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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.
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.
