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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.
Troubleshooter
What’s The Deal With Stainless Steel?
Tour de Force
Onboard a Russian Icebreaker in the High Arctic.
The Varnished Truth
Exterior wood on a fiberglass boat adds a touch of warmth, tradition, and style that cannot be duplicated any other way.
New Ironsides
Imagining, designing, and building a south pass 60, part one.Picking a paint color for your custom 60-foot trawler to match the top of a Rustoleum spray can is not normally the way it’s done. But in the case of the South Pass 60, Congrio.
Electronics
Sonic Vibration: What’s the frequency, Kenneth?
Seamanship
BYE BYE BIRDIE # 2 Bathymetric Navigation
Crosstalk
Politics today is quite the hot button issue.
Through-Hull Fittings And Canaries In Coal Mines
A trawler owner recently contacted us to schedule a routine haul-out and bottom-paint job.
High Seas, High Water
In Gale Conditions off the Treacherous Grand Banks, Dirona Takes on Water.
Lobster Boat Legacy
Decades of Yachts Inspired by Timeless Design
Hearty Soup And Grilled Flatbread
Soup made from fresh, local ingredients has been nourishing families around the world for thousands of years.
The Art Of Decision-Making
IT’S NOT ALWAYS ABOUT THE CAPTAIN.
Family Ties
Homeschooling Children at Sea, and Not Looking Back
Troubleshooter
Moisture Meter Mysteries
Greenline's Hybrid Chops
A Closer Look At The New Greenline 36 Hybrid
Compass And Sextant Bearings
In the past two installments of Bye, Bye Birdie we have used onboard electronic tools to derive our position in the absence of GPS.
At Sea: Spain's Minorca
Built in the Balearic Islands’ second-largest—though considerably lesser-known island behind Mallorca and party haven Ibiza—Minorca is a 271-square-mile island surrounded by see-through blue-green water and arid cliffs.
In Perilous Duty
The Tragedy & Honor of Lightship Service
Troubleshooter
Maintaining Engine Temperatures
Nordic Tugs' Twin Bill
A Closer Look at Two of the Latest Entries in Nordic Tugs’ Storied History