Bar Hopping: The Most Dangerous Game?
September 7, 2021
Crossing a bar safely requires careful planning and good seamanship. A little local knowledge helps, too.
Crossing a bar safely requires careful planning and good seamanship. A little local knowledge helps, too.
Understand and follow these Rules of the Road for safe nighttime navigation.
The USCG issues a Marine Safety Alert on this potential issue after numerous reports of degraded radio communication
Promotional Video from Fundamentals of Seamanship: Navigational Rules on Rule 22 which defines visibility of Navigational Lighting
Plus, Chris Parker’s ‘Weather 101’ Is Now Accepting Students
Unregulated AIS fishing beacons are most likely illegal and pose a hazard to navigation
Understanding our responsibilities for operating in narrow channels with large ships
Are you captain material? Take our quick quiz on Navigational Rules to find out.
An important Seamanship article from our friends at Soundings Magazine regarding COLREGS Rule 5.
Seamanship columnist and Boaters University Instructor, Robert Reeder, talks about the importance of maintaining a proper lookout
The crew of Celt, a Nordhavn 43, explore Australia and Indonesia on their multiyear circumnavigation.
All the right things, in all the right places.
Bearings from the Editor’s Desk
Devising a safe, easy way to get our dog on shore from an anchorage required some innovation.
Before you go to sea, know how to access telehealth services, acquire medication refills and get medical care.
Planning for loss of steering and engine control requires familiarity, not new equipment.
A set layout is paired with an impressive list of standard equipment on a proven hull design.
When you can’t go any faster or slower, there are other options to help you arrive safely.
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.
