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Acrowd is gathered in the handsome barroom of the Essex Yacht Club in Essex, Connecticut. Heavy rain falls outside, but spirits are high, warmed by a fire on a late afternoon in early spring. I’m seated at one of the wood tables, along with tuckered-out sailors who nurse beers as the regatta awards presentation begins. Everyone applauds when Ruth Emblin stands at the front of the room. Emblin is co-chair of this year’s Con necticut Leukemia Cup, one of many races organized at venues throughout the United States that benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The Connecticut regatta has been underway for 17 years, and while there’s always been solid support, organizers need to get creative to keep competitive racers engaged. Emblin—a sailor who loves to spend time aboard her…

Sam Devlin designs and builds boats on the West Coast, where he was raised on heavy, slow, high-freeboard fishing boats built to work offshore and handle the 4,000-mile fetch from Japan. To his eye, lobster boats—with their low, graceful sheer lines, smaller houses, greater speed and quicker maneuverability—look almost feminine by comparison. But a longtime friend and collaborator of Devlin’s, a retired boating editor and Maine resident Chris Cornell, is a big fan of the traditional lobster boat. Cornell also likes one of Devlin’s older designs, a fishing boat called Sea Chaser. In that boat, he saw the makings of a pocket lobster boat, so he tried to persuade Devlin to rework the design. At first, Devlin wasn’t keen on the idea, but Cornell persisted. The new design is the…

The momentum behind electricpowered transportation continues to build as new technology transforms what was once eccentric into mainstream. If Harley-Davidson is selling a batterypowered motorcycle, can practical electric power fo r pleasure boats be far over the horizon? One builder pushing electrification forward is Greenline Yachts of Slovenia, which since 2008 has been installing inboard hybrid diesel/electric systems in its Greenline Yachts from 33 to 65 feet. Recently, Greenline took electric yachting in a different direction with the introduction of the 36-foot, 5-inch NEO model, a dayboat available with twin Torqeedo Deep Blue 50R electric outboards paired with BMW i3 battery cells. The NEO is also available with twin 150- to 300-hp Mercury outboards, which offer a comparison between contemporary ICE (internal combustion engine) and electric outboard power. Note that…

In a perfect world, we could all afford multiple boats—maybe one for fishing with the guys on Saturday and another for sandbar hopping with the family on Sunday. In the real world, though, many of us invest in one boat that we hope can do it all. If fishing and family time are your top priorities, a dual-console design like the Pursuit DC 266 makes sense. It’s the fifth model in the builder’s dual-console lineup that extends from a 235 to a 365. Aboard this 27-footer, the multipurpose features are most evident in the cockpit. The rod holders, high freeboard, padded coaming bolsters, and transom with 20-gallon live well and 31-gallon fishbox are designed to appeal to anglers. At the same time, fold-down bench seats are a great place to…

Today, quite a few boatbuilders use the term “pocket trawler” to describe the models they build. But back in 1987, when this husky little cruiser came out of the Canadian Maritimes, it just may have been the first of that genre. Designer and builder James “Doug” Rosborough founded Rosborough Boats in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in the mid-1950s. The yard was known for traditional wooden sailing vessels until 30 years later, when his son, James (known as “Bob”), took over the business and turned the focus toward fiberglass powerboats. The younger Rosborough experimented with an 18-footer, a 28 and then a 35 before settling on a trailerable 25-footer for couples to take on weekend cruises. The Rosborough 246 F debuted in 1987 and caused a buzz: The “pocket trawler” was born.…

In 2005, having sold their cars and home on Georgia’s Ogeechee River, Chuck and Barb Shipley moved aboard their newly purchased 2001 Krogen 48 North Sea. They named her Tusen Takk II, a Scandinavian expression meaning “a thousand thanks.” Since then, they’ve filled 14 years’ worth of logbooks and made a lifetime’s worth of memories while cruising from the Virgin Islands through the Caribbean and all the way south to Trinidad, spending time at almost all of the islands in between. “The cruising is easy along the chain; passage distances are relatively short,” says Chuck, who is 75 and a retired college professor. He and Barbara have climbed to the top of Mount Pelée in Martinique, hiked to the Boiling Lake in Dominica, trod the 800 steps overlooking Ladder Bay…

SPONSORED CONTENT A family-owned brokerage for the past 53 years, Benson & Mangold assists clients who want to find homes in Maryland’s tidewater communities of Talbot County on the Eastern Shore. Here, residents are drawn to sophisticated small towns that are steeped in history and the arts, charming waterside villages, farms and open space. Talbot County provides many opportunities to escape and unwind. With nearly 600 miles of shoreline, the landscape is varied, from quiet creeks to expansive bayfronts For history buffs, there are landmarks like the impeccably restored and updated home of Tench Tilghman (shown above), George Washington’s aide-de-camp. For yachting enthusiasts, marina facilities and yards are staffed by experts in the fields of repair and service. Among them are the Hinkley Yacht Yard on Town Creek and Campbell’s…

Kyle Haskins remembers heading belowdecks and climbing into his berth around 11 p.m., thinking everything was fine. The 29-year-old commercial fisherman was the youngest member of a three-man crew alongside 58-year-old Capt. Terry Britton and 43-year-old mate Patrick Leoni. They were on day five of a two-week hunt for grouper, nearly 100 miles offshore from the docks where Haskins grew up in Madeira Beach, Florida. It was only their second time out on the 32-foot Thompson, which the owner had purchased used. Despite the fact that the boat had ended its first trip for the new owner with a blown transmission, everything on this second trip seemed fine. None of them knew, until it was too late, that the boat lacked a high-water alarm and a bilge pump. “I laid…

I don’t know how many rescue missions I’ve completed. I also don’t know how many accident reports I’ve read, or how many cases from other rescuers I’ve studied. What I do know is this: With the exception of some medevacs, every rescue resulted from a mistake the captain made before leaving the dock. I’ve never seen or heard of a mayday call that didn’t begin with an error in planning. Right now, most of you are trying to think of all the reasons why I’m wrong. You should stop. I’ve been trying to prove myself wrong for more than a decade, to no avail. And even if I am wrong (which I’m not), it’s still a good idea to consider all the things you haven’t done that will make you…

In 1995, social worker JoAnn Tschaen visited seven kids in a sweltering tenement in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The former whaling town had already fallen on hard times. Manufacturing job losses had brought poverty and, in its wake, severe crime. Seeing the kids’ plight in the tenement upset Tschaen, but as she crossed the bridge to her home in Fair Haven, Massachusetts, she spotted sailboats in the harbor and that got her thinking. New Bedford had an enormous commercial fishing fleet, but most kids had no way of getting on the water. Three years later, she officially founded the Community Boating Center (CBC). One town over, in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, Andy Herlihy had been sailing for as long as he could remember. There were plenty of sailboats and access to the water…

Since 1968, MasterCraft has been a powerhouse among builders of inboard waterskiing, wakeboarding and wakesurfing boats. Then in 2010, through the purchase of Hydra-Sports, MasterCraft Boat Holdings gained a footing in the outboard fishboat market. By 2017, Hydra-Sports became HCB Center Console Yachts, and MasterCraft added NauticStar Boats to its stable. Now, MasterCraft is creating a new brand with the Aviara AV32, a dayboat that debuted at February’s Miami International Boat Show in two configurations: one with MasterCraft’s Ilmor sterndrives and the other with twin Mercury Verado four-stroke outboards. MarineMax will be the exclusive dealer for this brand. “Not only did we create something new with the concept of a progressive luxury dayboat,” said Terry McNew, president and CEO of MasterCraft Boat Holdings, “we’re delivering this premium-level experience at an…

Fusion has been busy engineering a number of new products recently, including Apollo stereos, Signature Series speakers, remotes and RCA interconnects. I’ve been curious about these systems for some time, and eager to upgrade the sound technology on our Carver 570. So, I did an installation of Fusion’s current audio gear aboard Have Another Day. I’ve discovered the combination of new head units, amplifiers, speakers and DSP tuning provides great sound quality and easy configuration. The System Previously, our boat had a Fusion MSUD650 on the flybridge with an NRX remote in the cockpit. This time around, I installed separate Apollo RA770 head units in the cockpit and flybridge and will use Fusion’s PartyBus feature to listen to the same music in both areas. The cockpit has two 8.8-inch and…

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Torn Both Ways I enjoyed your report on the coalition of environmental groups and commercial fishermen that has filed a lawsuit against the feds for issuing seismic blasting permits to five energy companies (“Resisting the Rigs,” March). However, I find it ironic that one of the photos used to illustrate the story showed a couple of fossil-fuel-burning commercial boats. As an avid powerboater I wrestle with this issue. It’s hard to consider myself an environmentalist when I am often at the fuel dock filling up my tanks with 250 gallons of diesel. At the same time, I understand why these groups are protesting the possibility of seeing oil rigs in our backyard. It’s a dilemma that I struggle with each season, but I am hooked on powerboats nevertheless. I try…

According to UNESCO, plastic debris causes the deaths of more than 100,000 marine mammals per year. Dead whales have been found with tens of pounds of plastic in their stomachs, and a Ghent University study found microplastics in oysters and mussels. A Rhode Island-based nonprofit organization, Clean Ocean Access, is one of countless groups worldwide trying to find solutions to the problem of ocean plastics. In 2016, it created the Southeast New England Marina Trash Skimmer program, which puts trash skimmers in harbors and marinas to collect plastic and other trash before it enters the ocean. Teaming up with cities, local businesses and other organizations, Clean Ocean Access has placed marine trash skimmers in Providence, Newport and Portsmouth, Rhode Island; and in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Additional skimmers are planned for…

Calling the white-hulled motoryacht southbound in the vicinity of Point Lookout. This is Serenity, Serenity, Serenity. I am the northbound vessel under sail approximately 1 mile off your port bow making about 6 knots. Please come in on Channel 16, captain.” No response. Before the advent of the Automatic Identification System (AIS), cumbersome and uncertain VHF radio attempts like the one above were typical. You had to start the communications process early if it were to do any good. You also had to imagine yourself as the intended receiver so he would think, Hey, that’s me. And even when you did make contact, there was the potential that you were coming to an understanding with the wrong vessel. Throw in darkness or fog, and the VHF radio could actually be…

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING THE HARDANGER MARITIME MUSEUM ON YOUTUBE Based in Norheimsund, Norway, the Hardanger Maritime Museum is a bustling boatyard that aims to preserve traditional boatbuilding methods while restoring historically important wooden vessels. The museum’s YouTube channel, Hardanger Fartøyvernsenter, offers the viewer a deep dive into everything from crafting wooden fasteners (tree nails) to using cow hair as caulking for wooden planking. Other videos show how to make four-strand, tarred-hemp line from scratch and steam-bend 30-foot lengths of timber planking onto a stout and salty fishing vessel. NEW SALTY READS WORD PLAY If you’ve ever “deepsixed” something, “moonlighted,” or been “over the barrel,” then, whether you know it or not, you’re familiar with expressions tied to nautical heritage. Clear the decks (yup, there’s another one), because Cynthia Barret just…

About three years ago, Frank Woeste decided to try making a little money with his Sea Ray 185 Sport. It was a 2007 model that he used on weekends in central Texas. He can’t remember where he first heard about the idea of peer-to-peer boat rentals—which are like Airbnb and Uber, only with boats instead of apartments or cars—but Woeste is in his 50s, and he thought the business might be one he could learn about now, to generate income after he retires. He started by listing his Sea Ray through GetMyBoat, one of several companies that offer online platforms for boat owners to connect with would-be renters. He then added more advertising on Boatsetter, another company that offers a similar service. In the three years he’s been at it,…

Palm Beach Yachts in February debuted the second iteration of its GT series, the GT50 Open. It joins the builder’s enclosed-salon version—GT50 Salon Express—in the growing Palm Beach model line. “We’re excited to continue the GT line with such a positive follow-up,” says Mark Richards, Palm Beach Motor Yachts founder and CEO. “Now, boaters in the sunnier parts of the world will enjoy the same performance as the GT50 Salon Express, but in an open layout that heightens the excitement of a day on the water. Adding that open feeling just really makes for a fun ride.” On deck and below, the GT50 is a departure from Palm Beach’s traditional-looking, Downeast-style interiors. But don’t worry, that’s not a bad thing. On the debut model at the Miami Yacht Show we…

Riding the rail of a classic sailboat while racing off Antigua’s southern coast, the scenery alone is enough to overwhelm the senses. The 20-knot trade winds, the rolling swells and the bright blue sky are pure magic. Add 41 classic yachts to that scene, and a sailor can feel as if he’s been transported to the 19th century. The conditions and the extraordinary boats are why sailing enthusiasts have been coming to the Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta (ACYR) for 32 years. The event, which evolved out of Antigua Sailing Week to give classic-boat owners an opportunity to race against similar vessels, is considered one of the year’s premier regattas for classic yachts. It shares many elements with other classic sailboat races—camaraderie at the docks, a concours d’élégance and parties—but in…

Marine artist Geoff Hunt once said, “I find ships awesome, fascinating and slightly frightening.” All those elements are contained in his work “Making Speed to England, HMS Pickle, 1805.” The British Navy’s most impressive ships of the 19th century were three-masters of 200 feet or more, each bristling with as many as 100 cannons. The HMS Pickle was not one of them. Instead, she was a 70-foot topsail schooner with 10 guns. And yet, despite her comparatively diminutive size, she played a part in one of the great moments in British naval history: Lord Horatio Nelson’s victory at the Battle of Trafalgar. The British Admiralty bought the topsail schooner early in the 1800s, put the 10 cannons on board and attached the schooner to Admiral William Cornwallis’ inshore squadron blockading…

TROY TUCKER Ellis Boat Company You don’t have to be a professional to troubleshoot A/C. Problems are often simple to fix. First, check for a steady flow of cooling water from the discharge. If that’s not happening, the strainer could be clogged. Next, check the pump impeller. Impellers on A/C units are not usually self-priming, and sometimes air gets into the line and starves the pump for water. Prime the pump and try again—check the manual for instructions on how to do it. Finally, if the cooling water’s flowing but the A/C still isn’t working, the evaporator screen might be covered. Clean it carefully with a vacuum or soft brush. JOEY SCHWAB Dometic Most important is to keep the water flowing freely. Clean the strainer every couple of weeks and…

In the early 1960s, when some boatbuilders still worked with wooden plankon-frame builds, others began experimenting with everything from cold-molded plywood to fiberglass. The Richardson Boat Co. was among the innovators, teaming up with a Canadian aircraft company to try something really different: building boats with aluminum planks. George Reid Richardson founded Richardson Boat Co. in 1909 and built wooden motoryachts and military craft during World War II on the Erie Canal in North Tonawanda, New York, near Buffalo. By the late 1950s, everyone wanted to explore the possibilities of fiberglass, but he wanted to build in aluminum. Richardson combined forces with the cabin cruiser builder Colonial Boat Works of Millville, New Jersey, to form United Marine and made his case for why aluminum was the superior construction material. “Maintenance…