Soundings

Soundings is the news and feature publication for recreational boaters. Award-winning coverage of the people, issues, events -- and the fun -- of recreational boating. Check out our generous boats-for-sale section and our gunkholing destinations.

MJM 4 Diesel DPI

Pay It Forward

Soundings

The New Normal? • TWO POWERFUL STORMS HIT MAINE ON THE NOSE, CAUSING MASSIVE DAMAGE AND LEAVING LOCALS TO PONDER WHETHER THIS WILL BE THEIR NEW REALITY

Great, Big Reef • SCIENTISTS JUST MAPPED THE LARGEST DEEP-SEA CORAL REEF YET, AND IT’S BIGGER THAN VERMONT

A Proponent of the Brine • AT 28, MAX CAMPBELL IS SAILING AROUND THE WORLD AND INSPIRING OTHERS TO HEAD OFFSHORE TOO

Sirena 48 • THE TURKISH BUILDER HAS A NEW ENTRY-LEVEL MODEL THAT’S BIG ON VOLUME

Limestone 24

THE CHOSEN ONES • Throughout the 60 years that Soundings has been published, these cruising destinations in New England have remained perennial boater favorites

Cruising Through the Years • Aaron Crawford and Kevin Burns of Sabre and Back Cove Yachts, have helped a lot of people cast off and head for the horizon. These are the cruising trends they see in the future

MAKE MINE A DIESEL • Here’s why the Volvo Penta DPI Aquamatic has become a strong alternative to outboard power on luxury day boats

GLUED TOGETHER • The Gougeon brothers didn’t invent epoxy, but they were innovative boatbuilders who created the West System of epoxy products and revolutionized coldmolded boatbuilding

Donkeys of the Sea

Pilgrim 40 • A COUPLE IN SEARCH OF A CRUISER FIND CHARACTER IN THIS 40-FOOTER

Ready to Spring • HERE’S HOW TO PREP YOUR BOAT FOR THE NEW SEASON

Crazy as a Fox