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Be mindful of whom you take on your boat because some people can get you into trouble
No matter how big your boat is when you are lost you are a small object in a large ocean.
Mario Vittone explains why an EPIRB alone is not enough in his Soundings magazine column, Lifelines.
Good luck is a bad safety plan for boating, here is why you need to be prepared.
A great article from Mario Vittone’s Sounding Magazine Lifeline Blog on the best device for being found.
A followup to Mario Vittone’s “Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning” article from Soundings Magazine.
A great analysis of what goes into a USCG rescue from Soundings writer, Mario Vittone – a former USCG Rescue Swimmer.
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.
America’s Great Loop Cruisers’ Association has been helping boaters complete the ultimate voyage for a quarter century.
The steel-hull Nightfall, designed by William Garden, connects generations of this family through a love of cruising.
Larry Graf, the founder, designer and lead engineer of Aspen Power Catamarans, talks about Aspen’s proa hull designs and adventure cruising on his own creations from the Arctic to the Sea of Cortez.
With her vertical bow, reverse raked windshield and indoor-outdoor living space, the Galeon 430 EXP defies categorization.
It is called a razor because it shaves away unnecessary complexities, providing a simple solution to complicated questions.
Remembering Lifelong Marine Journalist Chris Caswell
A Master of Quiet Cruising
This imposing 55-footer is a comfortable, well-appointed coastal cruiser primed to take on more ambitious journeys.
