Oasis: Gunkholing The Inside Passage
July 16, 2012
My wife, Polly, and I had been under way for about 13 hours and were frazzled. Despite superb weather and glorious scenery, it was the
My wife, Polly, and I had been under way for about 13 hours and were frazzled. Despite superb weather and glorious scenery, it was the
Part 1, Getting There Is All The Fun A cruise is all about enjoying the interesting places along the way, otherwise its just a commute.
All cruisers need to be self-sufficient. Those bound for Mexicos Sea of Cortez need advanced degrees in self-sufficiency. Available navigation charts are not the best.
Anyone who spends time on the water in a boat knows that times have changed on the environmental front and that boaters face greater scrutiny
Inside Passage boaters who follow Fraser Reach on their way north to Southeast Alaska know the sad story of Butedale continues. The picturesque old British
Many chartplotters have built-in features that can be used for observing the surroundings.
How to maintain your boat’s exterior during extended voyages.
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.
