NOAA Reaches Ocean Mapping Milestone
December 17, 2021
NOAA has been leading efforts to complete seafloor mapping in U.S. waters.
NOAA has been leading efforts to complete seafloor mapping in U.S. waters.
A NOAA Ocean Exploration multibeam survey positively identified the wreck of an oil tanker, and the source of recent oil slicks.
Crossing a bar safely requires careful planning and good seamanship. A little local knowledge helps, too.
Lessons learned from the infamous floating tanker that blew up social media.
Here are the facts behind some common ocean myths, according to NOAA.
Hurricane Laura is one of the strongest to strike the Gulf Coast in decades.
For boaters in the region, the time is now to complete last-minute preparations.
NOAA is scheduling the end of paper-chart production. It’s a bad plan for recreational boaters.
The time needed to make a new nautical chart depends on how many pieces of the puzzle are in the box.
Multiple climate factors suggest that above-normal activity is likely.
Few boat accessories reveal past maintenance failures more than clear vinyl enclosures.
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.
