So you’ve long dreamed of owning a boat or a yacht. It’s likely you’ve weighed the key considerations to determine the just-right vessel for you—from size and function (cruising, sailing, exploring) ...

Think about it: What sort of image are you trying to convey as you cruise past fellow boaters on the water or onlookers at the marina? Are you hoping to project a salty sophistication (think John F.

The practice of naming boats has fallen out of favor with inshore anglers in South Louisiana, but it's still popular among the offshore crowd. (Joel Masson) In the 1960s and '70s, nearly every boat ...

If you're looking to buy a boat or a yacht, you’ll quickly discover that many key considerations go into finding the just-right vessel—is the boat for cruising, sailing, exploring? Or perhaps a speed ...