
Logbook: Seasons of Summer
Gathered with his family at a storied old Essex Inn, Dan Harding watches as his past becomes the future.

Gathered with his family at a storied old Essex Inn, Dan Harding watches as his past becomes the future.

After striking out with baseball, a shakedown cruise with his wife’s family brings Dan Harding back to where it all began.


A passion for coaching—and boating—collide during one crazy day in the boatyard driveway.

When it comes to fixing up an old boat there’s the price, the cost and the reward.

How is it that a boat has the ability to create the most powerful memories?

Testing Evoy’s prototype 300-hp electric outboard hints at how fun an electrified future might be.

It’s not what a marina has—but how it makes you feel—that matters most.


Dan Harding reflects on leaky impellers, the too-short days of summer and the moments with family when it finally all comes together.

Hard work pays off—this is the lesson Editor-in-Chief Dan Harding sought to teach his 9-year-old neighbor when he needed an extra set of hands on his boat.

Witnessing a dockside snafu at Bimini’s Big Game Club provides us with a sobering reminder: How you react to a stressful situation is something people will remember forever.

As Capt. Pike transitions to a new role with the magazine, we look back on adventures past.

Docking the Bertram in the driveway gets the neighborhood talking.

The team enjoys a return to the boat show circuit and access to a wide range of boats.

Gathered with his family at a storied old Essex Inn, Dan Harding watches as his past becomes the future.

After striking out with baseball, a shakedown cruise with his wife’s family brings Dan Harding back to where it all began.

Dan Harding reflects on how far boating tech has come.

A passion for coaching—and boating—collide during one crazy day in the boatyard driveway.

When it comes to fixing up an old boat there’s the price, the cost and the reward.

How is it that a boat has the ability to create the most powerful memories?

Testing Evoy’s prototype 300-hp electric outboard hints at how fun an electrified future might be.

It’s not what a marina has—but how it makes you feel—that matters most.

Is there a better boating adventure than the Great Loop?

Dan Harding reflects on leaky impellers, the too-short days of summer and the moments with family when it finally all comes together.

Hard work pays off—this is the lesson Editor-in-Chief Dan Harding sought to teach his 9-year-old neighbor when he needed an extra set of hands on his boat.

Witnessing a dockside snafu at Bimini’s Big Game Club provides us with a sobering reminder: How you react to a stressful situation is something people will remember forever.

As Capt. Pike transitions to a new role with the magazine, we look back on adventures past.

Docking the Bertram in the driveway gets the neighborhood talking.

The team enjoys a return to the boat show circuit and access to a wide range of boats.