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Soundings, 1 Sep 2026

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Boating guide, tips and lifestyle features for all boaters

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Article6 Under­way

The upper sta­tion on For­mula’s 387CCF off­shore sport­fish adds a new per­spect­ive for anglers, but it’s the boat’s ride and ver­sat­ile design that really steal the show. Yes, the water­front exper­i­ence in New­port, Rhode Island, has evolved in...

6 Under­way

Article8 Dis­patches

As Nord­havn unveils new mod­els, designer Jeff Leish­man explains what a dif­fer­ence a couple extra feet can make. Plus, meet Rock­port Mar­ine’s most ambi­tious cus­tom sail­boat to date, and make room on your book­shelf for the 70th edi­tion of...

8 Dis­patches

Article58 Boat­works

Warm weather breeds bac­teria in fresh­wa­ter tanks, where they cre­ate mis­chief with fil­ters and pumps. Here’s how to stop them. Plus, syn­thetic teak con­tin­ues to reshape what goes under­foot on boats.

58 Boat­works

Article80 Just Yes­ter­day

Here’s how early female lifesavers had to fight for their place in the effort to reduce the nation’s drown­ing rate.

80 Just Yes­ter­day

Article18 Sea­scapes

Artist Brechin Mor­gan draws inspir­a­tion from time spent work­ing aboard com­mer­cial ves­sels and sail­ing solo around the world.

18 Sea­scapes

ArticleCom­ing Home

Back in 1990, I was fresh out of a gap year fol­low­ing high school, boun­cing from friend’s couch to friend’s couch and des­per­ately in need of a rud­der. I’d picked up sail­ing that year from my father, who had remar­ried—the sail­boat came with the...

Com­ing Home