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Electric shock drowning from stray dock and boat current is a preventable tragedy

Barb takes some notes on Heaven and how after a loss, we are often inspired to be better. Boaters have always taken care of boaters, so here’s the thing, be better.
In 2001 my husband, Bob, took a job in the United Arab Emirates working for an aviation company as a helicopter pilot in support of
Fear of docking. Everyone has it, to varying degrees. It’s not something we boaters talk about, and it’s certainly something no one likes to admit,
A Visit To The Past In Part 1 of his series, Garrett Lambert described his journey from Victoria on Vancouver Island to the wilderness of
When Dave and I bought Sweetness II our plan was to cruise the ICW from New Jersey to Florida in the fall and then back again
In part 2, Dave and I put Sweetness II into charter service in Miami and thought we had life all figured out. But, alas, that
When the time comes to slip the lines and head off on your next extended cruise, several issues may await you when you get to

Smarter steering means frequent, but only short, glances at the chartplotter.

In an emergency, a properly maintained, easy-to-launch life raft can make all the difference.

Why we chose to build our dream version of a Selene 60 from the keel up.

Exploring the Utrechtse Vecht on the redesigned Elling E4.

Two decades after their first circumnavigation, Don and Anja Richards are crossing oceans again to help their son, Keith, kickstart his own cruising dream.

We caught up to the liveaboards at their winter roost in Southwest Alaska to chat about following your dreams and living a life less ordinary.

The gig is more workaday than champagne and caviar, and sometimes the harbor patrol saves our bacon.

How I learned to love the solitude and adventure of cruising with my canine companions.

A veteran sailor brings celestial navigation skills to a motoryacht’s transatlantic passage.

Bearings From The Editor’s Desk