Best Stories in Boating

Life Aboard: Weather to Stay or Go Inclement conditions provide lifelong lessons in communication. By Bob Arrington Bob Arrington shares how dealing with foul weather holds the keys to communication for a liveaboard couple.  Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm...

Inside Angle: State of the Union Where have the American large yacht builders gone? By Bill Prince Bill Prince contemplates why so many American large yacht builders have gone the way of the Dodo. In the February 2024 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine. Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your...

What happens when technology takes over? Michael Rybovich envisions our dystopian future. Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fuelish Behavior Gasoline and diesel are expensive and damaging to the environment and your boat, and fumes can blow you to Kingdom Come.  By Mike Smith Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Flying Outboard? Yes, Really. Travel with us back in time to a day when an outboard redefined what was possible. When Outboards Took Flight As told by the Connecticut River By Daniel Harding Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Waypoint: The Golden Isles of Georgia By Bob Arrington From the pristine beaches to the haunted lighthouse and a boutique shopping district, the Golden Isles of Georgia rank high atop the list of spring boating destinations. Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm...

Cooking With Gas By Kevin Koenig Kevin Koenig hits the water with Top Chef judge Tom Colicchio. Deliciousness ensues. Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Power Trip For the past 50 years, Mercury Racing has given its customers everything they need to go fast reliably on the water. By Eric Colby This article originally appeared in the January 2024 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine. Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega...

Stem to Stern: Industrial Art Is the lost art of in-house design to blame for marinas filled with lookalikes?  By Michael Rybovich Has the boating industry ended up with more duplicates than the Imperial Stormtroopers? Michael Rybovich breaks it down.  Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad...

Sirena 48 Sea Trial and Review By Alan Harper  This article originally appeared in the January 2024 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine. Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are superyachts the real villains? Angry activists, listen up. This article originally appeared in the January 2024 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine. Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Boat By Any Other Name By Mike Smith Changing a boat’s name often leaves ghosts of the old letters behind. Follow these tips to exorcise them, and avoid the wrath of King Neptune. Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After 40 years building some of the fastest boats on the water, Reggie Fountain is slowing down—but only just a little. Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Beneath the Surface By Captain Bill Pike A specialist in marine catastrophe, Sylvia Tervoort; is also into half marathons, art and savoring the occasional Chicken McNugget. Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway keeps boats safe from the open ocean, provides great cruising, and has played a role in American history for more than 200 years. By Mike Smith This article originally appeared in the December 2023 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine. Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choice...

1998 is a year that Johnny Savage will never forget. The book that this Virginia local and long-time offshore fisherman authored, Lost in the Stream: The Miraculous Story of Two Fisherman Lost at Sea, covers his experience surviving the aftermath of one of the earliest documented rogue waves in history. Here is the story, as told by Savage, of how he and his captain, Eric Bingham, staged in Key We...

Have you been finding it impossible to have quality work done on your house, car—or boat? Michael Rybovich lays at least part of the blame on all the trophies.  Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Capt. Tommy McCoy recounts the story of taking a group of missionaries and $10,000 worth of provisions on a 65 Hatteras from St. Thomas to Haiti on a relief mission after the epic 2010 earthquake that devastated the country.  Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Tougias’ epic and tragic tale of one of the most ferocious blizzards to ever strike the East Coast and a final mission for the crew of the "Can Do".  Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A deepdive into the facts about what really happened on the harrowing night that produced the most daring rescue in U.S. Coast Guard history, as told by one of the authors of the book that spawned the Hollywood film The Finest Hours. Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fueled by patriotism, there was a time when outboard manufacturers worked toward a common mission: leading the Allies to victory against the Nazis, one river at a time. By Carly Sisson Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two ships sank after Hurricane Joaquin hit the Caribbean in 2015. Only one was saved. This is their harrowing story. Excerpted from the book “Into the Storm” by Tristram Korten.  Copyright 2018 by Tristram Korten. Reprinted with permission from Ballantine Books, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC. All rights reserved. Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Mo...

Saltwater Cowboy A former marijuana smuggler recounts a life on the edge. By Tim McBride Excerpted from Saltwater Cowboy: The Rise and Fall of a Marijuana Empire by Tim McBride with Ralph Berrier, Jr. Copyright © 2015 by the author and reprinted by permission of St. Martin’s Publishing Group. Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our...

How to Make Your Boat's Engine Last Forever By Captain Richard Thiel Can you keep your engine running forever?  Capt. Richard Thiel thinks so. By diligently following an aggressive maintenance program, you can keep her purring smoothly, avoid midseason calamity, and stave off the need to repower—if you go about it the right way. Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at...

Filmmaker Trevor Gordon restored an old Paragon Nokaio that washed up on a beach, and now cruises it to remote surfing destinations. Watch Travor's film "Camel Finds Water" on Vimeo here: https://vimeo.com/trevorgordon/camel Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm...