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12 Boat Designers Who Shaped Our World • As Soundings celebrates its 60th anniversary, we offer a look at the designers whose ideas helped make boating what it is today

Over, But Not Out • AMERICA’S LAST LIGHTKEEPER RETIRED FROM HER POST IN BOSTON, BUT SHE SAYS IT’S OKAY FOR THE JOB TO GO THE WAY OF LINOTYPE OPERATORS

Ivy League Effort • A PRINCETON UNIVERSITY CLUB BROKE THE ELECTRIC CLASS SPEED RECORD BY OUTFITTING A HYDROPLANE WITH AN ELECTRIC OUTBOARD AND BATTERIES

Portland Powerhouse • OREGON’S SCHOONER CREEK BOAT WORKS HAS A LONG AND UNIQUE BOATBUILDING HISTORY

COLD COMFORT • We take the Targa 32 for a ride on a Maine December day and find it to be a stout, year-round, cold-weather cruiser

WORTH THE WAIT • An avid tuna fisherman builds his dream boat—a 46-foot Mussel Ridge—with expertise from a Rhode Island custom builder

Great Captains • As Soundings celebrates its 60th anniversary, we salute these skippers from the past six decades whose stories stood out

Splash into Spring • Here’s a first look at some of the new models debuting at boat shows this season

Making For Home

Installing a Marine Sound System • WANT TO INSTALL OR UPGRADE A MARINE STEREO? THIS IS HOW THE PROS DO IT

Bond’s Boats