Logbook: Lessons from the Boatyard
April 14, 2026
Working on his Bertram with a pre-schooler gives Dan a window into his past and a lesson in fatherly patience.
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 world beneath the waves shares stories and lessons eternal.
When vintage intentions meet up with mechanical reality, is it time to move on?
Michael Rybovich pulls back the counterfeit glitz of Palm Beach County in an ode to its glory days.
Boating with Toddlers: The Reality of Our Comeback Summer
Bimini’s SS Sapona shipwreck is a grave marker for a revolutionary experiment.
Michael Rybovich finds that clocking in these days simply ain’t what it used to be.
All serious boaters think that time on the water can be therapeutic, now, science proves it.
Designing and building wooden yachts in the modern era.
Everything was going great—until it wasn’t. It’s funny how many boat stories start out like that.
What is it about the Great Loop that attracts so many boaters? Is it the people or the places along the way that inspire them
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.
The world beneath the waves shares stories and lessons eternal.
When vintage intentions meet up with mechanical reality, is it time to move on?
Michael Rybovich pulls back the counterfeit glitz of Palm Beach County in an ode to its glory days.
Boating with Toddlers: The Reality of Our Comeback Summer
Bimini’s SS Sapona shipwreck is a grave marker for a revolutionary experiment.
Michael Rybovich finds that clocking in these days simply ain’t what it used to be.
All serious boaters think that time on the water can be therapeutic, now, science proves it.
Designing and building wooden yachts in the modern era.
Everything was going great—until it wasn’t. It’s funny how many boat stories start out like that.
What is it about the Great Loop that attracts so many boaters? Is it the people or the places along the way that inspire them
