Peter Swanson
Maine's Historic, Haunted Isles of Shoals
When an eerie fog rolls over Gosport Harbor, you can't help but feel "The Weight of Water."
How to Install a Composting Head on Your Boat
A low-tech alternative to holding tanks and treatment, "composting" makes the best of a stinky situation.
I’m Robin Hood, and Kingfish are the King’s Deer
Unlike in the Bahamas, this particular jurisdiction does not include fishing in its cruising permits. So be it.
Birders and Boaters Band Together To Bash Lake Erie Wind Project (Read the Lawsuit)
Project 'Icebreaker' Would Eventually Bring 1,400 Turbine Generators
'Millions of Gallons' of Sewage Pollute World 'Yachting Capital' (Video)
Burst Pipe Turned Fort Lauderdale Waters into Cesspool
Sleeping Crewman To Blame in Giant Barge Crash That Wiped Out Ohio River Yacht Club, Coast Guard Says (Video)
Cincinnati-Area (Not Great Loop) Hot Spot Was Hit in October
Owners Sue After City of Oakland Seizes, Breaks Up Their Boats (Video)
Anchored Illegally in the Estuary, Authorities Say
Behold the Manatee, the Very Worst Marine Mammal
Facebook Post Brings Out the Vitriol
This Was His Ship; He's in a Trawler Now, Eager To Share How He Got There
'From Pentagon to Power Cruiser' Coming to TrawlerFest-Stuart
The Moorings Expands to Brazil, And That Means 'Cachaça,' the Best Liquor You've Never Had
Island-Studded Cruising Ground Lies Between São Paulo and Rio
Calder & Zimmerman Headline Diesel Course at TrawlerFest-Florida
Cruisers Teaching Cruisers About Engines and Systems at Stuart Event
Coast Guard Revises Tattoo Policy: (Almost) Anything Goes
Previous Restrictions Apparently Were Affecting Recruitment
Oregon Inlet Tug Accident Illustrates Concept of 'Allision'
Eight-Person Crew Gets To Shore Safely
Maybe the Loopers Knew; Stunning Map Shows True Extent of Mississippi Basin (Video)
Created by a Map Lover To Illustrate the 'Veins of America'
Conception Fallout: Coast Guard Resisted Push To Enact Stricter Vessel Fire Safety Regs (Video)
Hearing Before House Maritime Subcommittee Takes Agency to Task
For Sale: Spud Barge With Fridge Finish, Nice Digs, $12 Million (Video)
Do Not Scoff; This Vessel Has a Serious Advantage Over Yours
Poop Patrols Returning to Florida ICW as Green Group Seeks Fed No-Discharge Zone
Meanwhile, Residential Sewage Literally Pours Into Indian River Lagoon
Woman Spends 37 Hours Adrift at Sea in a Dinghy (Video)
Lost on an Oar Returning from Shopping on a Greek Isle
Surviving Dorian at Anchor
This Story Will Be Updated When We Learn Anne Marie's Ultimate Fate
Key West Documentarians Explore Police Shooting of Liveaboard Boater (Video)
Man Survives After Surgery; Officer on Leave Pending Investigation
Tehuantepec Two-Step: Thundering Through a Mexican Gale
Trawler Delivery Endures Famously Foul Weather
Marina at West End, Grand Bahama, Reopens in Wake of Dorian
Other Bright Spots in Bahamas Marine Infrastucture Announced
One Retired Cutter, Ready To Sail: $250,000 (Videos)
Acushnet Sold at Auction to a Con-Man in 2011
Flawed Law? Florida City Trying To Restrict Anchoring Like the Bad Old Days
Madeira Beach Cherry Picks Language To Get Around State Law
Madeira Beach Okays Anti-Anchoring Ordinance But Spares Bonafide Cruisers (Read the Memo)
Aims Regulation at Vessels Lacking Mobility
Surreal Beauty: Counter-Intuitive Chartering in the Bahamas
The Moorings (and Mars) Come to the Exumas Islands
Pusser's at Marina Cay, BVI, Is No More
Can't Afford the Lease Post Irma
Skipper Saves Dogs and Docks in Boat Blaze (Video)
Bremerton Yacht Club Spared; Couple Loses All
Out with Glitz and Gadgetry: Workboats to Yachts
Made in America, The Seaton Alaska 75 Will Cost Less
Dates Set for Stuart TrawlerFest (Plus a Gallery from Baltimore's Event)
Very Different Venues, Same Good Info, Same Great Boats
Nautical History: The Unlikely Success of the Haitian Sloop
Vessel of Choice for Pirates, Traders and Now Smugglers
ICW Dock 'n' Shop Proposed for Hollywood
Publix Supermarket Would Let Boaters Come Alongside
Cape Cod Adjusts to a New Normal (Rhymes With 'Dorsal')
Great White Sharks Mix With Boaters, Tourists
NTSB Report Examines 30 Maritime Accidents (Download)
Expert Insight That Is Both Fascinating and Valuable
Cruising Craft Heading to TrawlerFest-Baltimore
Linssen, Beneteau Will Display Newest Models
Body Found After Search for 'Capt. Jack Sparrow'
'Beloved Figure' Was Stand-Up Paddleboarding
VHF Threats: Do You Recognize This Voice (Audio)
'You're Going To Lose a Lot of Coast Guardsmen. Do You Understand Me?"
Dive Boat Disaster: Safety Bulletin Warns Against Lithium Battery Charging
In Second Report, NTSB Confirms No One Stood Watch Overnight
Fourth Missing Crew Member Rescued From Inside Overturned Car Carrier (Photos)
Rescuers Respond to Tapping Inside Golden Ray
The Rum Punches Back: BVI 'in Recovery'
The Cruising Scene Is Back Despite Irma's Knockout Blow
25 (More) Fascinating Fun Facts About the Caribbean
Celebrities, Cuisine, Culture and History
25 Fabulous Fun Facts About the Caribbean (Videos)
September Issue of the Magazine Takes Readers Down Island
The Coast Guard Says Don't Go. Just Don't
We're Helping the Bahamas; Let Us Do Our Jobs
Chris Parker Is Skeptical of NHC Dorian Forecast for the Carolinas
Weather Router Says Hurricane May Pass Closer To Land, Possibly With Matthew-Like Results
Meet the Newest TrawlerFest Instructor: She Is Unique
The Veteran Chesapeake Bay-Area Surveyor Participates in Three Seminars