It started like something from the ’70s TV show “Gilligan’s Island,” what was supposed to be a one-hour tour turning into something unexpected and rather more protracted. My husband, Mike, and I pushed off our little piece of shoreline on Lake Vermilion in northern Minnesota on July 4 under blue …
For years, Nautitech Catamarans has been doing things differently from other production cat builders, and it seems to be paying off. When the French company launched its Open series in 2013, it shrunk the saloon and dedicated more space to the cockpit where most catamaran living takes place. The …
At 2330, 100 miles out to sea, the Corwith Cramer is a flurry of activity—furling headsails to slow the boat down, deploying equipment into the black water below, logging reams of data into five different logbooks scattered around the ship. What’s the engine oil pressure? What’s the cloud coverage …