Women-Only Cruising

Making It Happen

June 24, 2024

Nordhavn is seeing more female owner-operators than ever. These two continue to bust through obstacles while embracing big adventures.

Move Over—There’s A New Captain On Board

May 3, 2013

“This is the worst weather we’ve ever had for this,” Capt. Carol Cuddyer said at the beginning of our two-day Women-Only Boat Handling class at

Two Women On The Mighty Mississippi

March 1, 2013

Literature is full of tales of men conquering the Mississippi. Mine is not one of those stories. Mine is the story of two women who

$A wide, eye-level shot capturing a majestic and treacherous Arctic landscape filled with massive white and blue icebergs floating in a calm, dark blue ocean. In the immediate left foreground, a towering wall of sheer ice rises sharply, showing deep fissures and dynamic textures. Behind it, a sweeping, mountainous glacier structure dominates the background under a pale, overcast sky, while a smaller, vibrant turquoise iceberg block sits low in the water on the right, displaying bright, light-refracting edges.$

Another Kind of Epic

We follow the path of explorers who ran the Northwest Passage over a century ago, but our journey is a lot more fun

A close-up shot of a white boat's windshield area featuring a white rectangular "FOR SALE" sign with bold navy blue lettering taped inside the glass. A black canvas cover with metal snaps is secured tightly across the top edge of the windshield frame. Through the clear glass, a portion of the vessel's white vinyl interior seating and a white steering wheel are visible in the cockpit.

A Dash of Salt: Carpe Diem

We can spend years planning for a bucket-list trip and then life gets in the way. Go now.

A high-angle, overhead rendering of a luxurious, modern white ILIAD 60 power catamaran cruising at dusk. The multi-deck vessel features large solar panels integrated into its upper hardtop roof and aft awning cover. The aft cockpit and open flybridge area are elegantly furnished with outdoor lounge chairs and sofas. Bright blue underwater LED lights glow vividly beneath the swimming platform at the stern, casting a vibrant reflection onto the calm dark water.

In Build: Iliad 60

Splashing later this year.

Keeping Up With The Nietzels

Karly and Evan Nietzel—aka YouTube’s @Navigating Nietzels—tailored their careers for remote work after buying a trawler, moving onboard and completing the Great Loop. Along with their pup, Ripley, they’re just getting started.

A wide, sunny shot of a large, classic expedition-style motor yacht named "Walrus" anchored in calm, shimmering water. The vessel features a cream-colored hull with circular portholes and a multi-level superstructure. It is heavily dressed in festive maritime signaling flags strung from the bow to the tall white main mast. At the stern, both an American flag and a Texas state flag fly prominently from a secondary flagpole. The background features a green, tree-lined shoreline with a glimpse of a waterfront house under a clear, vibrant blue sky.

The Walrus is Ready

This aluminum vessel’s throwback design belies its modern systems, all installed for a Great Loop cruise.

Northman 1300 Trawler

The three-stateroom, semidisplacement model has a range of power options and a low air draft.

Living off the Grid

A solar-power system on our classic trawler lets us spend time moored or anchored with more than enough juice to meet our energy needs.

Bridging the Journey

America’s Great Loop Cruisers’ Association has been helping boaters complete the ultimate voyage for a quarter century.

Making Memories

The steel-hull Nightfall, designed by William Garden, connects generations of this family through a love of cruising.

A Pacific Northwest Powercat Pioneer

Larry Graf, the founder, designer and lead engineer of Aspen Power Catamarans, talks about Aspen’s proa hull designs and adventure cruising on his own creations from the Arctic to the Sea of Cortez.

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