Is Your Life Raft Actually Ready to Deploy? Most Are Not.
Technical guru Steve D’Antonio covers the most common life raft mistakes, from misrigged painters to expired parts.
Technical guru Steve D’Antonio covers the most common life raft mistakes, from misrigged painters to expired parts.
Four hours on, four hours off is the classic model, but the best watch system is the one your crew can actually sustain.
From drifting anchorless overnight to dragging toward a buddy boat at 1 a.m., the blunders that made me better at sailing.
After falling through a rotted galley sole, the crew of Totem finds a durable, eco-friendly solution in glue-down cork.
Legend Gary Jobson shares how to combine modern apps, traditional barometers, and cloud patterns for safer coastal sailing.
See how the crew of Avocet transformed a cramped, awkward quarter berth into a cozy, custom-built queen guest cabin.
Modern electronics are wonderful until they quit. Here’s why old-school tools still keep sailors safe at sea.
Jimmy Cornell reflects on a lifetime of inventive, cautious and sometimes unconventional solutions at sea.
Elite RORC Transatlantic navigators explain how trade winds, squalls and positioning lessons apply directly to offshore cruising passages.
When soft spots spread across our foredeck, we cut deep into the balsa core to get to the root of the problem.
Seacock inspection and service are important to ensure that any boat is ready to go cruising. Here’s how to do it right.
With a bilge pump, a float switch and a little ingenuity, you can build your own working shower drain for less than $100.
Technical guru Steve D’Antonio covers the most common life raft mistakes, from misrigged painters to expired parts.
Four hours on, four hours off is the classic model, but the best watch system is the one your crew can actually sustain.
From drifting anchorless overnight to dragging toward a buddy boat at 1 a.m., the blunders that made me better at sailing.
After falling through a rotted galley sole, the crew of Totem finds a durable, eco-friendly solution in glue-down cork.
Legend Gary Jobson shares how to combine modern apps, traditional barometers, and cloud patterns for safer coastal sailing.
See how the crew of Avocet transformed a cramped, awkward quarter berth into a cozy, custom-built queen guest cabin.
Modern electronics are wonderful until they quit. Here’s why old-school tools still keep sailors safe at sea.
Jimmy Cornell reflects on a lifetime of inventive, cautious and sometimes unconventional solutions at sea.
Elite RORC Transatlantic navigators explain how trade winds, squalls and positioning lessons apply directly to offshore cruising passages.
When soft spots spread across our foredeck, we cut deep into the balsa core to get to the root of the problem.
Seacock inspection and service are important to ensure that any boat is ready to go cruising. Here’s how to do it right.
With a bilge pump, a float switch and a little ingenuity, you can build your own working shower drain for less than $100.
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