cruising
Adventure Awaits
The Sirena 78 can be built with optional flybridge and main deck layouts to suit all kinds of cruising plans.
Strategies for Making an Offer
With limited supply, sellers have held the upper hand in the trawler market, holding out for top-dollar offers from buyers.
Eye of the Beholder
What exactly defines a trawler? For many, the definition begins and ends with a full-displacement hull, a sizable fuel capacity and something that grants stability and the range to go well beyond the bar.
Trawlerfest returns to Florida February 28-March 4
TrawlerFest kicks off 2023 in Stuart, Florida from March 2-4. Ticketing begins in early November.
Trawlerfest Anacortes 2022
Join us in Anacortes, WA as Trawlerfest partners with The Anacortes Boat & Yacht Show for an amazing event
Boathandling: The Art of Boat Control
If you’re trying to learn the basics as a new boater, or even if you just need a brushup, this is a good way to get started.
Raspberry Fool
Really, any berries you have on board will do. And this dish will still be delish.
The Cruising Spirit
Ready to get back to cruising? In a roundabout way, the lessons of 2020 prepared us for the uncharted waters of 2021.
Shaken & Stirred: Adventures in the New Arctic
Waves are thrashing the sea ice in the western Arctic, clearing a path for more boats to enter.
Take the Cruising Personality Quiz
Are you and your partner bound for bulkhead bliss? Find out now.
What's Your Cruising Personality?
Does your "cruising personality" match your favorite 1st mate's? Here's one fun way to find out.
A 73-year-old Huckins Rides Again
One owner learns that working on a boat built in 1947 is one reason to love a classic.
Maintenance: It's Not Just for Boats
For these liveaboards, on an extended cruise, wellness aboard starts from within.
The Year in Photos
Peruse this exclusive photo diary as we celebrate another year spent documenting the great life afloat.
The Loop, Again
A couple outfits a Fountaine Pajot Maryland 37 for their second cruise around the Great Loop.
A Koozie For Cruising
We're stuck on this new suction-cup koozie by Toadfish Outfitters.
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.
Down East Delights On A Duffy 35
A cruising couple experiences what passagemaking is all about while Down East aboard a Duffy 35.
Tempting Fate: Hell’s Half Acre
Lessons learned from a treacherous triangle of water in the Pacific Northwest
Northeast Harbor Is Quintessential Maine
A Protected Port With Some of America's Greatest Views
Departures: As Far Out as it Gets
St. Helena, in the remote South Atlantic, offers once-in-a-lifetime memories for those able to cruise the long way there.
The Ultimate Relationship Challenge
Living aboard is an intensity test for every couple’s skills, nerves and patience.