
How to Sail the Thorny Path, Without the Thorns
Routing software helps, but thinking several legs ahead is what turns the Thorny Path from a bash into a reach.

Routing software helps, but thinking several legs ahead is what turns the Thorny Path from a bash into a reach.

Jamie Gifford sailed a Stevens 47 into 53 anchorages last year and learned what it really takes to make routing software work.

Where Navionics charts fail and carved canoes still outnumber fiberglass, Bougainville rewards sailors willing to show up.

Savvy Navvy adds wave height, period, and direction data in a color-coded comfort overlay for safer passage planning.

Coast navigation demands preparation, because near shore, there’s no room for guessing.

Legend Gary Jobson shares how to combine modern apps, traditional barometers, and cloud patterns for safer coastal sailing.

The collaboration integrates AI vision and vessel analytics to improve situational awareness safety and operational efficiency afloat.

A new voluntary protocol aims to reduce misidentification risks for cruising boats in parts of the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific.

The new Photon camera delivers ultra-low-light, full-color visibility to make nighttime navigation safer for all boaters.

The world’s largest sailing community app now lets users track their boats, record passages, and share adventures for free.

SEA.AI’s Watchkeeper system, honored at Cannes, uses AI and thermal imaging to boost safety and reduce collision risk at sea.

The new Contour Masthead Combination Light delivers a sleek, versatile option for navigation lighting on cruising boats.

Routing software helps, but thinking several legs ahead is what turns the Thorny Path from a bash into a reach.

Jamie Gifford sailed a Stevens 47 into 53 anchorages last year and learned what it really takes to make routing software work.

Where Navionics charts fail and carved canoes still outnumber fiberglass, Bougainville rewards sailors willing to show up.

Savvy Navvy adds wave height, period, and direction data in a color-coded comfort overlay for safer passage planning.

Coast navigation demands preparation, because near shore, there’s no room for guessing.

Legend Gary Jobson shares how to combine modern apps, traditional barometers, and cloud patterns for safer coastal sailing.

The collaboration integrates AI vision and vessel analytics to improve situational awareness safety and operational efficiency afloat.

A new voluntary protocol aims to reduce misidentification risks for cruising boats in parts of the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific.

The new Photon camera delivers ultra-low-light, full-color visibility to make nighttime navigation safer for all boaters.

The world’s largest sailing community app now lets users track their boats, record passages, and share adventures for free.

SEA.AI’s Watchkeeper system, honored at Cannes, uses AI and thermal imaging to boost safety and reduce collision risk at sea.

The new Contour Masthead Combination Light delivers a sleek, versatile option for navigation lighting on cruising boats.
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