There is something deeply satisfying about watching tugboats at work.

There is something deeply satisfying about watching tugboats at work.

Along Philadelphia's Schuylkill River, rowers and strollers take in Boathouse Row.

Along Philadelphia's Schuylkill River, rowers and strollers take in Boathouse Row.

Greenport.

Greenport.

I’ve been picking up words one by one, feeling their heft, wondering who’s used them before, and slowly adding them to my permanent collection.

I’ve been picking up words one by one, feeling their heft, wondering who’s used them before, and slowly adding them to my permanent collection.

Forty-two people were rescued by the Coast Guard about 120 miles west of Dutch Harbor, in the Aleutian Islands off Alaska.

Supersized yachts are the latest examples of one-upmanship among billionaires.

The California coast has seen a spike in smuggling, with high numbers of illegal immigrants attempting to enter the country from Mexico by boat.

The California coast has seen a spike in smuggling, with high numbers of illegal immigrants attempting to enter the country from Mexico by boat.

On Sunday, a boat will sail from Honolulu on a planned voyage of 3,780 nautical miles, powered just by the wave action of the sea.

The suits charge that new rules are too biased in favor of Alinghi, the team that currently holds the cup.

The suits charge that new rules are too biased in favor of Alinghi, the team that currently holds the cup.

The victims were taking part in the Battle on the Bay race on Great South Bay near Patchogue, the police said.

Loïck Peyron sailed into Boston Harbor and into the record books early Saturday morning, winning the Artemis Transat, a single-handed trans-Atlantic race from Plymouth, England.

Is keeping your boat at your private dock a good idea?

Accustomed to looking down on New York Harbor from the map in my office, sailing in the harbor becomes for me a problem of perspective.

The recreational boating industry has faltered amid the housing slump, leading to a boom in repossessions.