The sun glinted off the water in Gothenburg, Sweden, as Volvo Penta’s self-docking yacht backed slowly toward a waiting crowd. The lustrous leather steering wheel spun all on its own. Nervous sailors ...

To make life easier when traveling, it’s important to have the right gear. On Stalker, we carry 12 50-foot dock lines, six large A5 polyball fenders about 30 inches in diameter, two more 15-inch ...

Ask any new boater about what they find most intimidating on the water, and you might get an answer about backing a trailer, running an inlet or playing in traffic. But odds are, people will say ...

Several years ago, at the Volvo Ocean Race in Gothenburg, Sweden, I watched as a 65-foot motoryacht backed into a slip between two multi-million dollar raceboats. That would normally not be a big deal ...

As one of the lucky ones who’s spent a good chunk of my life on and around boats, I have to admit…I’ve had my fair share of docking drama. And as any boater will privately agree (no matter how ...

How Much Does a Boat Dock Cost? When you live on a waterfront, it makes sense to enjoy the water anyway that you can. If part of that enjoyment happens to be boats, then having a private dock to use ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bill Springer would rather be on a superyacht. And he often is. This screen shot shows how Nueboat autonomous navigation ...

Many Americans with waterfront properties have the luxury of owning a boat dock or boat launch where they can store boats and access common waterways. Though structures like boat docks increase the ...