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 ...

Watermen compete in the Chesapeake Cowboys’ extreme boat docking competition by the Lockhouse Museum in Havre de Grace on Saturday. Sydney Hughes, captain of Wild Child, lassoes a piling during the ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? It's a familiar sensation to anyone who's ever helmed a boat: You're maneuvering ...

Sixteen years after Volvo Penta introduced its first joystick boat control, the yachting world is planning its next step toward autonomous piloting with assisted-docking systems. But don’t let go of ...

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 ...

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 ...