Eyes on the Water
March 15, 2024
Watchkeeping is an underappreciated skill that should always be part of operating the boat.
Watchkeeping is an underappreciated skill that should always be part of operating the boat.
Relinquishing the navigational duties while on longer passages benefits everyone on board.
Practicing safety drills for a range of emergencies will let you tap into a mental playbook on how best to react.
The risks are numerous when single-handing a medium- to large-size cruising boat.
Many options are available to obtain the state of charge on a boat’s battery banks.
DMS Holland’s MagnusMaster System doesn’t use Active-Fin or Gyro Stabilization. Instead, it works with the Magnus Effect.
There are a litany of good reasons to travel with other vessels, but due diligence is required to have realistic expectations.
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.
A Down East icon provides inspiration for this gentlemanly cruiser.
We follow the path of explorers who ran the Northwest Passage over a century ago, but our journey is a lot more fun
We can spend years planning for a bucket-list trip and then life gets in the way. Go now.
Splashing later this year.
Karly and Evan Nietzel—aka YouTube’s @Navigating Nietzels—tailored their careers for remote work after buying a trawler, moving onboard and completing the Great Loop. Along with their pup, Ripley, they’re just getting started.
This aluminum vessel’s throwback design belies its modern systems, all installed for a Great Loop cruise.
