough fireboats that even a cursory search requires the fingers on both hands to count them. Some of the designated fireboats date back as far as the early 1900s.

Orcas can recognize human speech and “talk back” through their blowholes, with noises that whales don’t usually make.