Steve Knauth

A couple discovers the liveaboard lifestyle while tackling their cruising goals aboard a 2004 trawler.

This early twentieth-century image from Red Cross magazine illustrates a story on lifesaving.

A fleet of catboats from the Quincy Yacht Club in Massachusetts beats to windward in this big, bold, 23x40 oil painting by Richard Loud.

When Bill Tracy first saw this Downeast-style BOAT in Nantucket Harbor, he knew he had to have one

A competitive sailboat racer now enjoys coastal cruising in his AJ 28

A classic Downeast design turns heads after a 12-year restoration

This fishing convertible was the company's groundbreaking boat.

In this work by British artist Tim Thompson, titled “Schooner Yacht America and the Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert off the Needles 1851,” we witness the American-built schooner cleaning up in the annual Queen’s Cup regatta, the prestigious 53-mile race around the Isle of Wight.

Geoffrey Huband's painting became the jacket illustration for a historical novel.

Geoff Hunt’s works are well-known to the many readers who have followed the adventures of Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin in Patrick O’Brian’s historical sea novels, as they are the chosen cover art for these beloved books.

A mariner who has logged countless hours at sea creates his dream boat

This big center console is a versatile addition to a boating family’s diverse fleet

The Bertram 31 Tracy Ann is rigged out for a day of fishing off Cabo San Lucas in this image from the Soundings files.

This early fiberglass boat was the first offshore, outboard open fisherman.

A couple discovers the joys of boating late in life aboard this classic pocket trawler

At one time, the ice boat was the fastest manmade conveyance vehicle on Earth.

Marine artist Carl Evers captures the fury of a tropical storm.

Watermen of the Chesapeake Bay inspire artist Marc Castelli.

During its 30-plus years as an Olympic class, it challenged skippers while thrilling audiences.

Many of us first experienced the joys of boating as youngsters on lakes like this one.

How a Maritime Skiff 18 became the perfect boat for an active family in search of a compact center console.

Marine artist Paul Landry brings us to the docks of his native maritime Canada.

These family cruisers were among America's first family of pleasure boats in the 1960s.

This 50-foot fiberglass pilothouse trawler was a West Coast classic.

This Carver 445 took one cruising couple on the adventure of a lifetime.

In the early 1930s, in the English village of Poole, small machine shops and yards were busy making parts for an outboard engine, the British Seagull, that would win a place in history and in the hearts of those who owned one.

A family of four finds the perfect cruising boat in a Sea Ray 55 Sundancer.

Here's how Florida used postcards to promote fishing.

Artist Brechin Morgan portrays work on the water

The Acadia 25 trailerable pocket trawler allows a Florida boater to explore new places.

Why the Chris-Craft Roamer Was a Classic

An owner learns that working on a 1947 Huckins Sportsman 40 is one reason to love a classic.

This design was part of a fleet that was built to take on the Seven Seas.