One of the many fun things about boats is that they have names. This makes them unique among the possessions in our lives. Houses don’t have names, bicycles don’t have names, most cars don’t have ...

Humans have been getting from one place to another by boat ever since our ancestors began using handheld tools to carve canoe-like vessels way back when. (Fun fact: We’re talking the Mesolithic Era, ...

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.

Humans have been traveling by boat ever since our ancestors began using tools to carve canoe-like vessels at least 10,000 years ago. It’s in our nature to name things that we value, so at some point ...