Cruising southern France
Fifteen friends from District 28 traveled to France in May. We spent time in Paris, on the Rhône and Saône rivers, and at the French…
Fifteen friends from District 28 traveled to France in May. We spent time in Paris, on the Rhône and Saône rivers, and at the French…
A safe and enjoyable trip into unknown waters requires a lot of careful planning.
We wanted to sail to Maine but had been warned about the fog. Several boaters told us they had been to Maine but “never saw…
Boaters take a canal trip through the Netherlands We knew this trip would be different. The idea to charter a boat and cruise the Friesland…
[vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px” border=”none”][vc_column width=”1/1″]Roy Earl Maas passed away on 7 January 2015 at 77. He is survived by his wife Myril. Roy held a …
At the 2015 Annual Meeting in Jacksonville, Florida, last week, members voted for their favorite photo in The Ensign’s Looking Forward Photo Contest. Alan Epstein …
[vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px” border=”none”][vc_column width=”1/1″] P/C Billie Bryant-Becker, P, of Orange, Texas, left this world to be in the loving arms of the Lord on …
By Don Stark and others At the 2014 Annual Meeting, USPS signed a memorandum of understanding with Tall Ships America, agreeing to support its operational …
By Linda Mangelsdorf While looking at a map of Corps-maintained waterways in an Army Corps of Engineers office, Fred Mangelsdorf discovered a short black line …
By Larry MacDonald My wife, Sandy, and I are both avid sailors, though for many years we didn’t actually own a boat. To get our …
You’ve winterized your boat, perhaps wrapped and sealed it against the elements so it will be clean and ready to sail come spring. Or will …
By David S. Martin When new boaters give up on boating, it’s almost always because they bought the wrong boat. Let’s look at what to …
By Scott Mackenzie Convergence can mean the capability of a piece of electronic equipment to perform more than one function or activity. For instance, today’s …
By Bill Gesele Always make sure the slip isn’t too small or too large for your boat. A too-small slip spreads the poles and may …
The Marine 600 Adventure Medical kit is an onboard kit that covers all your first-aid needs.
By Earl Gillespie, Ernst Hofmann and Ken Poole It seemed simple enough: Three members of Banana River Sail & Power Squadron/23 would meet at Lake …