A Historic Schooner Sails Fabled Waters
June 13, 2024
The schooner Bowdoin, built for Arctic exploration in 1921 at Hodgdon Brothers Shipyard in East Boothbay, Maine, is headed for the Arctic for the first time
The schooner Bowdoin, built for Arctic exploration in 1921 at Hodgdon Brothers Shipyard in East Boothbay, Maine, is headed for the Arctic for the first time
Researchers have announced the discovery of the wreck of the schooner barge Ironton in Lake Huron, sitting upright with masts and rigging still intact and
I first met Steve and Irene Macek in the proper way—in an anchorage full of bluewater cruising boats. This was in St. Georges, Bermuda, in
I arrived in Rockland, Maine, on an early afternoon in July with a backpack and a camera. Though traveling to an unfamiliar place to race
When Alexander Cochran ordered the 135ft steel schooner Westward from the board of Nathaniel Herreshoff in 1909, he had no notion his vision would bring
Tom Cunliffe sails his Mason 44 in the North Atlantic and Baltic. He is the author of many books, including the recently published The Complete
The first days of the inaugural Ocean Race Atlantic test the fleet with sporty conditions.
Though they’ve made sailing easier and more accessible, electric winches must be treated with appropriate caution.
Sometimes it’s the imperfections that make things perfect.
Six IMOCAs are lining up in New York this week for the inaugural Ocean Race Atlantic, a fully-crewed sprint from New York City to Lorient, France.
Tank water can easily be contaminated with anything from a lingering bad taste to dangerous bacteria. Installing a triple filtration set up on Ben-Varrey helped.
The effort to save Maine’s classic plastic fleet began—as so many great things do—with three friends and a foolish idea.
Boat meets spaceship at the luxury end of the market.
Tides are an essential part of coastal sailing, so don’t forget to look at the moon once in a while.
The Magenta Project seeks applicants for their 2026-2027 mentorship program.
Twist: The Big Question When asked to help out onboard, I’m sometimes surprised to find how many skippers only have a vague notion of how
