Kim Kavin

As it turns out, some of the information we need to improve today’s forecasts could actually be buried in the pages of handwritten logbooks from whaling ships that date to 1780.

U.S. Rep John Sarbanes and U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen have introduced a draft plan to create a Chesapeake National Recreation Area

Refitting your boat before trying to sell it? Experts say these are the projects most likely to pay off

Are you ready to buy that dream boat? Be aware the biggest hurdle to ownership isn’t inflation or rising interest rates. It’s getting insurance.

Real, operable amphibious vehicles are now regularly on display at major boat shows, and even the makers of submersibles are touting transformative characteristics that change undersea watercraft into on-the-surface yachts.

A storm of Hurricane Ian's magnitude provides far more complexity than other storms.

Owners of runabouts, sailboats, fishing boats and midsize motoryachts are flooding bareboat charter companies with inquiries for a particular kind of vacation booking: the power catamaran.

The pandemic, as well as improved communications equipment is leading more Nordhavn owners to cast off lines and cross oceans, even if they’d never done anything of the sort in the past.

Owners of boats as small as 35 feet along the U.S. East Coast say NOAA Fisheries is unfairly targeting them with a proposed rule that would dramatically expand the areas designated to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales, and that would require boaters to slow to 10 knots or less.

NOAA’s new supercomputers will allow for a hurricane forecast model that will improve forecasting resolution from 3 miles to 1.2 miles.

Builders are launching some exciting new boat models this fall.

The name Riva is known around the world for being synonymous with stylish, Italian-built recreational boats.

This year, the Newport International Boat Show is placing an increased focus on in-water training for boaters of various skill levels.

While the Sober Skipper Program urges boaters to have a sober skipper,  MADD's campaign wants to ban booze from the boat entirely—both organizations share a goal of reducing alcohol-related injuries and accidents on the water to zero.

Brit Tim Powell and Italian boat designer Fabio Buzzi teamed up in 2001 to win the Cowes-Torquay-Cowes race with Gincanotto, a 55-foot RIB that Buzzi designed

In May, NOAA Fisheries issued a warning for the public in North Padre Island, Texas, to avoid an aggressive dolphin who has become accustomed to humans and is now displaying dangerous behavior.

A 51-foot replica of the Virginia launched after a decades-long volunteer effort by Maine’s First Ship, a nonprofit who helped bring Popham Colony’s history back to life

Ida Lewis was known to have saved anywhere from 18 to 36 lives from the mid to late 1800's while working as a lighthouse keeper in Newport.

Federal funding of $50 million means groundbreaking can begin for National Coast Guard Museum in New London, CT

A new law in Maine suggests younger boaters ages 12-25 take mandatory boating education classes

Readers weigh in on their favorite places to tie up the boat and grab a bite to eat after a day on the water?

The quest for just 15 seconds of fame can be dangerous in Florida’s Baker’s Haulover Inlet

A solar-powered vessel just crossed the Atlantic without any crew. How that happened could mean a lot for recreational boating

How Sir Francis Chichester won the first single-handed transatlantic race.

FortNine’s acquisition of Defender could create a massive online marketplace for boat owners

Three new models from the wooden boat builder were conceived to take the company into a brand-new era of design

A new logo is beginning to appear at boat shows and dealerships. Here’s what it means

A new grant will help the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum continue to preserve the craft of wooden boat construction

After surviving a tragic boat wreck, Ann Davison went on to sail single-handedly across the Atlantic Ocean

Somebody just paid $650,000 for a virtual yacht at a digital-only marina. Is it time for all boaters to get in on the game, or will this ship sink?

Some 150 years after the wreck of this passenger ship, a new book suggests that the historical record needs some serious correction

Grand Craft Boats has long been known for wooden cruisers. There are about to be a lot more of them

America’s new $1 trillion infrastructure law will fund everything from better roads for boats to New transient docks and boat ramps

Being able to work from anywhere while cruising was a priority for the owners of a Nordhavn 68

Today’s refits and restorations are on their way to becoming tomorrow’s on-the-water stunners.

More northeast boaters are discovering the joys of cruising south for the cold months and finding pleasant stopover points along the way

Novice and experienced boaters alike are flocking to instructional charters in Florida, the Bahamas and the Virgin Islands

Demand for multiboat charters is surging as boaters seek safe getaways for celebrations with large groups of friends

With new boaters everywhere, accidents are up. experienced skippers need to think smart to stay safe

A father-and-son boatbuilding team cruise 1,400 miles up the Inside Passage using solar energy to generate power and prove their vessel has legs

A new proposal would track lobster boats in federal waters to collect data that protects commercial fisheries against developers

A renovated public marina in Palm Beach, Florida, will showcase just what $40 million can buy

After a restoration at Safe Harbor New England Boatworks, this classic is once again ready to race

In both size and style, the show has evolved substantially since it was first held in the 1970s

This new hybrid design turns heads with powerful performance and top-flight features

After a half-dozen years, the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary is becoming a reality

This midsize center console is a do-it-all platform for an active family