New England/Northeast
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March 21, 2013Tech Shoot-Out in PortlandHigh school techies put their skills to the test during the Maine Boatbuilders Show’s second annual Trouble Shooting Contest.
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March 20, 20132013 Maine Boatbuilders ShowAttendance and number of exhibitors were both up at this year's show, an annual rite of better weather to come in New England.
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March 8, 2013Jobson to Kick Off the Leukemia Cup RegattaGary Jobson to speak at Barrington Yacht Club in Barrington, Rhode Island, to raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
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March 6, 2013Maine Boatbuilders Show on TapFor a getaway in the middle of March, it’s hard to beat the pilgrimage to Portland Maine.
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January 11, 2013Boat KidsHaving a pack of kids around has made the marina feel much more like a neighborhood.
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December 13, 2012Holidays AboardCelebrating the Christmas season aboard offers unique challenges—and opportunities.
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December 7, 2012Sandy: The Cost for Unlucky CoastsTake a look at some powerful aerial shots of the devastated Northeastern coast, and watch a video of the BoatU.S. team on site. A Web Extra from our January 2013 issue.
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December 7, 2012Post-Sandy: Update from the Staten Island WaterfrontFor the Staten Island community—one of the hardest hit in Superstorm Sandy—recovery comes in small steps. The island’s marine sector has fared no differently. After Folly, a 39-foot aluminum pilothouse sloop owned by John and Kerry Pears, was flung two boatyards away, a recovery crane dismasted it during lifting. Amid the confusion, the couple filed this report about the island’s state of affairs since the storm struck the U.S. East Coast on October 29, 2012.
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December 7, 2012Superstorm Sandy—One Month LaterJohn and Kerry Pears, whose boat, Folly, was docked at Great Kills harbor, provide this look at the clean-up situation on Staten Island, New York, one month later. (Read Post-Sandy: Update from the Staten Island Waterfront)
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December 3, 2012Silent Maid: Loud StatementThis 33-foot catboat, the reincarnation of a storied Barnegat Bay racer, is the latest success of a former Wall Streeter devoted to bringing classic wooden sailboats back to life. Yacht Style from our December 2012 issue.
Electronic Updates
The Vesper Marine WatchMate Vision is arguably the most advanced Class B AIS transponder ever built, and was honored with an Innovation Award in Miami.
