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Nord2AK: Nordhavn's 2016 Rendezvous

The seeds were planted in 2012. We had been cruising for several weeks in the remote waters of northern British Columbia, where it isn’t unusual to go for several days without seeing another boat. Then surprisingly, two other Nordhavns sailed into Sea Otter Cove where we were anchored on the west side of Vancouver Island.

Cuban Sojourn

The second part of a journey along Cuba’s northern coast.

Shop Talk

Daniel Harper Q&A Founder & CEO of Siren Marine talks with us about how marine products are beginning to take advantage of onboard data.

Bye, Bye, Birdie #5

The Need for Speed

On The Water Duffield 58

It’s not every day that a brand-new 58-foot performance trawler appears on the marketplace radar, but that seems to have happened with the debut of the Duffield 58 Motoryacht.

Castro's Mystery Motoryacht

Gianma and the voyage that changed the world.

Bye, Bye, Birdie #6

A Star to Steer Her By.

Glass Living

Testing the Modern and Versatile Okean 50.

Navionics Spearheads Post-Irma Re-Mapping Effort

Boaters Can Contribute Cartography And Debris/Wreck Locations.

Coping With Fog

Dealing With One of the Most Dangerous Elements of Seamanship.

Troubleshooter

What’s The Deal With Stainless Steel?

Tour de Force

Onboard a Russian Icebreaker in the High Arctic.

The Varnished Truth

Exterior wood on a fiberglass boat adds a touch of warmth, tradition, and style that cannot be duplicated any other way.

New Ironsides

Imagining, designing, and building a south pass 60, part one.Picking a paint color for your custom 60-foot trawler to match the top of a Rustoleum spray can is not normally the way it’s done. But in the case of the South Pass 60, Congrio.

Electronics

Sonic Vibration: What’s the frequency, Kenneth?

Seamanship

BYE BYE BIRDIE # 2 Bathymetric Navigation

Crosstalk

Politics today is quite the hot button issue.

Through-Hull Fittings And Canaries In Coal Mines

A trawler owner recently contacted us to schedule a routine haul-out and bottom-paint job.

High Seas, High Water

In Gale Conditions off the Treacherous Grand Banks, Dirona Takes on Water.

Lobster Boat Legacy

Decades of Yachts Inspired by Timeless Design

Hearty Soup And Grilled Flatbread

Soup made from fresh, local ingredients has been nourishing families around the world for thousands of years.

The Art Of Decision-Making

IT’S NOT ALWAYS ABOUT THE CAPTAIN.

Family Ties

Homeschooling Children at Sea, and Not Looking Back

Troubleshooter

Moisture Meter Mysteries

Greenline's Hybrid Chops

A Closer Look At The New Greenline 36 Hybrid

Compass And Sextant Bearings

In the past two installments of Bye, Bye Birdie we have used onboard electronic tools to derive our position in the absence of GPS.

At Sea: Spain's Minorca

Built in the Balearic Islands’ second-largest—though considerably lesser-known island behind Mallorca and party haven Ibiza—Minorca is a 271-square-mile island surrounded by see-through blue-green water and arid cliffs.

In Perilous Duty

The Tragedy & Honor of Lightship Service

Troubleshooter

Maintaining Engine Temperatures

Nordic Tugs' Twin Bill

A Closer Look at Two of the Latest Entries in Nordic Tugs’ Storied History