Blogs

As Editor-in-Chief Dan Harding approaches his 100th boat review, he comes across a surprising new build that he says might be the most impressive yet. And it’s only 14-feet long.

From Jimmy Buffett to Capt. Jack Sparrow, how a Florida artist became the world’s most elusive faux-teak painter.

Some say its impossible, but Bill Prince claims to have designed a way to give his boat and wife gifts at the same time.

After a long, wild ride, U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer Shannon Scaff relives a storied career, plots his next mission and shares his watery wisdom.

A Florida heat wave can deliver sweat buckets of discomfort. It can also test the true mettle of the hopeful owner of a new boat.

It took Ben and Laura Stein years to upgrade their boat and prepare it for the Great Loop and long-term life aboard. The end took only hours for it all to be lost.

Seeing the growing trend in the multihull market, Power & Motoryacht and Sail magazine have teamed up to produce the all-new Multihull Power & Sail.

Meet the radical new 50-knot fuel cell chase boat for America’s Cup. Is this hydrogenated hydrofoil the shape of things to come?

This is a story about a son's love for his father. It's also a story about friendship, comradery and putting your life on the line to save others. This inspiring story proves, once again, why boaters are the best.

Love of the Ocean Bonds a Newly Woven Family. Ella Hummel’s “Memories From A Nordhavn Summer” gives a glimpse into innocence and the essence of unity.

Can a last-minute, back-of-the-napkin calculation rescue Bill Prince’s sacred family cruise? Find out.

Infused with kevlar, laden with teak and lovingly maintained, our new senior editor waxes nostalgic about the 40-year-old boat that’s never left his family.

Bill Sisson’s evocative new book winds us through a marine journalist’s sometimes precarious, lifelong hunt for a beautiful fish and the perfect boat.

In part two of our premiere audio doc, Roger Moore is more than half a decade into an around-the-world voyage when he and his wife seek refuge and adventure in Saudi Arabia–and boy do they find it.

Capt. Bill Pike long imagined “semi-retirement,” would free him up to do nothing but boat. But life sometimes intervenes.

From entry-level to CFO, a Viking lifer’s career and the adventure machine he never imagined he’d call his own. John Kasinski enjoys a new phase of yacht ownership and reflects upon a 33-year career.

Ever wondered what a day in the life of a yacht designer looks like? Bill Prince tells how it is—and isn’t—a lot like yours.

NOAA Proposal Could Devastate Boating Industry. In the hopes of saving a declining population of North Atlantic Right whales, NOAA aims to institute a 10-knot speed limit along much of the Atlantic coast. We cut through the clutter and get to the heart of this matter with this emergency podcast with Viking Director of Government Affairs and Sustainability John DePersenaire.

Dos Equis be damned, Roger Moore may just be the world's most interesting man. Learn about the Nautical Ventures founder's improbable, 13-year-journey around the world. Warning: This may inspire you to do something crazy.

Dan Harding reflects on leaky impellers, the too-short days of summer and the moments with family when it finally all comes together.

This angle of a Viking employee in a Tyvek suit standing in the bowels of the 90' hull offers just a taste of how much volume this ship will really have.

While change can be scary, it’s the only way to grow.

The end of summer is always bittersweet, but here's another reason to love the fall in New England: A brand-new boat show. Come meet the editors and find your next boat at the CT Fall Boat Show in Branford, Connecticut.

No matter how much you know—or think you know—about boating, there’s always more to learn.