
Inside Angle: Tide Change
Outboard-powered super yachts? Time will tell.


The arrival of a wooden crate sparks a whodunnit at a major boatbuilder.

Many yacht clubs have a version of this remarkable person among their brethren. Seek them out, dear reader, while you can.

When designers without boating experience design a yacht, strange things can happen.

A missing pickup tube turns a sightseeing cruise into a white-knuckle paddle for the author and his son.

If you think a yacht designer has the final say about his next boat, think again.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Columnist Bill Prince dives into the world of boating music and learns that one genre reigns supreme. (HINT: Buy A Boat, Y’all!)

Outboard-powered super yachts? Time will tell.

The arrival of a wooden crate sparks a whodunnit at a major boatbuilder.

Many yacht clubs have a version of this remarkable person among their brethren. Seek them out, dear reader, while you can.

When designers without boating experience design a yacht, strange things can happen.

A missing pickup tube turns a sightseeing cruise into a white-knuckle paddle for the author and his son.

If you think a yacht designer has the final say about his next boat, think again.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Columnist Bill Prince dives into the world of boating music and learns that one genre reigns supreme. (HINT: Buy A Boat, Y’all!)