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There’s nothing like hearing, “Nice job, skipper,” after skillfully docking your boat. Pat Mundus has some tips to make your next docking maneuver a success.

Hinckley's Hunt Yachts debuts two expedition cruisers that are fast, rugged and built for the high seas.

My unusual adventures aboard a beautiful 1930s-era power yacht

Boat nuts will get a charge out of the first purely solar-electric boat from designer Sam Devlin.

Knowing the individual components of your ground tackle system and how they each work is an essential first step in a peaceful night’s rest while at anchor.

Sabre Yachts begins construction on a new 58-footer that rounds out its Salon Express lineup.

The latest design to come off Sam Devlin’s drafting table was inspired by his desire to create a cool boat that millennials can love.

My wife and I commanded the Harbinger from 1994 to 1996.

Port and starboard may as well be up and down if you don’t know nautical lingo. Pat Mundus explains the importance of understanding the language of the sea.

Hanse’s angular yet graceful Fjord 44 Coupe has a glass deckhouse that takes the concept of a bright and breezy luxury interior to the next level.

Good communication is important in all walks of life, but it’s particularly  important on recreational boats, where the safety of passengers will depend on it.

While it isn’t winter yet, it’s certainly the right time to devise a game plan for putting your boat’s engine(s) away for the winter… the right way.

Building a wooden boat is a little bit like assembling a jigsaw puzzle. Watch as a shipwright uses traditional techniques to install deck planking on the 130-year-old fishing vessel Fremad II. WATCH

Edna E. Lockwood, a 129-year-old Chesapeake Bay bugeye, will relaunch in St. Michaels, Maryland, Saturday after a multi-year restoration effort.

Knowing how to properly deploy and set an anchor is the key to a good night’s sleep on the hook.

Test your knowledge with these Coast Guard license exam prep questions from the National Captain’s Institute captains.com

The sights and sounds of a fine schooner can bewitch, and keep the enamored returning, in body and mind, forever.

Sam Devlin’s TugZilla 26  is small enough to be a real harbor-type tug, but is  versatile enough to serve in many capacities.

“Designed by a fish.” That’s how the Fortier 26 was described in issue 12 of Nautical Quarterly, back in 1980.

For the sailor who needs an incentive to embrace the slightly simpler world of powerboating, the Hylas M58 might do the trick.

Test your knowledge with these Coast Guard license exam prep questions from the National Captain’s Institute captains.com

March 2006, British Columbia: The ferry Queen of the North was making a routine transit.

The Hampton boat is one of those wonderful, enduring designs that has survived for more than a century, tweaked and modified by builders along the way.