Lessons from a boat fire
Back in 2020, Beth and I took a cruise up North Carolina’s Albemarle Sound, accompanied by another couple in their boat. One morning, while putting …
Make threadlocker an on-board staple
From time to time, I have written about the pitfalls of being a boat owner experiencing situations I don’t know how to fix. Usually, I’m …
Hook knife saves the day
After Maine boater goes afoul of lobster pot lines, he uses a hook knife to cut at the lines that wrapped around his prop.
The Resurrection of Pauline
After Fort Myers Power Squadron Commander Gene Kent’s beloved 1976 Irwin sailboat, Pauline, sank at the dock during Hurricane Ian in September 2022, he told …
Sailors face lightning storms in Costa Rica
During our six-and-a-half-year world cruise, we watched the weather carefully, especially in places like Mexico’s Gulf of Tehuantepec and France’s Gulf of Lion where gale-force …
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 …
