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Ever wonder what yacht designers talk about with their friends in a group chat?

When it comes to giving out boat-buying advice, the answer is clear for Capt. Bill Pike: Don’t. It never ends well.

Made up of 72 fearless pilots, the Sandy Hook Pilots Association is charged with guiding cargo ships into New York Harbor.

Capt. Bill Pike concedes that boating is at bottom a risky business: There’s simply no way you can be prepared for everything.

Planning to cruise with a motorcycle aboard? I have advice for that.

Editor-in-Chief Dan Harding learns that even a small engine repair can leave you with a severely damaged ego.

Some yacht yards are so clean you could eat off the floor, others you shouldn’t enter before getting a tetanus shot. Yacht designer Bill Prince makes the case for the latter boatyards.

Idle hands are the devil’s playthings for the project-minded Capt. Bill.

A pilot program in Rhode Island recycles fiberglass from old boats and turns it into cement.

Being different for its own sake can lead to some strange yacht concepts that should never see the light of day.

We launch a new series that takes you behind the scenes with folks who make their living on the water.

A journey down the Homosassa River uncovers a subset of Old Florida, and the hearty, friendly people who call it home.

We all love a tidy boat, but boater beware: You can go too far.

Capt. Bill Pike channels his inner ornithologist and learns a plastic, fantastic owl is no match for seagulls’ “leavings.”

Salt Boatworks makes boatbuilding accessible to even the most inexperienced folks.

A Little Harbor sinks beneath the ice in a quiet Northeast hamlet, setting off a captivating maritime mystery.

The upside—and many downsides—to letting the trend of Swiss Army Boats spin out of control.

Capt. Bill Pike recounts a run-in with Lucifer himself in the East River's notorious Hell Gate.

Isn't a canoe technically an "expedition yacht"? Depending on how often it leaves the dock, the answer may surprise you.

The passing of a larger-than-life friend inspires tales of cruising and the bonds that form on the water.

Whether you're a movie star, a president or a small business owner–especially in today's world–I think what we're all searching for is an escape.

Weddings, birthdays and funerals sometimes stand in the way of the perfect boating weekend. Capt. Pike offers a possible solution.

Columnist Bill Prince is presiding judge, jury and executioner for some commonly misused nautical terms.

Hold on tight: These photos will knock your boat shoes off.