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Soundings is a regional consumer print and digital magazine for owners of recreational boats that is published by Active Interest Media. Soundings has been a familiar voice to experienced boater based in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic since 1963. One of the most established marine titles in one of the finest cruising regions in the country, Soundings reflects the diverse interests

and passions of its affluent and active audience. These enthusiasts enjoy cruising their home waters, but they also explore locales along the Eastern Seaboard from Maine to Florida. That pride is often passed from one generation to the next. For that reason, Soundings serves a unique multigenerational audience. The magazine and its digital platforms cover a wide range of topics. Editorial is crafted for owners of powerboats and sailboats, for those who are interested in cutting-edge technology and classic wooden yachts, for nautical history buffs and owners with an eye on future trends. The Soundings reader places a priority on time spent off the coast in pursuit of adventure. We serve that interest by infusing each story with a touch of salt. If you are buying or selling a used boat, check out our searchable database at BoatQuest.com which reaches more than one million internet boat shoppers each month.

13/02/2025

Hinckley’s iconic Picnic Boat made the builder a powerhouse in powerboating. The design has been credited with expanding the Down East style outside of New England.

This 2000 Hinckley Picnic Boat Classic is a fine example of the craftsmanship that goes into these models. ‘Lucky Town’ has full weekend accommodations, a shallow waterjet draft and Jetstick control system, making her ideal for day cruising and weekending. The 36-footer is powered by a 2014 Yanmar 440-hp diesel.

(Lucky Town is currently listed with Hinckley Yacht Brokerage.)

12/02/2025

Formula has been on fire the last couple years with new models. The builder is showcasing 10 boats across two locations this year.

11/02/2025

Repost from

Trawlerfest Fort Lauderdale
Seminars: 3.4-3.8 • Boat Show 3.6-3.8

Ranger Tugs R-27

Powered by a standard Yamaha F300 and available with 7 hull colors, the Ranger Tugs R-27 is good for over 42 mph and a wide range of economical cruising from 12-18 mph. At 30.7 mph, she’ll burn 15.3 gph. Must-have options include an Aft cockpit sun shade and dinghy lift.

Like the smaller models in the lineup, the cabin has teak cabinetry with skylights that add natural light. The galley has an electric/alcohol stove, a covered sink and a refrigerator/freezer, with a microwave. Grabrails provide stability if a wake disrupts the cook. The table drops to convert to a guest berth for two.

The boat is available with 2 packages: The Northwest Edition has AGM batteries, diesel forced air heater and downrigger plugs and pads.The Luxury Edition adds air conditioning/reverse cycle heating and lithium-ion batteries.

Photos: Ranger Tugs

10/02/2025

More than just a pretty classic boat, this 44-foot custom Bezanson Cruiser has a storied past. Built in 1936, she served in the US Coast Guard for surveillance of west coastal waters during World War II.

The boat is built from Port Orford cedar with steam bent oak ribs and is bronze fastened. She’s powered by twin 120-hp diesel engines. The decks, flying bridge, pilot house, trunk cabin and transom are all of teak.

07/02/2025

Whiticar had a reputation for producing solid, seaworthy and capable sportfishing vessels, and this classic boat is a prime example.

Picasso is a Whiticar 56 launched in 2001. The hull with its deep forefoot, modestly raked stem, and high forward freeboard was designed to handle big seas. The bottom was triple-planked with solid mahogany, laminated with epoxy resin and cloth, and vacuum-bagged for strength.

Originally powered by a pair of 1,150-hp Detroit Diesel/MTU 12V183 engines, Picasso could attain a top speed of 35 knots and stay on plane down to about 15 knots. In 2012, Picasso received a major refit, including new engines, at the Michael Rybovich & Sons yard and was relaunched with a new name, Never Enough.

05/02/2025

Since launching in the 1960s, the Dutch builder Doggersbank has built more than 500 boats designed for long-range exploration. Known to behave well in all seafaring conditions, they combine an attractive exterior profile with great functionality and safety.

This 40-foot model was built in 1984 and features an open cockpit, solid teak and heavy moldings. Her low clearance makes her practical for cruising under bridges. She’s powered by a six-cylinder diesel.

04/02/2025

The Chesapeake Bay is famous for its crabs and oysters, and the boats that have worked so hard catching these local delicacies have a celebrity status among locals. For over 100 years bugeyes, skipjacks, log canoes and deadrise boats have been part of the bay’s rich maritime history. Today, a number of them are part of the fleet maintained and exhibited at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Maryland.

The museum’s 60-foot Winnie Estelle is a buyboat with a storybook history. Built in 1920, she spent the first 50 years of her life hauling seafood and produce throughout the Chesapeake Bay. She later found herself in the Caribbean carrying lumber from Honduras to Belize. While there, she was rebuilt as a charter and dive boat. In 2012 she was sold to a buyer from Centerville, Maryland, and began her 1,700-mile, 59-day voyage back to the Chesapeake. In 2014 she was donated to the museum, where she has been a major attraction, taking students and museum guests out on the bay for educational programs, private parties and day cruises.

03/02/2025

‘Isla Sol’ is a Pearson True North 38 built in 2003.

With a plumb bow, even sheer and trunk cabin, the True North’s Downeast styling is evident. However, its lines are flavored with elements not always associated with that style, including a reverse transom, noticeable bow flare and a swept-back profile, all of which give the True North 38 a distinctive appearance and a personality all its own.

Isla Sol is powered by a single 480-hp Yanmar diesel, which provides a 20-knot cruise and 24- to 26-knot top end.

(This boat is currently listed with Jeff Brown Yachts.)

31/01/2025

‘Bequia’ is a 40-foot gaff-rigged wooden cutter that used to belong to Bob Dylan.

Originally named Just Now, Bequia was built in 1976 by California native Chris Bowman on the Caribbean island of Bequia, under a canopy of almond trees on a beach. Despite the fact that Bowman had limited knowledge about wooden boat construction and had never built a boat before, Bequia was extremely well-made.

The large greenheart timber for the keel and lead ballast was salvaged from a decaying, beached English schooner. The hull was built using wood cut from local trees, and silverballi from Guyana. The 60-foot-tall mast was made from wood that had once belonged to a schooner that wrecked near the island of Bequia.

Tap the link in our story to learn more about this boat’s construction and history.

30/01/2025

The Aroha 29 is a 29-foot, 10-inch classic coastal cruiser built by Brooklin Boat Yard. The Peter Sewell design was discovered in New Zealand by Off Center Harbor founder Maynard Bray and is available as a CNC kit for home builders. BBY used the kit to construct the first boat.

With a 38-hp diesel the Aroha 29 only burns .26 gph at 7.5 knots and 2.1 gph at 17 knots. According to Sewell, the vessel boasts seaworthy capabilities in a range of conditions.

29/01/2025

‘Sally’ is a Burger 60 built in 1959 by the Burger Boat Company—the second-oldest builder of sail and power yachts in the nation. Founded by Henry B. Burger II around 1900, the company first built boats in wood, then in steel as of 1938, and from 1952 on in aluminum. Its first motor vessel was launched in 1901, an 85-foot cruiser.

Sally’s steel hull was designed and built by Burger with a wooden superstructure, originally powered by twin six-cylinder GM diesels and fitted with a 15-kW Onan generator.

Sally’s original layout includes a spacious full-beam owner’s cabin aft with a private head, and a guest stateroom to port opposite another head for day or night use.

27/01/2025

This mahogany-planked Nordic Folkboat is a humble yet elegant lapstrake craft. Designed by committee in Scandinavia at the onset of World War II, it has always had a decidedly non-elitist appeal.

The boat recently was donated to the People’s Boat Project in Port Townsend, Washington. This vessel, however, is not just any creaky old Folkboat. The proof is an autographed plank that bears the signature of Sharon Sites Adams. She’s 94 today, but back in 1965, as a rookie sailor she singlehanded this boat from Los Angeles, California, to Hawaii. She was the first woman to do so. It took her 39 days, but she persevered with determination and grit, and with money she’d saved while working in a dental office.

Read more about Sites Adams, the Nordic Folkboat and the People’s Boat Project in the February issue of Soundings.

24/01/2025

The Pemaquid Beach 26 is the creation of Maine lobsterboat designer Spencer Lincoln and John Cousins, who had a hand in the design of the Webber’s Cove 26. It combines the look of a traditional workboat with a contemporary bottom shape with a sharp entry, soft chines and full-length lifting strakes.

This boat is ‘Hog Penny.’ She was in rough shape when her owner found her in 2006, but a 12-year restoration brought her back to life.

Power comes from a 2008 Yanmar 6BY260 diesel, a 260-hp powerplant that gives an easy cruising speed of just under 20 knots.

23/01/2025

NorthCoast’s first 41-foot-class model, the 415HT, first splashed last spring. This boat is the builder’s answer to growing consumer demand for a reasonably priced cabin cruiser in this size range.

During our recent sea trial of Hull No. 1, we found her to be fishable and capable in a sea. Four Yamaha 300-hp outboards give her the athletic legs of a sporty offshore center console. As for performance, the 415 cruises at 31 knots and burns about 40 gph.

Read more about out sea trial in the February issue of Soundings.

22/01/2025

Last Call is the very first Holland 34 ever built. She is an extended version of Glenn Holland’s popular 32-foot lobster hull, which gained fame in the ‘80s and ‘90s when Holland’s father’s boat, Red Baron, dominated Maine’s lobster boat races. The hull is popular with lobstermen and yachters alike. Holland has built more than 180 of the 32s, which often get finished by other Maine yards.

Last Call is a working gentleman’s lobster boat. On the outside, only a few things hint that she is more than a workboat. The exterior handrails are varnished, there’s a removable teak bench on the stern and there’s a small swim platform that subtly blends into the boat’s stern. Otherwise, she looks like she’s only used for catching Maine’s favorite crustacean.

The cabin features a galley with a traditional icebox, a two-burner propane stove and a sink to port, a V-berth in the bow, and an enclosed head to starboard. There is no air conditioning, and the shower is outside in the cockpit. The sole is unfinished teak, the ceiling is varnished Alaskan cedar and the rest of the interior is finished off in classic Herreshoff style: white with mahogany trim.

21/01/2025

The February issue of Soundings is here!

In this issue, we share stories about managing the switch from sail to power, Mobile Power Solutions, a Nordic Folkboat being restored by the People’s Boat Project, the new Northcoast 415 and more!

Swipe through to preview some of the stories in this issue, and click the link in our bio to subscribe!

17/01/2025

Katana is a 1998 Thomas Point 34 designed by the naval architect Mike Kaufman and built by Joe Reid at Mast & Mallet Boatworks in Edgewater, Maryland.

Reid and his craftsmen build five versions of this design, ranging in size from 30 to 44 feet in length. The wooden hull of Katana is cold-molded with two overlapped layers of Western red cedar laid fore-and-aft. West System epoxy seals every component. The hull is further strengthened and sealed with two layers of 10-ounce fiberglass cloth.

As for the boat’s running surface, it starts with a sharp 60-degree V and finishes with 9 degrees at the transom. A splash rail forward develops into hard chines that run the full length of the boat.

This model is owned by a couple who likes to cruise the Chesapeake Bay’s 11,000-plus miles of shoreline.

🛥 Do you own an interesting used boat you’d like to feature? Send us a message!

15/01/2025

The Gamefisherman 40 was designed as a serious offshore machine. It was sought out by tournament fishermen who believed a good boat is like a sharp hook and designed to do the job well.

The boat’s traditional cold-molded construction resulted in a modest displacement of 19,000 pounds. With mid-size, fuel-efficient, six-cylinder diesels and a 400-gallon fuel capacity, its lively performance from 24 to 28 knots at cruise merged with good range. A slippery, modified-V running surface with a crisp trolling wake at 6 knots could attract billfish like few other designs.

Capt. Bubba Carter ran hull No. 5, the Tijereta. In 1990, while fishing out of Flamingo Bay in Costa Rica, his boat racked up more than 1,330 billfish in 190 days.

Illustration by Jim Ewing

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