If you read PassageMaker regularly, chances are pretty good that you’re either an accomplished long-range cruiser, or you’re an aspiring long range cruiser interested in serious coastal trips or transoceanic passages
Switlik OPR Liferaft
Either way, a serious investment in safety gear should be configured into the cost of any boat purchase, and far too many boaters take this lightly. We’re not talking about properly sized and rated PFDs—because, duh—for this exercise, we’re talking about everything else: Personal locator beacons (PLBs), AIS-equipped man overboard devices, and satellite phones are just a few of the extras you could acquire to ensure, as best as possible, anyway, the long-term safety of you and your crew.
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Nord2AK: Nordhavn's 2016 Rendezvous
The seeds were planted in 2012. We had been cruising for several weeks in the remote waters of northern British Columbia, where it isn’t unusual to go for several days without seeing another boat. Then surprisingly, two other Nordhavns sailed into Sea Otter Cove where we were anchored on the west side of Vancouver Island.
Cuban Sojourn
The second part of a journey along Cuba’s northern coast.
Shop Talk
Daniel Harper Q&A Founder & CEO of Siren Marine talks with us about how marine products are beginning to take advantage of onboard data.
Bye, Bye, Birdie #5
The Need for Speed
On The Water Duffield 58
It’s not every day that a brand-new 58-foot performance trawler appears on the marketplace radar, but that seems to have happened with the debut of the Duffield 58 Motoryacht.
Castro's Mystery Motoryacht
Gianma and the voyage that changed the world.
Bye, Bye, Birdie #6
A Star to Steer Her By.
Glass Living
Testing the Modern and Versatile Okean 50.
Navionics Spearheads Post-Irma Re-Mapping Effort
Boaters Can Contribute Cartography And Debris/Wreck Locations.
Coping With Fog
Dealing With One of the Most Dangerous Elements of Seamanship.