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…
Couple falls for Vancouver marina
By Jim West During the middle of the September, Cheryl and I set off for the Canadian Gulf Islands. We ended up spending two nights …
Know your VHF channels
If you carry a VHF radio onboard (and you should), you must maintain a watch on channel 16 when the radio is on and not …
Make a winterizing to-do list
By Rex Allen Holden With the end of another boating season fast approaching, it will again be time to haul and winterize my sailboat. Every …
4 steps to fix a leak on your boat
By Keith Dahlin Back in the early ’90s, I lived aboard my Columbia 28 while attending university. I often walked down the dock like a …
Rig your own emergency lightning protection
In my 14 years as a vessel examiner, I have rarely seen a set of jumper cables on a boat, and I don’t carry jumper …
