The 50-foot flybridge cruiser was reflecting light much like the surrounding skyscrapers as I approached the New York City marina. She was mine for the next four days, and I wanted to be prepared.
Important pointers in docking your boat in order to avoid any incidents.
Handling the lines while docking at a marina is a skill as important as handling the boat itself.
If you address the dual challenges of communication and sightlines, docking becomes a whole lot easier.
Right NOW is the best time to go boating with your loved ones and Dockmate will make your experience even more enjoyable!
There are docking skills and then there are “docking” skills. As they say here on the Chesapeake: “It’s an Eastern Shore thing; you wouldn’t understand.”
Here’s what to do when your dinghy becomes the tow boat.
Loose mooring lines tax USCG with needless search-and-rescue missions
During Trawlerfest in Stuart, Fl this year, we learned about the Dockmate remote controlled docking system.
Raymarine and Mercury’s preview of semi-autonomous docking assist
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.
