News in April 2013 that federal fishery managers might revise rules that would allow New England fishermen to sell swordfish caught via harpoon and rod-and-reel gear stirred excitement among small-boat operators and kindled memories of nearshore swordfishing in the...

When William Gills and his wife Candace decided to trade up to a larger boat so they could venture farther afield from their Connecticut homeport of Mystic, they got more adventure than they bargained for. The couple had previously...

After reading Optimizing the Trailerable Sailboat, you might find yourself thinking, as I did, that author Paul Esterle could be the handiest boater alive. His useful 326-page book is filled with a mind-boggling array of small-boat modification, upgrade, maintenance...

Set on an island off the coast of Maine, “The Fish House Door” is a story about the value of tradition and history, as well as the relationship between a father and son. Shawn comes from a long line...