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Bob Arrington

A Smart-Looking Tie

Handling the lines while docking at a marina is a skill as important as handling the boat itself.

Crash Course

Far too often, marina accidents happen because boaters plan for wind while ignoring current.

Doing Versus Learning

Just because you’re out boating doesn’t mean you’re improving your skills on things like docking.

Settle Down, Skipper

If you’re having trouble with docking skills, the problem may be anxiety.

The Late Late Show

Follow these essential seamanship best practices when cruising past sundown.

Kick-Start

Bob Arrington explores one man’s search for the perfect boat and the pursuit of a boat building dream.

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.

An exterior dusk photograph looking through the large side windows into the illuminated, warm cherrywood salon and helm area of a Sabre motor yacht as the sun sets over the water.

South by Down East

A brisk November run from Connecticut to New Jersey showcases just how comfortable the Sabre 51 Salon Express really is.

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