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ABYC Training Goes Virtual

Digital session aimed to help surveyors and technicians earn continuing education credits required to maintain membership.

Tips on Anchoring

Here are some great tips on anchoring from Chuck Hawley’s new Boaters University course, Anchors and Anchoring.

Inside Look: RV Hogarth

Getting a run on a state-of-the-art oceanographic research trawler with theState of Florida Institute of Oceanography.

Where’s the Dockhand?

Knowing how to confidently dock your boat is essential to boat ownership, here are some tips from Bob Sweet.

Who’s Good at Boat Handling?

Bob Sweet, TrawlerFest presenter and Boaters University instructor,  talks about what makes a good boat handler and how to become one.

How to Avoid a Collision

At the end of this month, Boaters University will be launching a new course, Fundamentals of Seamanship: Navigational Rules. Our impetus for this course began

Diagram showing how AIS signals travel from ships via satellites and shore stations to a central database server.

Power and Perils

AIS networks are a mighty addition to any onboard suite of electronics. They have significant value, but also limitations.

Close-up of a white marine diesel engine heat exchanger with a metal cap during routine preventive maintenance.

System Crashers

If you give your engine and generators regular love and attention, they won’t let you down.

A white Jeanneau Sea Loft 480 monomoran yacht cruising across blue open water, showing its solar-panel roof, open deck salon, and sunbed on the bow.

Jeanneau Sea Loft 480

A loft-like open layout and a choice of power-train options let buyers choose their own adventure.

Absolute 70 Fly

Absolute 70 Fly Reviewed

Twin 1,000-hp Volvo Penta D13s and 285 nautical miles of range give the new Absolute 70 Fly the room and speed to roam.

Twin delivery captains Assen and Nikolay Alexandrov standing on the bow deck of a motor yacht docked alongside a pier.

The Twins

After more than 500,000 nautical miles as yacht delivery captains, Assen and Nikolay Alexandrov are still bringing boats home.

Alt Text: A close-up view of two polished stainless-steel windlasses and anchor gypsies mounted on the white foredeck of a yacht under a partly cloudy sky.

Anchors Aweigh

Windlass and ground tackle maintenance can make all the difference in an emergency.

A Garmin marine chartplotter display screen showing a digital nautical map with AIS vessel tracking, route waypoints, and navigation data overlay.

Understanding AIS

Good seamanship means using every available tool, but never relying on any one alone.

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