Docklines: preparing for winter storms
October 11, 2016
For those of us whose boats winter over in the water, one thing we must always be prepared for is the arrival of winter storms.
For those of us whose boats winter over in the water, one thing we must always be prepared for is the arrival of winter storms.
As residents across East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, became stranded inside flooded homes on Sunday, Chris Macaluso’s boat was part of the fleet that came to
Several boats broke free, sank, or smashed into a pier on Anna Maria Island after Tropical Storm Colin reached Florida Monday night. An initial estimate put damage at about $10,000.
Tropical Storm Colin is expected to bring heavy rains, potential coastal flooding and a tornado threat to central Florida this evening. The storm could cause
It’s been three weeks since Odile pummeled the Baja Coast of Mexico, and many are still without clean water and other basic needs. Nordhavn 78 owner Doug Jackson is hoping to change some of that.
Hurricane Odile made landfall Sunday night as a Category 3 storm in Baja California, battering the Mexican resort and commercial fishing region.
The Coast Guard said three men were safely aboard a container ship en route to Honolulu after spending 24 hours battling the effects of Hurricane Julio aboard a disabled sailboat 414 miles northeast of Oahu on Monday.
North Carolina’s Outer Banks will feel the greatest effects of Hurricane Arthur between 4 p.m. today and 4 a.m. Friday, but the storm’s projected path was adjusted slightly more offshore overnight.
There have been a lot of waterspouts seen in the Tampa Bay area lately. The 10 News TV weather team has tracked five in just
NOAA’s National Weather Service has discovered that 64 percent of lightning deaths since 2006 occurred while people were participating in leisure activities, with fishing topping
An interesting and well-optioned 3-stateroom newcomer to U.S. shores
After overplanning for a Gulf Stream crossing on my refitted Grand Banks 47, I found myself in a scene that would have shocked anyone.
Your boat and its systems are composed of a wide variety of fasteners.
It’s smart to keep an eye on the boat’s emergency equipment, even between scheduled service intervals.
Discover how Captain Luuc Klop transformed a rugged, unfinished 44-foot pilothouse trawler into “Barabbas”—a stunning, family-friendly passagemaker.
A Veteran of Two Great Loops on Small Boats Considers a Third in a 25-foot C-Dory TomCat.
Setting expectations and communicating clearly can make time on the hard shorter and more fruitful.
It’s not every day that a builder and owner take Hull No. 1 for 1,200-mile, open-water shakedown, but the Demey 60 Spaceship is headed for new frontiers.
The concept process behind Croix du Sud demonstrates how to consider a future refit for a classic build.
Anchoring comes with a lot of variables. Here are the key things to keep in mind in order to stay put.
