At Sea

Has your boat ever been on the receiving end of a thunderbolt? The odds are worse than you might realize. Here's what you can do to minimize the likelihood of it happening to your boat.

If Force 10 winds are headed your way, here’s what to do to protect your boat

After enduring unthinkable tragedy on 9/11, the FDNY Marine 1 unit came together under the sole commitment to protect their city.

Winning a new Steiger Craft was only the beginning for this professional baseball player

Tired of the rat race, this family bought a trawler and set off to see the world—all while recording everything for a growing following on YouTube.

A science teacher enlists the help of his trusty pupils to hunt shipwrecks, while teaching valuable lessons along the way.

In her drive to chart the unknown, Dr. Kathryn Sullivan has traveled from outer space to the bottom of the ocean, covering more vertical miles than any other person on the planet.

Al Grover, 94, reflects on his once-in-a-lifetime crossing of the Atlantic Ocean in an outboard-powered boat and how that epic crossing changed his life forever.

Foul Weather and Cleaner Oceans. Foul-weather gear maker Grundéns will start using eco-packaging that you can cut up and use in the garden.

After 40 years building some of the fastest boats on the water, Reggie Fountain is slowing down—but only just a little.

Damien Leloup was only 17 when he forged a note, bought a train ticket and went to sign up as a crewman on Jacques Cousteau’s famed vessel, the Calypso. This is his story.

Wind farms generate clean power, but they can be a nuisance to boaters.

A boat ride reveals how Joe Namath is spending the fourth quarter of his life.

Hurricane Irma left a ton of detritus in her wake. Instead of sitting back and waiting, the Conch Republic Marine Army mobilized in an effort to revitalize the mangrove forests of the Keys.

An all but forgotten Steiger Craft becomes an unlikely vessel for passing the torch.

A father reluctantly sets out to take his kids shark fishing and returns with a boatload of memories, and a changed mind.

Wheeeeeeee!!!!!!How Betty Jane became Florida's fastest trawler.After the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico, it soon became obvious that vast quantities of toxic dispersants were being used to emulsify the errant crude whooshing up from the ocean’s floor. Moreover, the stuff bypassing the dispersants was

Owning up to your seafaring mistakesIt was refreshing, really. My wife and I were spending a winter Saturday at Port St. Joe Marina on Florida’s northern Gulf Coast with a merry band of people who were either cruising The Great Loop or planning to do so soon. The Great Loop, of course, is a circumnavigation of the eastern half of the United States via

A home workshop project evokes a little nautical nostalgia.I wasn’t sure what the trouble was, really. For some unknown reason, the forged-brass clock that usually hangs near Betty Jane’s lower helm station had started chiming with diminished fervor. Instead of a bright ting, ting, it was going tunk, tunk. So I removed the screws holding it in place

Twisted souls who help out, even when help’s not wanted.Truth to tell, I’m still suffering from a pesky old resentment. It originated several years ago at a marina in South Carolina when a stubborn youngster who was trying to be helpful snatched one of Betty Jane’s bow lines, and despite protestations from yours truly who was

I grew up a few milesfrom a little miningtown in northernNew York State, andon Friday evenings,shortly after the paychecks came out,our family went to town to do ourgrocery shopping. We’d park our Chevyon Main Street to, as mom used to say,“watch the people go by.”Don’t laugh—this customwas the highlight of ourweek. Folks came frommiles around to