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New From Rockport Marine • THE R34 IS A NEW ENGLAND-STYLE DESIGN THAT IS ONE-PART DAYBOAT, ONE PART WEEKENDER

Intelligent Seamanship • A NUMBER OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES NOW COMBINE TRADITIONAL SEAMANSHIP AND SAFETY IDEAS WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

The Next Chapter • AN AVID SAILOR CELEBRATES RETIREMENT WITH A NEW BOAT AND AN AMBITIOUS CRUISE TO NEWFOUNDLAND

Rules Versus Reality • THE COAST GUARD’S “MINIMUM” EQUIPMENT LIST IS INADEQUATE. FOR YOUR SAFETY, SO AUGMENT IT

Pursuit S 328 Sport • THE BUILDER HAD BIG SHOES TO FILL WHEN UPDATING ITS BESTSELLING 32-FOOT CENTER CONSOLE

Beneteau Antares 9 • THE FRENCH BUILDER ADDS A NEW MODEL TO ITS PERENNIALLY POPULAR LINE OF FAMILY CRUISERS

Tiara 3100 Open

THE RIGHT FIT • When it comes to buying a new day boat for specific needs, these couples say it pays to shop around

Working It Out • The Scarano brothers set out to build production sailboats. Instead, they built themselves a fleet of Coast Guard-certified day charter boats

DEFY THE IMAGINATION • The boat that fulfilled the dreams of a father and his son took a couple of decades to finish and launch, but it was worth the wait

SMALL BOAT, BIG WATER • HE’S DONE THE GREAT LOOP MULTIPLE TIMES IN 22-AND 25-FOOT BOATS. NOW AT 72, THE AUTHOR IS READY TO DO IT AGAIN, THIS TIME IN A 25-FOOT CAT

Coastal Cats

How To Install a Diesel Heater • TO EXTEND HIS BOATING SEASON, THE AUTHOR ADDS AN ESPAR HEATER TO MAKE HIS BOAT WARM AND COZY

Design Legacy