Is it really time to talk about putting away the boat for winter? Sadly, for many boaters, the end of the season is just ...

It’s a call that always comes sooner than hopeful relatives are prepared for. Loved ones pin their hopes on one last flight, and the Coast Guard sector commander — the man or woman responsible for ...

Pocket cruisers are enjoying a sort of renaissance, with the trend spurred partially by the financial crisis of 2007-08, when folks were forced to tighten their boating budget belts. Today, there’s a ...

Singer-songwriter and Long Island native Billy Joel has always loved the water. He’s been boating most of his life, and his time afloat has inspired his music. Recently, he spoke with reporter Bill ...

Bob Chaulk lives about a half hour from the wreck of the SS Atlantic in Nova Scotia. He often heads out there in a 17-footer that he built himself; it’s what he calls a very modest nod to the grand ...

Viking Yachts signed a letter of intent to buy the land and structures of fellow New Jersey sportfisherman builder Ocean Yachts and plans to build some of Viking’s smaller yachts at the Mullica ...

Aluminum often is seen as an exotic material to build boats with, but the truth is that it's rugged, durable, strong and surprisingly economical. In the fiberglass-centric world of recreational ...

As a principal specialist in engineering and finance at Pratt and Whitney in Connecticut, David Szewczul, 29, oversees financials for a team of jet propulsion engineers in commercial and military ...

Cooper Capital Specialty Salvage LLC is hosting a large online auction of storm-damaged boats. Cooper Capital expects to list several hundred Sandy-damaged boats for auction on its website, which is ...

A retrial is expected on manslaughter charges in the case of Cheeki Rafiki, a Beneteau First 40.7 that capsized in 2014 more than 620 miles off Cape Cod, Massachusetts, killing four British sailors.

We’re a down-to-earth group here at Soundings, and generally not given to idolatry of any sort. However, if we had to choose heroes, Nathaniel Philbrick would definitely be one. Philbrick grew up in ...

Texas man who faked his death in a barge accident picked up by U.S. Marshals on unrelated felony The man who faked his own death in a 2003 boating accident in Galveston Bay, Texas, faces federal ...