
Auxiliary Assets
Lightweight, portable solar power generators are an alternative to permanent, pricier installations.

Lightweight, portable solar power generators are an alternative to permanent, pricier installations.

This tech isn’t ready to replace most navigation systems just yet, but things are getting interesting.

Battery technology is improving and expanding. There’s a lot in the works that is promising.

The Furuno NavNet TZtouchXL series takes electronic charting and navigational abilities to new levels.


Cyclone solid-state CHIRP pulse compression open-array radars tout striking form, extreme capability, and ruggedness.

What you need to know about the latest in marine VHF radio technology.

Simrad looks back at its 75-year history and pinpoints some of its most innovative products.

Learn about the new maritime camera that’s transforming how mariners see in the dark.

Canadian educator and students use Raymarine technology to locate and document undiscovered shipwrecks in the St. Lawrence Seaway.

Smarter steering means frequent, but only short, glances at the chartplotter.

In an emergency, a properly maintained, easy-to-launch life raft can make all the difference.

Why we chose to build our dream version of a Selene 60 from the keel up.

Exploring the Utrechtse Vecht on the redesigned Elling E4.

Two decades after their first circumnavigation, Don and Anja Richards are crossing oceans again to help their son, Keith, kickstart his own cruising dream.

We caught up to the liveaboards at their winter roost in Southwest Alaska to chat about following your dreams and living a life less ordinary.

The gig is more workaday than champagne and caviar, and sometimes the harbor patrol saves our bacon.

How I learned to love the solitude and adventure of cruising with my canine companions.

A veteran sailor brings celestial navigation skills to a motoryacht’s transatlantic passage.

Bearings From The Editor’s Desk