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

After 267 days alone at sea, Bert ter Hart is the first North American sailor to solo circumnavigate via the five great capes using only celestial navigation

The British Virgin Islands are reopening for tourism—including charters—on December 1

Richard Simon of America’s Wood Company in Maine supplies wood to almost every boatbuilder in the state.

The new Formula 380 SSC comes with triple outboards or sterndrives. We sea-trialed the family cruiser with both propulsion packages to determine the pros of each power system.

These four Florida boatbuilders have been influenced by the state’s rich, productive fishing waters.

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.

Here's what we're reading, watching and listening to this month.

Looking for a passagemaking powerboat with salty looks, liveaboard accommodations and a turn of speed? A fast trawler might be your next ride.

A boatbuilder customizes an iconic Maine lobsterboat and adds the seakindly craft to his personal fleet.

The island nation has a workable plan for welcoming boaters during the Covid-19 pandemic

A father-daughter team of Monhegan Island ferry captains shares the special connection their family has to Muscongus Bay and a long line of Maine mariners

A Connecticut couple contributes to the design of the first Ocean Series 63 by Hunt Yachts and creates a cruiser on which they are completely at ease.

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

Watermen of the Chesapeake Bay inspire artist Marc Castelli.

These are the books and videos we are bringing aboard this month.

Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, builders are launching many exciting new models this fall. Look for these boats in your homeport soon.

This centenarian sees little reason to slow her routine of working the waters in Maine alongside her son.

As the Covid-19 pandemic wears on, the process of buying a boat is moving online. Here’s how to research and shop most efficiently.

A weekend cruise aboard a fantail trawler reveals the many charms of the Lower Hudson River.

For all the precision of modern technology, sometimes there’s no substitute for the tried-and-true art of dead reckoning.