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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

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.

The three-stateroom, semidisplacement model has a range of power options and a low air draft.

A solar-power system on our classic trawler lets us spend time moored or anchored with more than enough juice to meet our energy needs.