PassageMaker

Our first issue of 2020 tackles the ultimate haul-out checklist, the year's top tech trends, hybrid power generation, raising kids aboard and more.

Beneteau launched the first Swift Trawler, a 34-footer, in 2010. Since then, with more than 350 boats built, the line has grown to include 44- and 50-foot models. And now the 30.

Having the opportunity to imagine and oversee the building of my own ideal Inside Passage vessel has been exquisitely educational—initiating a chain of engaging design, building, voyaging, and teaching adventures.

The ice stretched across the fjord ahead of Venture in a seemingly unbroken barrier, effectively barring any further progress toward the face of the Sawyer Glacier.

Tony Fleming has a lot to say about living a nautical life of adventure, and rightfully so. In the second part of his ShopTalk interview, get a closer look at what makes his film-making mind tick.

The construction of hull no. 1 of the latest addition to the Nordhavn fleet is almost finished and will be launched this spring.

As I sped across the flat-calm waters of Howe Sound, not far from Coastal Craft’s home port of British Columbia, I felt like I was drivin’ a big, broad-shouldered, bluewater-capable, all-aluminum motoryacht while kicked back in cushy comfort.

Horizon Power Catamarans would like all of you hardcore cruisers to set aside your preconceptions about multihull cruising boats for just a moment and consider a power cat for your next boat.

We cast off from Key Biscayne before light in early August, not the cautious crossing season, but mindful of the storms ahead.

Far too many professionals in the marine industry are guilty of failing to provide to customers intelligible, plainspoken language that supports their observations, analyses and reports.

In May 2014 Bäden sank upon launch in Anacortes, Washington, exacerbating a spate of bad luck for CEO and general manager Andy McDonald, who had just returned to work after an extended illness.

Maybe you aren't an avid fisherman, but angling can lead to some of your best water-memories. Make the most of your summer on the boat—catch the fish of a lifetime.

MarineMax Orlando is conducting a school-supply drive for students in Florida’s Orange, Osceola, and Seminole counties. The drive will support A Gift For Teaching (AGFT) and Pencil Boy Express, which provide free school supplies to teachers and students.

Ever dreamed of having a wedding in the Bahamas? If you are an engaged couple looking marry in 2016 we've got your chance to have the wedding of a lifetime and we'll get the tab!

Behold the 39-foot trawler Bliss about to anchor behind Gizmo in Pulpit Harbor. She's a custom Jay Benford design that already turns heads, but note the cabin top presence of both Inmarsat FB150 and Iridium Pilot antennas.

When you think of it, it makes perfect sense. An owner may become acclimated to a substandard cruising speed or an above-average fuel bill, but a boat that’s loud will drive everyone crazy.

Here we must face the fact that a vessel with all the desirable design features plus comfort and convenience equipment to make her a true home afloat becomes quite expensive—well beyond the reach of all but a fortunate few.