Design
Combat Corrosion
Modern outboards usually corrode before they wear out. Here’s how to prevent that from happening.
All Charged Up
Boat nuts will get a charge out of the first purely solar-electric boat from designer Sam Devlin.
Sabre to Launch 58 Salon Express
Sabre Yachts begins construction on a new 58-footer that rounds out its Salon Express lineup.
Made for Millenials
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.
Fjord 44 Coupé
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.
A Repurposed Boat?
Sam Devlin’s TugZilla 26 is small enough to be a real harbor-type tug, but is versatile enough to serve in many capacities.
Fortier 26
“Designed by a fish.” That’s how the Fortier 26 was described in issue 12 of Nautical Quarterly, back in 1980.
Hylas M58: Clean Lines and Clear Goals
For the sailor who needs an incentive to embrace the slightly simpler world of powerboating, the Hylas M58 might do the trick.
Rover 29 Cruiser
Sam Devlin takes June's Rover 29 design and creates a practical but pretty cruising version that would fill any mariner's heart with wanderlust.
The Pulsifer Hampton
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.
Old Photograph Inspired This Double-Ender Design
It’s not uncommon for me to be asked, “Of all the designs you have done, which is your favorite?”
George Buehler Designed Boats For ‘All The People’
In the online postings, the dust jackets on the books are torn and faded, not from lack of care but from love of use
Couach 1500: A Lesson In Fluid Dynamics
Fluid may be the best single-word description of the Couach 1500.
Cruising In Company With a Tug And Shanty Boats
Two great cruising adventures are possible in North America: the Inside Passage of the Pacific Northwest and the Great Loop, which wraps the eastern third of the United States and the southeastern part of Canada.
Hunt 60 Ocean Series: Any Way You Like It
Trends in design, especially those we perceive as radical departures, always risk becoming clichés.
From A Grumpy Workboat, A Comfortable Cruiser
Anyone who knows me is aware of the two women who are the loves of my life: my lovely wife and first mate, Soitza, and the little retired salmon troller Josephine.
Outback 50: A Fresh Take On The Trawler
“This boat comes closest to the boat I’d actually want for myself,” says designer Michael Peters.
Solar Sal 27: The Quiet Type
I couldn’t count how many times I have visited with prospective customers who, while talking about sailboats, have said, “I love it when I shut down the engine and hear only the sound of the water.”
The Reliant X40 Is A 21st Century Classic
The stunning simplicity of Reliant Yachts’ X40 express just might redefine the term “classic” as it applies to boats.
Tiara Sport 37 LS Is A Boat Of Firsts
Tiara has built its reputation on a solid foundation of high quality and conservative design. When it introduced the 50 Coupe a few years ago, the styling took a few risks. The newly conceived Tiara Sport 37 LS takes another step up the stairway of style — and she’s the debut offering in a new Sport series, which will include the first outboard-powered Tiara models in the builder’s history.
The ‘tiny house’ concept takes to the water
Inspiration sometimes follows a strange and twisted path to reality, initially as simple sketches, later as a full design and later yet — if at all — as a living and breathing vessel on the water.
National treasures
Harold Burnham and his hand-built ships are the living embodiment of a New England town’s traditions.