Worse-Case Planning
February 3, 2023
Sure, you’ve read plenty about how to anchor, but what happens if you become unanchored?
Sure, you’ve read plenty about how to anchor, but what happens if you become unanchored?
Anchors provide freedom, the ability to go and stay places far and wide, and the chance to explore places of remoteness and quiet. It is time to regain some of that freedom.
Nothing is worse than boats going crash in the middle of the night, learn to anchor respectfully.
Does anchoring make you nervous? Not sure about spending the night on the hook? Learn the ins and outs of anchoring with anchoring specialist, Chuck Hawley in this new course from Boaters University.
Steve Zimmerman goes over best practices for storing anchors while underway and broaches the controversial topic of anchor swivels.
Over the decades, my wife Terrie and I have anchored literally thousands of times in about every conceivable type of bottom. Early on in our
Recently I took a walk down a dock that had a number of trawler-yachts tied up alongside. I was struck by how lightweight the anchors
The Safe Anchoring Guide is available for free download at the Fortress website. In it, boaters will gain an understanding of the complete anchoring process.
Storm drogues and sea anchors can vastly improve your comfort level at sea. Often confused as the same piece of equipment, a speed-limiting storm drogue and a sea anchor serve two very different purposes.
For those of you heading to and from Florida, here’s an update as of today, March 31, 2016, with the new current and upcoming prohibitions.
Bearings from the Editor’s Desk
Devising a safe, easy way to get our dog on shore from an anchorage required some innovation.
Before you go to sea, know how to access telehealth services, acquire medication refills and get medical care.
Planning for loss of steering and engine control requires familiarity, not new equipment.
A set layout is paired with an impressive list of standard equipment on a proven hull design.
When you can’t go any faster or slower, there are other options to help you arrive safely.
Let’s bring back these nautical words and terms. They’re better than the way we communicate today.
Once a rescue craft, this Norway-built steel trawler is the ticket to ride for a venturesome crew.
Island time is great, except in an emergency. This medevac service is for boaters who need help fast.
Black streaks, yellow mustaches and rust all require different solutions to keep a boat looking clean.
