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Anchor room
One of the challenges of world voyaging is not only navigating open ocean, but also negotiating a busy anchorage when you finally arrive at your destination.
All wave energy must pass
The weather is approaching, and you are checking the lines on your boat.
Voyaging Skills
Two sailors with a thirst for voyaging
Sock
Sleep deprivation is a funny thing
Delivering the goods
Looking at a boat like a delivery skipper
Pushing batteries to the limit
Exploring ways to store electrons
Satcom coming on strong
Satellite based communications choices continue to grow
Safety thoughts from medical pros
Two former nurses describe their safety setup
Offshore Safety
Voyaging on the boat they built together
Bluewater Gear
A 10-year circumnavigation gets stretched
Evaluating Modern Catamarans
A multihull voyager examines the of key elements offshore cruising cats.
The Art Of Becoming Fishermen
A voyaging couple's halting efforts learning to gather food from the sea.
Schooner Adix
Residents of Greenport, N.Y., a small maritime village on the northeast end of Long Island, have been watching all sorts of sailing ships come and go over the past couple hundred years.
Grabbing a mooring ball
Watching someone pick up a mooring ball has always been a source of amusement while sitting at anchor with an afternoon cocktail in hand.
Multisource charging
Alternative energy for the offshore yacht
Of course, a compass
For centuries, mariners have depended on a compass to provide direction.
Alternatives to ethanol
Gasoline out boards on voyaging yachts sometimes sit unused for extended periods, a potential problem with ethanol-blended fuels.
Surveying Boat Security
Important considerations to keep in mind when comparing security systems
Santa Maria
Reproductions of Santa Maria (foreground) and Victoria, Magellan’s flagship (distance), are operated by the Nao Victoria Foundation in Seville, Spain.
Oil analysis is an invaluable tool, but often misinterpreted
I once read an article in a major boating magazine entitled “Oil Analysis Made Simple.”
Taking boat security seriously
A voyaging couple decides to invest in a high-end vessel protection setup
Dodging lightning
Developing a healthy respect for this scary phenomenon
Ship or sail?
A cruising couple faces their toughest decision in 12 years of world voyaging
Chatter Chartroom
Circumnavigator sets sail to fight plastics
Enabling Your Boat To Talk
A concerned seller who could not attend the survey and sea trial of his trawler called me, his voice laden with concern: “Jeff, I keep getting text messages that the bilge pump is going off. Are you guys sinking?”
Vagabonding under sail
While he is best remembered as the designer of a host of famous yachts including the Westsail, Pacific Seacraft, Cabo Rico, Dana 24 and Columbia, English-born W.I.B. Crealock (1920-2009) began his love affair with sailboats in 1948 when he and three friends sailed from England to British Guiana.
Sailing America
Sailing America by Onne van der Wal Introduction by Gary Jobson Rizzoli New York, 2019
Worst weather challenges
A storm off the Cape of Good Hope and endless gales in the Arctic
Benefits Of A Pilothouse Boat
A Very good choice for multiyear circumnavigation
Cortex Combines VHF, AIS And Vessel Monitoring
Marine VHF radio has long been a communications device that just works.