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Escape the icy grip of winter aboard any one of these five crewed charters in Croatia, Italy, Australia, French Polynesia and the Exumas.

An Everglades center console with a shallow draft and 45-knot top end turns out to be the ideal platform for exploring the stunning Abacos islands.

Donald Tofias takes the helm at Sparkman & Stephens, fulfilling a lifelong ambition to combine business with a passion for yachting tradition and history.

Pim Van Hemmen runs Back Cove’s 34O from one side of New York City to the other, reminiscing about the route he used to sail as a young man.

The 1950s were a decade of change.

The 52-foot racing yacht Dorade careens in a very stiff following wind on her way to a record performance in the 1931 Transatlantic Race, with the spinnaker sheet led to windward of the forestay and eased out.

When Hurricane Michael hit the Florida Panhandle with 150-plus mph winds, a boat warehouse near Panama City collapsed like a house of cards.

Whether it’s a beautiful varnished mahogany runabout cutting across a glassy lake or a sleek center console taking on a tumultuous inlet, Chris-Craft boats have an unmistakable look and impeccable style, in large part because the builder has been refining its designs for 144 years.

“Available for Charter: Mayflower, of 180 tons, owners Robert Childe, Thomas Short, Christopher Jones and Christopher Nichols.

The storm clouds and a veil of rain move off over dark water, taking the violence of the tropical hurricane with them.

High-powered commercial technology is trickling down to sportfishing boats, and it’s nothing short of a revolution for anglers who want to up their game.

The Herreshoff Marine Museum in Bristol, Rhode Island, celebrates the  gorgeous and ground-breaking designs of Capt. Nathanael Greene Herreshoff.

Click a button on your computer screen today and in a couple of days, a smartphone arrives from China.

Barnegat Light, New Jersey

As captain of Aphrodite, a 74-foot Purdy commuter yacht that ties up every summer in Rhode Island’s Watch Hill Harbor, Kirk Reynolds is responsible for one of the most beautifully restored boats in the Northeast.

Based on a North Sea trawler and built of steel and aluminum in 1962, Sindbad was made to cross oceans. Fifty-six years later, she’s been given a makeover.

Alongside her mothership, a Hatteras GT63 convertible crosses the Atlantic to the Azores on her own bottom in pursuit of exotic ports and billfish.

Living the busy life? You’re not alone. Crossover boats make the few precious days you have on the water comfortable and exciting, without all the maintenance.

The 250-foot coastal liner Princess May sits high and dry on rocks near Sentinel Island in Alaska’s Lynn Canal.

It’s well before dawn in Maine, and 15 miles offshore, in the early morning murk, a Jonesport lobster boat is getting ready to go to work.

Boat lovers rejoice! Enjoy a sneak peek at 38 new boats that you can see up close and personal at this year’s big-three fall boat shows.

Audrey Sutherland decided at age 60 that she’d undertake a solo, summerlong kayak voyage along the southeast coast of Alaska.

Photography by Onne van der Wal

Few pirates were bold and successful enough to leave a significant mark on history. Meet the notorious, and possibly deranged, Edward Low.