Boats should have a “gadget-free zone” at least while underway, unless they are being used as a navigational aid. Instead of looking down at your phone, look up and around at the beauty that surrounds you.
So if you agree we have a problem with what I call the head-down syndrome, what can we do? The answer is simple: Go Boating!
I have no plans to lobby in Washington, but I would like to share a health reform idea with our elected representatives and the inside-the-beltway crowd. What I will tell you has been pretty much boating’s secret but it’s time we told the rest of the world. Are you sitting down?
In the world of the Kardashian-crazed, 24-hour broadcast we are often left with no escape from the constant crashing of news coverage from the world of the relevant and irrelevant alike. But there is a cure, and its been around longer than the TV has.
Vic and I have been thinking about renaming the Basic Powerboating course at Florida Sailing & Cruising School. We’re considering something like Marriage Counseling for
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Boats designed with these appendages, as well as retrofitted models, enjoy a wealth of benefits.
Oftentimes, we go overboard when trying to please everyone.
A Scandinavian-Style Passagemaker
With the N46 Mark II, Nordhavn reimagines the first model the brand’s founders ever designed entirely on their own.
A conversation with Trawlers Great Lakes
The OTG 20 takes shape as a timeless passagemaker drawn from commercial logic and Dutch heritage.
