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Nord2AK: Nordhavn's 2016 Rendezvous

The seeds were planted in 2012. We had been cruising for several weeks in the remote waters of northern British Columbia, where it isn’t unusual to go for several days without seeing another boat. Then surprisingly, two other Nordhavns sailed into Sea Otter Cove where we were anchored on the west side of Vancouver Island.

Cuban Sojourn

The second part of a journey along Cuba’s northern coast.

Shop Talk

Daniel Harper Q&A Founder & CEO of Siren Marine talks with us about how marine products are beginning to take advantage of onboard data.

Bye, Bye, Birdie #5

The Need for Speed

On The Water Duffield 58

It’s not every day that a brand-new 58-foot performance trawler appears on the marketplace radar, but that seems to have happened with the debut of the Duffield 58 Motoryacht.

Castro's Mystery Motoryacht

Gianma and the voyage that changed the world.

Bye, Bye, Birdie #6

A Star to Steer Her By.

Glass Living

Testing the Modern and Versatile Okean 50.

Navionics Spearheads Post-Irma Re-Mapping Effort

Boaters Can Contribute Cartography And Debris/Wreck Locations.

Coping With Fog

Dealing With One of the Most Dangerous Elements of Seamanship.

Troubleshooter

What’s The Deal With Stainless Steel?

Tour de Force

Onboard a Russian Icebreaker in the High Arctic.

The Varnished Truth

Exterior wood on a fiberglass boat adds a touch of warmth, tradition, and style that cannot be duplicated any other way.

New Ironsides

Imagining, designing, and building a south pass 60, part one.Picking a paint color for your custom 60-foot trawler to match the top of a Rustoleum spray can is not normally the way it’s done. But in the case of the South Pass 60, Congrio.

Electronics

Sonic Vibration: What’s the frequency, Kenneth?

Seamanship

BYE BYE BIRDIE # 2 Bathymetric Navigation

Bye Bye Birdie #9: Stormy Skies

Up until now in this column we have only considered the potential loss of GPS satellites during a voyage.

Hemingway's Muse

Pilar After Decades of Turmoil.

A Proper Little Ship

The Rugged Astra.

Gear Products

If you read PassageMaker regularly, chances are pretty good that you’re either an accomplished long-range cruiser, or you’re an aspiring long range cruiser interested in serious coastal trips or transoceanic passages

Freaks Of Nature

Understanding Rogue—or, Freak—Waves.

Dirona Around The World: Rigging

We purchased Dirona, a Nordhavn 52, with a plan for world cruising and rigged the boat with that in mind.

On The Trail Of Vikings

CROSSING THE NORTH ATLANTIC ON A NO LIMIT 1550.

On The Water : Outer Reef 580

Throughout my time working with boats, people have asked me to assign a definition to the word “yacht,” and I’ve always struggled to find a one-size fits-all definition.

Antarctic Dreams

Understanding the Gem at the Bottom of the World.

Crosstalk

Politics today is quite the hot button issue.

Through-Hull Fittings And Canaries In Coal Mines

A trawler owner recently contacted us to schedule a routine haul-out and bottom-paint job.

High Seas, High Water

In Gale Conditions off the Treacherous Grand Banks, Dirona Takes on Water.

Lobster Boat Legacy

Decades of Yachts Inspired by Timeless Design

Hearty Soup And Grilled Flatbread

Soup made from fresh, local ingredients has been nourishing families around the world for thousands of years.