Boating News

A deep low-pressure system off the West Coast this week delivered the perfect gnarly waves for the U.S. Coast Guard in San Francisco, California, to train crews aboard its 47-foot Motor Lifeboat.

It’s been nearly two weeks since Hurricane Michael roared ashore near Mexico Beach, Florida. Recovery efforts are expected to last months, especially for marinas, dry stacks and other marine-related businesses.

A tour boat navigating around a coastal lava flow in Hawaii this week was struck by a large chunk of lava, injuring 23 people. The basketball-size rock punctured the boat’s roof and covered its deck with volcanic debris

The 115-foot Viking longship Draken Harald Harfage, a replica of the sailing and rowing craft used by Vikings more than 1,000 years ago, set sail this week for Boothbay Harbor, Maine, from the Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Connecticut

A Pennsylvania man who felt a 2016 on-water search by Pennsylvania waterways conservation officers was unconstitutional has been joined by the ACLU in his case against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Will the court’s decision affect other boaters in the country who are subject to searches by the United States Coast Guard and other agencies?

The 2018 Maryland Legislature adjourned yesterday and among the last-minute bills that passed was a resolution to fund the Pride of Baltimore II, the globe-trotting sailing ambassador for Baltimore City and the state of Maryland, to the tune of $500,000 annually. Despite the funding, the tall ship is still facing a yearly $700,000 budget shortfall.

If you live in an area where boating has a cold off-season, there’s no better place than the Miami International Boat Show to shake off the winter blues. The event kicks off Feb. 15 on Virginia Key and runs through Feb. 19.

Despite facing immense skepticism, 23-year-old Boyan Slat plans on ridding the earth’s oceans of discarded plastics. He is preparing to demonstrate his innovative Ocean Cleanup system in the Pacific Ocean by the end of the year.

For the past 94 years, the SS Cuba has been lying at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean near San Miguel Island, just southwest of Santa Barbara, California.

Nearly 220 years old, the legendary heavy frigate USS Constitution has just completed a 2-year restoration and has been floated back into Boston Harbor’s waters.

Autonomous boating slowly is becoming a reality. And, if a Boston, Massachusetts, startup gets its way, skipper-less boats soon could be put to dangerous tasks, such as firefighting and oil spill containment—or maybe even take you out on your next cruise, hands-free.

Those who appreciate catboats – with their beamy, rounded hulls, un-stayed masts, gaff rigs and ultra-long booms – find that these traditional sailboats are hard to beat, when it comes to practical design and pleasurable sailing.

Cocktail Class boats might be small, but they pack a fun and powerful punch.

Just how fast can a lobster boat go? Head up to Maine and see for yourself, or watch this video.

Felicity Ann, the sloop Ann Davison sailed across the Atlantic almost 65 years ago - is receiving a much needed restoration at the Northwest Boat School in Washington state.

Packed to the brim with sophisticated, renewable energy systems, Energy Observer – a zero-emission catamaran – has made the first of 101 stops around the globe in Paris, France.

The historic steamboat Sabino — one of the last of her kind in existence — is back in action, after a three-year restoration at the Mystic Seaport Museum in Connecticut.

These Down East boats have a classic feel, but their Maine builders are keeping them up to date.

A classic workboat from Martha's Vineyard.

If you enjoyed our feature on Sport Coupes and Express Cruisers, then here are a few more images for your consideration.

The beautiful and graceful Friendship Sloop evolved from hardscrabble fishing boats used to harvest lobster and fin fish in Maine.

Hold on to your cap and watch this jet boat treat a beach at a Canadian lake as if it were a launch ramp.

Michael Danesi isn’t the first retiree to build a boat in his barn, but Danesi dreams big and is constructing a Chebacco – a traditional 40-foot schooner from New England.