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Sound & Color
The Beneteau Swift Trawler 48 includes smart refinements as the line’s new flagship.
A Home by the Sea
A Connecticut couple contributes to the design of the first Ocean Series 63 by Hunt Yachts and creates a cruiser on a which they are completely at ease.
Cruising: Pier to Peers
A family learns that remote cruising can make dockside fast friendships even more important.
Ray and Maggie Gent, Fleming 55
Since deciding on a used Fleming 55, this couple are realizing their passagemaking aspirations while cruising the Australian coast.
Buddy Boaters, Beware
Buddy boating can be a great experience, as long as everyone understands its limitations.
To Buy? And What To Buy?
That is the question, and it vexes all trawler lovers—especially at boat-show time.
David and Darcy Saiget, 1932 H.C. Hanson
When "fate" made an 86-year-old boat available to the Saiget family, they suddenly found themselves caretakers of a legacy.
The Lives of Harbormasters
National Harbormaster Appreciation Day is coming soon, but most people don’t realize everything that harbormasters do.
Bill Nieman, 1984 Kadey-Krogen 42 Owner
For empty nesters Bill and Joan Nieman, the next chapter—living aboard their 42-foot Kadey-Krogen—has allowed them to keep dreaming big.
Offshore Underway: Nordhavn 57 San Diego to Ensenada (Video)
Nordhavn 57 owners invited PM's Trawler Transactions columnist Jeff Merrill to crew with them on a "short" hop offshore between San Diego and Mexico.
Reality Check: Connected Cruisers Share the Liveaboard Dream
By filming their liveaboard experiences, these YouTubers are introducing thousands of people to the cruising lifestyle.
For This Cruising Couple, It’s All About Downsizing and “Quicksizing”
There’s pleasure in any boating adventure, but for some, it’s better—and safer—to be able to get to your destination a little quicker.
Riding Solo: How I Learned To Love Singlehanded Cruising
Couples cruising can be fun, but it can be equally romantic just sitting by yourself at anchor under a full moon.
Kevin Fairbrother, 1989 Offshore 48 Yachtfisher
Having completed the Great Loop in his Offshore 48, this classic trawler owner still lives aboard, cruising extensively up and down the east coast.
Trawler Appeal: What Makes a Marina Great for Long-Range Cruisers
Good marinas make for easier boating. Great marinas are the stuff of fantastic cruising memories.
Pocket Trawler Appeal
An Atlas Acadia 25 allows a Florida boater to meet all of his waterborne needs.
Round-the-World Reads
Whether you're a bluewater diehard or only a dreamer, add these recommended reads to your list.
The Year in Photos
Peruse this exclusive photo diary as we celebrate another year spent documenting the great life afloat.
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.
Trawlers Doing Good: Aurora Saves
We can't stop watching this Nordhavn Film Festival grand prize winner. Bet you can't either.
Just An Old Chart
An unexpected trip down memory lane shows that there’s more to traditional navigation than faded ink and forgotten coordinates.
It’s Not About the (15) Boats
How two unlikely partners in passagemaking became a power couple of cruising.
Stuck Along a Seattle Shore, Boaters Tell TV They Are Not Homeless (Video)
One Vessel Is Lying on the Bottom at Lake Washington