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Pacific Rim, South Seas

Skepticism Grows

A profane bluewater sailor with a blog called unreasonablydangerousonionrings about stupid people has analyzed events leading up the recent rescue of Jennifer Appel and Tasha Fuiava

Tasmania: Gem of Australia

Tasmania is one of the crown jewels of the Southern Ocean circuit and had been on our radar for quite some time as we approached

Hookah Diving in the Southern Hemisphere

The waters surrounding the island of Tasmania, a state of Australia, are reasonably good for most types of fishing including, game, bottom fishing, and diving.

Thailand Extras

SIMPLE SYSTEMS, OUTSIDE LIVABILITY Our Thailand charter marked my third time piloting a Moorings 474 PC, and I have become fond of these catamarans for reasons

Crocs And Rocks In The Kimberley

“Keep a close watch out for crocs,” advised my husband, Nick, as he left me to finish rinsing our laundry while he ferried a dinghy

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.

Three side-by-side screenshots from the Navionics app showing nautical charts of Hell Gate and Wards Island, contrasting a correct manually plotted water route on the left with two flawed AI-generated routes on the middle and right that erroneously plot course lines directly across land.

A Suspicious Plot

I used AI to chart a course through a notorious waterway. The results were unusable.

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