This a followup to Durkee Richards’ article “A Boat Explodes” in the July 2012 issue. When the boat next door explodes . . . Catherine Bilyard described Invictus, their Shannon 38 ketch, as “a b...
May 2012 Landfalls with Bull’s-Eye Precision From how far away can you see a lighthouse from the deck of your boat? Well, it depends. It depends on the height of the lighthouse above sea level, ...
Robert K. Johnson, N.A., is the founder, chief designer, and CEO of Island Packet Yachts of Largo, Florida. The company is celebrating its 25th anniversary in the boatbuilding business, specializing i...
Two famous boatbuilding names — and a line of classy bluewater voyagers Hallberg-Rassy has the longest standing and strongest North American presence of any Swedish boatbuilder, with two dealers on th...
A close look at a modern practitioner of a very old trade His voice had an easy, reassuring, and ageless quality about it. Brion Toss was calling back to clarify what work we wanted to have done on ou...
When I made a career change requiring I move to Philadelphia, I had to decide where to live. My home was more than 100 miles away on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Despite the relative proximity, I ha...
Builder of the Seawind and other legends The Allied Boat Company established its building site on Catskill Creek in Catskill, N.Y., 100 miles north of New York City. Just off the Hudson River, it was ...
