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MAILBOAT • FEEDBACK FROM OUR BOATING COMMUNITY

A Whale of a Find • RESEARCHERS ARE COMBING THROUGH CENTURIES-OLD WHALING-SHIP LOGBOOKS TO EXTRACT DATA THAT COULD IMPROVE MODERN WEATHER FORECASTING

A Watershed Moment • FEDERAL LAWMAKERS UNVEIL A DRAFT PLAN FOR A CHESAPEAKE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, WITH AN EYE TOWARD CELEBRATING THE HERITAGE OF BOATING

Seamanship Starts Here • BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING ELSE ON A BOAT, GET THE SAFETY BASICS RIGHT

Tough and Tender Trio • THREE NEW CENTER-CONSOLE MODELS COUPLE HARD-CORE FISHING FEATURES WITH THE COMFORTS OF A FAMILY CRUISER

Camano 31

BUZZWORTHY • The new Cruisers 50 GLS combines all the best elements of a large dayboat with full weekending capabilities

A BOAT FOR ANNE • After his wife had a stroke that made their 50-foot trawler unusable, a husband commissioned a handicapped-accessible power cat

THE POWER OF 10 • The new Mercury V10 Verado outboards are designed to lift heavy boats to a new level of performance

SEA SENSE • Those who have survived extreme situations offshore say it’s important to heed that inner voice when it warns you things don’t feel quite right

SMITTEN WITH BEQUIA • How a wooden boat with an unusual history beguiled a California sailor and his family

Off-Season in the BVI • Crowds are coming back to the islands, so for a quiet experience, cruise in the shoulder seasons

Maine Focus