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Chris Caswell

The Sound of Silence

When the author grew tired of running a noisy genset while at anchor in his Selene 60, he installed a solar array.

The Grant Game

Researchers have built entire careers “discovering” stuff that we boaters already know.

Back to Basics

Today’s technology means we’re losing necessary skills that we no longer use.

Well Hello, Old Friends

797.1 is a wonderful place full of fantastic boats and mariners—and enough inspiration to last a lifetime.

Why I Love My Boats

I hate to admit it, but I love being up to my ankles in barnacles and wood shavings, reeking of bottom paint, with fingernails that will take a week to clean.

There Will Be Blood

For “A Dash of Salt” columnist Chris Caswell, DIY boat projects conjure memories of doctoring by hook, by crook or by duct tape.

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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