Best Stories in Boating

Far too many boats don’t get their due respect, care, and maintenance—especially handbuilt ones. Owning a custom boat is more than a purchase—it’s stewardship. Explore the responsibilities, care, and respect required to honor these vessels. Learn more at ⁠pmymag.com⁠ Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at ⁠pmymag.com/subscribe⁠ ⁠Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Rybovich waxes about how there’s inherent math in both music and naval architecture—whether we realize it or not. Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Explore 200 years of Erie Canal history—from mule-drawn barges to pleasure boats—and discover how this waterway shaped cities, commerce, and American culture. Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Experience the rugged, early-morning world of a Maine lobsterman. Ride along as we haul traps, battle fatigue, and explore the uncertain future of the fishery. Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There was nothing standing between me and a once-in-a-lifetime trip with legendary captain Frank Mundus except a hungover man in a Hawaiian shirt. Learn more at ⁠pmymag.com⁠ Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at ⁠pmymag.com/subscribe⁠ ⁠Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sure he’s sometimes cranky, but to Michael Rybovich, laughter is—and always was—the best medicine. Learn more at ⁠pmymag.com⁠ Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at ⁠pmymag.com/subscribe⁠ ⁠Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stem to Stern: The Cost of Everything As productivity dips and the cost of, well, everything rises, boaters need to hold on tight. By Michael Rybovich Learn more at ⁠pmymag.com⁠ Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at ⁠pmymag.com/subscribe⁠ ⁠Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Rybovich recalls Blue Fin, a legendary 42, and her illustrious and enigmatic captain, Lyman “Sonny” Barr. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Affordable, powerful and safe, a new solid state battery tech is set to further propel an electrified future. Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

So you want to be buried at sea? Owen Burke goes deep to find out what you (and yours) need to know. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From restroom vandalism to workplace quirks, Michael Rybovich explores the messy reality of human nature through decades of cleaning boatyard heads. Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Owen Burke throttles into the world of the Chesapeake Cowboys, a rowdy retinue of high-speed docking virtuosos. Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aging brings wisdom, impatience, and a sharper perspective on time, work, and friendships. Michael Rybovich reflects on life’s fleeting nature. Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How modern work culture challenges commitment in custom boatyards. Insights from Michael Rybovich on teamwork, dedication, and showing up. Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Having technology constantly at our fingertips in the boatyard, Michael Rybovich observes, is costly and dangerous. Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Follow a father-son journey of patience, teamwork, and triumph as they restore a 1992 McKee Craft skiff, transforming frustrations into life lessons on the water. Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stem to Stern: Imposters The brotherhood of real, venerable boat builders is in the fight of its life against an army of sycophant imposters and spoon-fed consumers. Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In his debut column, Michael Rybovich of Michael Rybovich & Sons Custom Boat Works waxes on memories made at the yard. Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Purpose Driven Yacht It’s a fishing vessel? It’s a Coast Guard rig? It’s the Anne S. Pierce and she’s one of the most peculiar boats you’ll ever see. By Chris Dixon Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Still in the Game A boat ride reveals how Joe Namath is spending the fourth quarter of his life. By Simon Murray Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Drowning Doesn't Look Like Drowning If you spend time on or near the water (hint: that’s all of us), then you should make sure that you and your crew know what to look for when people enter the water. Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Smoke on the Water By Simon Murray The Cigarette Rendezvous on The Lake of the Ozarks A Cigarette rendezvous reveals the misunderstood image of the Ozarks. Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For hundreds of years the people of Virginia’s Tangier Island have built their lives—and a one-of-a-kind community—around what they’ve been able to harvest from the water. Now the sea threatens to take it all back. Earl Swift's book titled "Chesapeake Requiem", further chronicles his year living with the watermen of Tangier Island. You can learn more about his book at earlswift.com. Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A behind-the-scenes tour of Formula’s Decatur, Indiana facility reveals the real magic behind the builder’s new 457 CCS. Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

American Icon By Nick Voulgaris With striking lines and style that exudes Americana, the Chris-Craft line has become a global force. We look back at the brand’s humble beginnings. Reprinted with permission from Chris-Craft Boats: An American Classic by Nick Voulgaris III, Rizzoli, 2018. Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Maine’s lobster boat racing circuit is an intense excuse for lobster fishermen to throttle up and forget the grueling workweek. Just don’t forget to hold on. Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

By Captain Bill Pike Just when you thought surf and turf was a restaurant-only thing, along comes a stylish, top-shelf speedboat with a set of rubber, terra-firma-travelin’ tracks. From the January 2018 edition of Power & Motoryacht magazine. Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The passing of a dear old friend reminds Michael Rybovich why dogs are man’s best friend. Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A decorated Vietnam War veteran, our own Capt. Bill Pike, heads back to Vietnam in search of a conflict-era U.S. patrol boat, and perhaps something a bit more important than that. Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Since 1948, the world’s toughest outboard marathon draws all types to northern Michigan, where racers face off against stumps, hairpin turns, unforeseen wakes and each other. Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

During his active boating years, Bob Preston logged thousands of hours cruising between Maine and the Bahamas. He literally taught the class on Bahamas cruising. But it was why–and how–he walked away from boating that is perhaps his greatest lesson. Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yacht Rescue in Panama During the early ’90s, Colón, Panama, was a veritable den of cutthroats and thieves. Could a small band of Americans fly down there and liberate a brand-new 72-foot battlewagon—the Flagship of the Bertram fleet—from the decks of a mutinous freighter?   Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pirate of the Caribbean The world in which Captain Max Hardberger operates is a tough, gritty place, full of danger and opportunity. By Captain Bill Pike Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Special Report: The Dawn of Driverless Boats It’s not a matter of if AI-driven, autonomous technology will make it to the recreational marine scene. It’s a matter of when. By Captain Bill Pike Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ricky Scarborough builds boats from fiberglass and epoxy, but his secret ingredients are family and community. Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Legacy stitch-and-glue artist Sam Devlin is still building boats at 70 and shows little sign of slowing down. Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Prohibition fueled an illicit calling for many fishermen, boatbuilders and seafarers, who profited by transporting barrels of spirits. But danger was always present.  Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stem To Stern: A Childhood Remembered By Michael Rybovich Michael Rybovich pulls back the counterfeit glitz of Palm Beach County in an ode to its glory days. Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Remember the good ol’ days before helms turned into Playstations? Bill Prince does. Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sought out the world over for their skill and workmanship, these Antiguan varnishers found a home (and plenty of work) in the sailing capital of Newport, Rhode Island. Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Life Aboard: Priorities When it comes to boat ownership, either use it or lose it. By Bob Arrington Bob Arrington gives us two choices: Use your boat or get rid of it. Here’s why.   Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A 4,200-nautical-mile voyage with an Elling E6 follows the path of the Vikings to the whimsical Faroe Islands. Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Forest E. Johnson built thousands of still-popular classic wooden powerboats, many emblazoned “Prowler.” Johnson’s famous marine photographer son pays tribute to his dad, his dad’s boats, and the early days of Miami boatbuilding. Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill Prince on what separates the true yacht designers from the “Throw Pillows.” Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Life Aboard: Middle of the Channel Recounting the joy of starting a life aboard and pondering how to live when it’s over. By Bob Arrington What’s life like after boating? Bob Arrington contemplates the unknown.  Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For Yachts and Country Born from humble beginnings, here’s how the “Big Three” British Builders got their start. By Alan Harper Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Rybovich offers stern advice for the deadbeats. Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lost at Sea: The Tragic Story of the ‘Empress of Ireland’ By Bob Arrington Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stem to Stern: Silver Hair and Silver Linings By Michael Rybovich Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Inside Angle: Animal Magnetism Much like with salmon, there’s just something in our local waters that calls us home.  By Bill Prince This article originally appeared in the March 2024 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine. Learn more at pmymag.com Subscribe to Power & Motoryacht magazine at pmymag.com/subscribe Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices