Sea Scout expedition goes awry
Boating is long periods of tranquility punctuated with moments of stark terror. In late 2003 or 2004, I was the senior adult leader in a …
Quick thinking on the sound
Thanks to his boating knowledge, a boater is prepared to stop an urgent situation on the water from turning into an emergency.
Heed Small Craft Advisories
After ignoring a Small Craft Advisory, and his own gut, a boater encounters rough seas when he sets out on the Long Island Sound.
Quick hull repair prevents catastrophe
When this boater got that sinking feeling, a quick hull repair prevented a catastrophe. Learn what to do when boating goes bad.
While being towed, boater renders aid to tow boat
After experiencing boat troubles on the water, a boater calls for help. But when the tow boat encounters problems, our boater renders aid.
Miscalculations lead to trouble on Point Pleasant Canal
By John Gignilliat Uneasy about our first ocean passage going from Sandy Hook, New York, to Atlantic City, New Jersey, my wife, Carol, and I …
On-the-water class performs real-life rescue
By Dan Leenhouts Why do you take classes? For me, curiosity drove me to take Celestial Navigation. I had to know how seafarers crossed the …
Boater proves Murphy’s Law is real
By Stu Zwang We try to go to Door County for about four days every year. We go far up into the peninsula, and I …
Engine exhaust elbow installation nearly causes boat fire
By Bob Potter Serious boating tragedies occur at sea, dozens, hundreds or thousands of miles from shore—right? But on the Intracoastal Waterway just dozens of …
Boater runs aground on the Bad River
By John Raby During a cruise in Georgian Bay, Ontario, I ran Holly Marie aground on a hazard clearly marked on the charts, damaging both …
Sailing the Door Peninsula
By Dan Balch We set sail on Lanikai for our annual cruise around the Door Peninsula late last August. Lanikai, a 1969 Pearson 300 sloop, …
Check your engine for cracked hoses
By Nick Ledbetter Every good captain conducts an engine check before departing on a cruise. I have diligently conducted engine checks on my boat for …
