Cruising and Chartering

40 Best Reader Photos

We asked, “For what nautical memory are you most grateful?” And you answered. Thank you for reminding us of how lucky we all are that we get to enjoy time on the water. Check out these stunning submissions to the Thankful for Yachting Photo Contest.

January 10, 2014

"We are thankful for all of our Milwaukee Yacht Club friends as well as our beautiful lakefront."Marc Cayle

"Life is great and even pigs enjoy a cold beer beachside!"Nick Starkey

"This year I bought the sailing cat in this photo I took. It has been my life long dream and I have worked hard to get it!"Keegan Penn

"I'm thankful for 3 friends on a cruise from Anacortes, WA to Princess Louisa Sound."Bill Schafer

"Peanut Island in West Palm Beach. It was a beautiful ending to a day in the boat with family and friends."Ken Morgan

"I'm thankful for surviving a regatta in my Optimist on the Baltic Sea."Tomek Polikowski

"I am thankful there were no Atlantic Hurricanes this year. Fire Island was devastated by Sandy."Steve Kohlepp

"I'm thankful for a quiet week on the boat in Antigua with friends."Ron Miller

"I am blessed with the opportunity to hang out on the ocean in the Florida Keys."Charles Conner

"Harley (12 year old lab) making another year on the boat a wonderful year of memories. Here he is with his buddy Davie."Robert Bradshaw

"Glad to be alive and able to make mid-ocean repairs."Alex Blackwell

"Thankful for all Nature's wonders and the time given to explore it. (John Hopkins Glacier, AK)"Mike Reis

"I am thankful to have purchased and sailed our HC41 in Hawaii this year."Stacy Hall

Thankful, Blessed and Grateful for all the beauty and love surrounding me in my life.Melanie Carey

"I'm thankful for a great summer on the west coast of Sweden."Natanael Gustafson

"I'm thankful for good health, good friends and great adventures sailing."Marvin Cruz

"I am thankful for dinner at Seasons 52 in West Palm Beach."Beth Morgan

"I'm thankful for the opportunity to take the family on a small boat cruise through the Panama Canal."Randall Rysedorph

"I'm thankful for enjoying a beautiful day on the lake with my family!"Cathy Schutzenhofer

"Stoked on all the beautiful days I got to enjoy on the water this year! Scrubbing decks, banking checks."Nick Davis

I'm thankful for being able to spend time with my family and friends on the water where cars can't go. There's nothing else like it.Jason Thompson

"I'm thankful for family time in the Abacos."Jean-Paul Galbreath

"I'm thankful for sunset over Mar Ma Nor."Warren Scaife

"I'm thankful for peacefulness on the water."Cindy Launderville

"I'm thankful for staying out later in the day and running back to the marina in the early evenings."Eric Winkler

"I am thankful for quiet time to relax on the water, especially at sunset."Mark Horton

"I'm thankful for the opportunity to cross the Pacific with some amazing people. Here's the Corina IV in Brisbane after the 5 month journey!"Max Loubser

"I'm thankful for the many peaceful escapes on our boat. This is a tranquil picture."Rob Holmen

"We are so thankful for our boating friends and opportunities to cruise with them and experience scenes like this one."David Pincus

"I'm thankful for good friends and relaxing with them on the water in Connecticut."Paul Batcho

"I'm thankful for all the time spent with friends and family aboard the P.E. Pruitt, Captained by Kevin D. Flynn, Sr. in Rock Hall, MD"Dennis Flynn, Jr.

"I'm thankful for good health."Joseph Gangai

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