
There’s An App For That
So many apps now exist for boaters. Electronics editor Ben Stein unpacks the top-shelf maritime apps available.

So many apps now exist for boaters. Electronics editor Ben Stein unpacks the top-shelf maritime apps available.

Maretron, Octoplex, Lumishore, Victron, Integrel, and here comes Navico ID
When I wrote about the StructureScan 3D announcement last July, I recall feeling a bit skeptical. But I was wrong. On-water demos have taught me that SS3D is much more than a visual gimmick.
Does Navico 4G radar (branded as Simrad, Lowrance, or B&G) have a “ridiculously broken MARPA” function? I’ve heard similar words from three different 4G owners in the last few weeks…

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