MARINA — The Magazine of the Water
No. 14 · November 2026

MARINA

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Cover Story · No. 14 · The Blue Economy

The Secondhand Ocean: America Stopped Buying New Boats. It Did Not Stop Going Out.

US new boat sales fell in 2025, yet 79.7% of boats sold were pre-owned. What the NMMA data says about who still goes out on the water, and why it…

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  1. IPerspectivesChina Has the Money for a Boating Culture. What It Lacks Is Someone Willing to Sign the Form.
  2. IINauticsSingapore Has Three Superyacht Marinas, All Built in the 1990s. Guests Keep Turning Up at the Wrong One.
  3. IIIThe Blue EconomyItaly Builds the World’s Superyachts. Its Charter Industry Is Asking to Be Treated Like Tourism.
  4. IVPerspectivesThe Island That Registers a Quarter of Spain’s Charter Boats Is Asking What the Sea Is For

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NauticsSeamanship & destinations LifestyleLife at the water’s edge How to CharterThe briefings PerspectivesCoastal cultures The Blue EconomyWork & money The Issues14 · PDF
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Yachts de luxe au mouillage le long de la Côte d'Azur sous un ciel nuageux d'hiver
Lifestyle · 5 min read

La Riviera en hiver : la Côte d’Azur vue depuis la mer

En hiver, la Côte d'Azur appartient à ceux qui restent. Monaco, Antibes, Nice et Menton vus depuis l'eau, quand la Riviera redevient vraiment elle-même.
Australian Maritime Culture — Sailing Boating and Coastal Life Down Under
Lifestyle · 6 min read

Australian Maritime Culture — Sailing Boating and Coastal Life Down Under

Australia has 60,000km of coastline and one of the world's highest boat ownership rates. Here's what the country's relationship with its own waters actually…
Aerial view of Cornwall's dramatic coastline and turquoise waters near Kynance Cove.
Lifestyle · 4 min read

Cornwall Boat Trip — Rent a Boat Cornwall and Devon Coast Guide

Cornwall and Devon have some of the most dramatic coastal scenery in Europe. Most visitors see it from the cliff path. Here's what changes…

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The Blue Economy

A Living on the Water

Skippers, instructors and charter captains — the people who make the coast work, and what they earn.

Aerial view of the harbour of Naples with Mount Vesuvius in the background
The Blue Economy · 6 min read

The America’s Cup Is Coming to Naples. The Real Race Is for the Gozzo.
Fishing boat on a moody sea under dramatic clouds and sun rays near George Town, Malaysia
The Blue Economy · 4 min read

Monsoon Economics: How Singapore Boat Operators Sell the Wet Months
Luxury yachts moored at a Miami marina on a bright sunny day
The Blue Economy · 5 min read

The Middleman Tax: What American Boat Owners Pay to Be Found
Luxury yachts moored in an English marina at sunset
The Blue Economy · 6 min read

Britain Is Falling Out of Love with Sailing. Not with Boats.

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Aerial view of a white luxury yacht cutting a white wake through deep blue ocean water
Perspectives · 6 min read

FLIBS 2026: 209 Superyachts, and Almost Nobody Leaves on a Boat
Singapore Maritime Culture — Sailing and Recreational Boating in Southeast Asia
Perspectives · 6 min read

Singapore Maritime Culture — Sailing and Recreational Boating in Southeast Asia
Yellow water taxi cruising the Chicago River at dusk below the city skyline
Nautics · 5 min read

America’s Most Underrated Boat Is the Water Taxi

The Captain’s Table · A Series

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Long-form conversations with the captains, skippers and instructors of Marina Boat App — where they sail, what they have learned, and the one cove they would never put on a map. Founding partners are featured first.

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MARINA No. 14 — Maritime Journalism MARINA Current Issue No. 14 · November 2026Maritime Journalism
  1. 01The Secondhand Ocean: America Stopped Buying New Boats. It Did Not Stop Going Out.
  2. 02China Has the Money for a Boating Culture. What It Lacks Is Someone Willing to Sign the Form.
  3. 03Singapore Has Three Superyacht Marinas, All Built in the 1990s. Guests Keep Turning Up at the Wrong One.
  4. 04Italy Builds the World’s Superyachts. Its Charter Industry Is Asking to Be Treated Like Tourism.
  5. 05The Island That Registers a Quarter of Spain’s Charter Boats Is Asking What the Sea Is For
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