Pim Van Hemmen

Pacific Northwest boats are built for the region’s tough conditions, which makes them capable of going pretty much anywhere.

A ride offshore aboard a Ribcraft 9.0 shows how RIBs have evolved to become great all-purpose boats.

­Built to give an America’s Cup-type experience, the Eagle Class 53 Catamaran is turning heads.

A World War II U.S. Navy surplus whaleboat has served the same family for more than 60 years.

A new study suggests that young killer whales benefit from having their grandmothers around.

Scientists say the loss of ice matches a dire sea-level rise scenario outlined by the United Nations.

The Sirena 58 Coupé will make its debut at the 2020 Miami Yacht Show.

Back Cove Announces New 39-Foot Outboard-Powered Model

The builder says it will be one of the fastest and most fuel-efficient motoryachts in the world.

Glory Boats makes caskets shaped like fishing boats for outdoorsmen who want to go to their final destination aboard their favorite vessel.

A building contractor, with help from a professional boatbuilder, restores a wooden 1966 Penbo trawler yacht.

Instructors at Rhode Island’s Sail Newport teach the city’s fourth-graders more than just sailing.

The Vancouver Rowing Club says the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club’s marina expansion plan will limit access to the water for others. The yacht club disagrees.

The Dutch builder says the 26-foot, battery-powered boat will have a running time of up to 6 hours and a top speed of 32 knots.

After losing an oar while rowing back to her boat, the wind carried her out to sea where she survived on hard candy

Organizers say FLIBS will be the largest in-the-water-boat show in the world. It runs from October 30 through November 3.

A 1922 schooner won the best sailboat award at an antique and classic boat festival. Here’s why.

Passagemaking yacht builder Nordhavn sponsored its first-ever film festival this year, and the winning entry is well worth watching.

Brabus Marine releases on-the-water photos of its latest boat, a performance-tuned, 50-knot version of Axopar’s 28 Cabin boat.

Every year, people race giant pumpkins across the water in Damariscotta, Maine. They even use outboard engines to propel them.

The new Hinckley Sport Boat 40x joins the center-console 40c for an active day on the water.

The footage showed a Coast Guardsman on the Pacific Ocean, jumping onto a drug smuggling semi-submersible. Interviews reveal the story behind the video.

The bar removed $13,961 worth of customer’s dollars from the walls and donated them to the Red Cross for Hurricane Dorian relief.

A Maine boatbuilder falls in love with an old sardine carrier and spends the next 12 years restoring her to her original glory.

Nautical photographer Onne van der Wal finds a reliable muse in domestic waters for his new book, Sailing America.

Just one week after starting a GoFundMe page, a new charity organization sends a ship full of supplies to the Bahamas to aid in relief efforts.

MJM’s new outboard-powered 53z is our ride to the 2019 12 Metre World Championship in Newport, Rhode Island.

The Dutch builder debuts its largest vessel yet, the sports-car-inspired Z72.

Helmsman Trawlers, known for its salty-looking pilothouse trawlers, reveals its latest model, the 46 Expedition Pilothouse.

A Special Olympics sailing program in New Jersey is helping connect sailors with athletes who love being on the water and underway.

A tribute to the late Lowell North, who founded the world-renowned sailmaking outfit North Sails.

A cruise aboard the Axopar 37 shows this seaworthy sport cruiser is true to its rugged Baltic Sea heritage.

This week, Newport, Rhode Island will host the largest-ever U.S. gathering of 12 Metre yachts.

The Community Boating Center provides opportunities for city kids that go far beyond sailing.

Ocean Alexander debuts an outboard-powered mini yacht for day cruising.

Sam Devlin has drawn up a new pocket lobster boat design that will be right at home around its namesake island in Maine.

A Rhode Island nonprofit is installing skimmers in New England harbors to help deal with plastics pollution.

Bruce Kirby is most famous for designing the Laser one-design sailing dinghy, but this 90-year-old has done so much more.

Maine boasts some of the most spectacular scenery in the country. Here’s where to put the hook down along its coast this summer.

The America’s Cup campaign recruits local talent from area trade schools to craft American Magic.

We test the world’s first all-electric bareboat catamaran during a cruise through the British Virgin Islands.

The Moorings will open a base in Martinique for the 2019 winter season.

World Sailing recently eliminated the Finn from the Olympics, and that could leave the world’s biggest sailors without a boat.

With the debut of a progressive luxury dayboat, Mastercraft introduces a whole new brand.

Golden Globe Race sailors circumnavigate the oceans, using only sextants to navigate. Should we?

Mike Arieta steps up to the helm at Hinckley as the builder takes technology and Maine craftsmanship into the future.

Foils on racing monohull sailboats are a high-tech trend, but are these designs relatable to the recreational sailing crowd?