cruising

Moving fast through the water is always a gas, but great rewards can be found in the sounds of silence.

Art, nature and history converge in the San Juans.

With the 100 Motoryacht, Ocean Alexander presents a versatile vessel suited to handle charter—and anything else thrown into her path.

Jill Bobrow chats with Alec and Barbara Hammond, the owners of Blue Horizon, Hull No. One of the new Horizon PC58 series.

As usual before lifting anchor the boat captain reviews his engine and runs a checklist of equipment essential to today’s cruise: fuel, water, mooring lines, chains, extra long ground tackle, sturdy nylon trip lines, heavy hammer and climbing spikes. If this sounds more like a rock-climbing expedition than a boat cruise, it is because this is Norway where boaters like to anchor from the country’s very granite walls.

Aviation company ConnectJets now offers clients a frequent flyer program in Europe that comes with a whole collection of perks and Maine shipyards and marine groups invite yachtsmen to a series of events showcasing the Maine coastline.