Marlinspike Magazine

12/06/2025

Was your sailing business impacted this summer by the lack of Canadian visitors?

Historically, Canadians have accounted for roughly a quarter of foreign visitors to the United States. But their absence is driving down international travel spending, according to the U.S. Travel Association.

In some areas, such as western New York State, Canadians generate 35 to 40 percent of annual tourism revenue, according to Visit Buffalo.

12/06/2025

NAME THAT BOAT! We've removed *most* of the names from trailboards and burgees, to make you work a little harder.

12/05/2025

Schooner ADVENTURE, 12 years ago this week. The old PILOT aka STAR PILOT aka HIGHLANDER SEA is rafted up outside her at Gloucester Marine Railways.

12/05/2025

Is ocean-aged rum really a thing? I would like it to be. But if so, why don't distillers gently agitate their barrels of rum?

Discover Tres Hombres Rum: ocean aged rum with a second maturation on board for a unique flavor only the sea can create.

12/05/2025

12/04/2025

Great photos. 50 years ago!

12/04/2025

FOR SALE: Schooner FAME of Salem
70’ LOA, 29 GRT oak-on-oak gaff schooner
USCG-certified for 49 passengers + 4 crew
Revenues as much as $400K annually
Boat & Business for Sale: $625,000

Visit our DropBox for listing photos and videos:
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12/04/2025

NAME THAT BOAT! We've removed *most* of the names from trailboards and burgees, to make you work a little harder. Photo: Jack O'Connell

12/03/2025

"After owning, restoring, rebuilding and recreating a number of famous yachts such as the Herreshoff racing schooner ELEONORA, Dutch yachtsman Ed Kastelein planned his ultimate masterpiece: the recreation of the three-masted schooner ATLANTIC."

Classic racing schooner “Atlantic” (left). (Photo by Jean Jarreau) MARIGOT--The largest three-masted classic racing schooner ever created,...

12/03/2025

The greatness of Gordon Grant.

12/03/2025

Funny how they call it a 'Port of Entry' even though it's five hours from the sea.