Hidden Gems of the ICW
June 12, 2023
These lesser-known spots along the Intracoastal Waterway are often uncrowded and always ripe for exploration.
These lesser-known spots along the Intracoastal Waterway are often uncrowded and always ripe for exploration.
In part 1, we discussed the not-so-obvious but consequential effects of boats passing each other. Now, we’ll review the more obvious and equally serious issue of boat handling in the presence of other boaters’ wakes.
Tom Hale, veteran ICW cruiser has 8 suggestions for the ICW cruisers on your list
A Veteran ICW cruiser offers his best tips for beginners.
Tom Hale provides another update after the USCG D#5 Notice to Mariners was published.
As Hurricane Florence deteriorates and moves inland, Tom Hale updates us on the condition of the ICW in the Carolinas.
Ben Ellison frets about Hurricane Florence’s impact on the marina’s he favors in the Carolinas.
Sailfeed contributor, Tom Hale, offers his thoughts on what the ICW will look like post Florence
The Mystic Seaport Museum presents their exhibit, Science, Myth, and Mystery: The Vinland Map Saga
In December 2013, I wrote stories about the “magenta line” on our nautical charts depicting the Intracoastal Waterway, and now lawyers want me to answer
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.
