Sightlines

When a wealthy investor never showed up for a meeting with Michael Peters, the jilted designer found his favorite story about racing boats.

Designer Michael Peters offers his inside take on Dasher; working with Hinckley to produce a technologically advanced product since day one.

Michael Peters reflects on "The Boat Industry’s Annual Pilgrimage to Ft. Lauderdale".

How did Hugh Hefner help change boating?

Walking the Walk: Some engineers and designers may surprise you.

Michael Peters laments boating’s shady little corner of the internet.

Tycoons around the world are different from the rest of us. They sometimes have to worry about the optics: the way things look. Here’s one story that presents just such a problem. See the even better solution here.

Our Sightlines columnist Michael Peters sure was ready to take down Philippe Starck's designs. Then he saw something in them. See what happened next here.

The best boat designer you never heard of...Renalto “Sonny” Levi revolutionized boat design.

Don’t think too much about what’s going on in the world. Or you may just decide to build a boat to get away. Our columnist Mike Peters knows about Doomsday plans of the custom yacht variety.

You love your dog. And you love your boat. Michael Peters, our Sightlines columnist, recommends you put them together, and when you read why, you'll have to agree. See what he has to say here.

Our Sightlines columnist, boat designer Michael Peters, is not above the occasional perusal of the Internet. Will the result be delight or disappointment? He explains here.

When our Sightlines columnist, boat designer Mike Peters, was just getting started he had the opportunity to work with boat-racing hero Don Aronow. Though it didn’t seem so at the time, Aronow was teaching him some valuable lessons. See what he learned here.

A Protest Song for These Times.

Designer Mike Peters looks at why it’s hard to resist dreaming about boats that are out of your league.

NDAs? CEOs? When it comes to designing a boat, some people still have much to learn.

Who knew that today’s inflatable boats and water toys were on the forefront of boatbuilding technology? Our columnist sings the praises of an inflatable fleet.

Winning the (mooring) pennant

You are what you drive, and, in this case, you are what you dock. At least that’s what our Sightlines columnist, yacht designer Michael Peters, would have you believe. See what he thinks your boat says about you. Read it here.

Recent news of an online contest to name a British research ship made our Sightlines columnist Michael Peters think about the monikers he’s bestowed on his boats over the years. The upshot: Originality is hard to come by. Read what he has to say here.

Boating should take a back seat to no other sport or pastime. As true as that may be, we may not want our Sightlines columnist, Michael Peters, in the driver’s seat. See what we mean here.

Is there a new life for old boats?

Boatbuilders are taking precision to the next level.

It’s good to remember where America’s strengths lay—our boatbuilding may not be as specific as that of some countries have. But Sightlines columnist Michael Peters shares his take on what our country does best.