
Life Aboard: Anticipation
The voyage before the voyage can be just as rewarding.


Grab your best gal and your cigarettes and head off for a fun day on the water.


We need new boaters. Dan weighs in on the costly demographic shifts that could slowly sink our pastime.



Test-driving a Bote SUP and an 800-watt electric motor—with a toddler in tow.

Trapped in a northeastern deep freeze, Dan visits an old friend for some springtime inspiration.

The story of the “Brothers Johnson” started well before their outboard motor changed the world.

Pursuing striped bass with rod and reel is a tradition dating back more than 175 years.

Working on his Bertram with a pre-schooler gives Dan a window into his past and a lesson in fatherly patience.

Back in the ‘50’s, you could build your very own Chris-Craft from a kit. Is it an idea whose time has come again?



In our world of hectic and too-busy lives, Dan makes the case for slowing down and cruising.

The voyage before the voyage can be just as rewarding.

Grab your best gal and your cigarettes and head off for a fun day on the water.

There’s nothing like a little father-son time on the water to reconnect.

We need new boaters. Dan weighs in on the costly demographic shifts that could slowly sink our pastime.

Why we approach every voyage as a new experience.

The untold story of an iconic yacht.

Test-driving a Bote SUP and an 800-watt electric motor—with a toddler in tow.

Trapped in a northeastern deep freeze, Dan visits an old friend for some springtime inspiration.

The story of the “Brothers Johnson” started well before their outboard motor changed the world.

Pursuing striped bass with rod and reel is a tradition dating back more than 175 years.

Working on his Bertram with a pre-schooler gives Dan a window into his past and a lesson in fatherly patience.

Back in the ‘50’s, you could build your very own Chris-Craft from a kit. Is it an idea whose time has come again?

An Ode to the Analogue World of Yesteryear.

A 40-year cruise through the March 1986 issue

In our world of hectic and too-busy lives, Dan makes the case for slowing down and cruising.