After an unforgettable Princess Yachts America Owners Holiday event at the Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo, Fla., three Princess Yachts owners, Tim and Sara Hale, Erich and Kathy Hahn and Charlie and Ela Wachs, continued on a trip together and extended their vacation to the Bahamas. With the help of Marinalife’s cruising assistance and Read More
We first heard about it years ago on one of those glorious, sun-filled summer days, when a fellow boater shared his dream of one day doing something called the Great Loop. Intrigued by the thought of having an extended adventure aboard our boat without having to battle sea monsters, pirates or gigantic rogue waves on Read More
Our Maine boat adventure began before we even left the dock — with a crash. No, not into another boat, but of our friend, tumbling down the ramp at low tide. I have to give her credit, she spilled not a single beer out of the overloaded cart into Portland Harbor, nor did she shed Read More
From concept to construction to commissioning, Rachel and Peter Ferrara talk about their experience in designing and building “Endless Summer,” a custom Sabre Yachts 48 SE, built in Raymond, Maine. Over the years, we have spent a lot of time on the water. We have cruised the Florida Keys and Bahamas to New England and Read More
One of the most extraordinary benefits of cruising in Maine is the unique opportunity to explore the thousands of magnificent islands that the glaciers abandoned when they retreated many eons ago. Curtis Rindlaub, in the introduction of the cruisers’ bible A Cruising Guide to the Maine Coast, describes Maine this way: “On a chart, the coast Read More
For 35 years, we spent portions of each summer cruising aboard our Bristol sailboats Adventuress and Temptress. From our home on Barnegat Bay in New Jersey, we extensively explored the coastal waters from Nantucket to Norfolk as well as Long Island Sound and the Delaware and Chesapeake Bays. On one of our trips in 2007, Read More
What a transition 2013 was for our family. My husband Harry and I retired, we sold our Massachusetts home of 33 years, and we helped our son move into a condo on the Cape with all of our furnishings—turn key! Then we moved onto Cheeta, our 34-foot Sea Ray Amberjack. Talk about downsizing! Our goal Read More
Part of the adventure of cruising is the excitement of what is just over the horizon or around the next bend, and there is no better place to experience this than the greater Fort Myers area of Florida’s Gulf Coast. The waters consist of Charlotte Harbor, Pine Island Sound, and the San Carlos Bay, all Read More
Three miles north of the Verrazano Narrows Bridge, my wife Tammy and I didn’t expect the lump in our throats as the Manhattan skyline lay before us. One World Trade Center was standing at 1776 feet tall – the same year the Declaration of Independence was signed. Approaching New York from the water is impressive Read More
Florida’s boating pleasures come in two distinct varieties: east coast and west coast. Each has a loyal following ready to tell you why theirs is the best. The Keys may be the common link for boaters from each area occasionally heading south for an extended cruise. But there is a less frequently used link joining Read More