New boater plugs experience gap
By Michael G. D’Aversa These days, most people know me as an avid touring motorcyclist. But long before I became a biker, I was a …
By Michael G. D’Aversa These days, most people know me as an avid touring motorcyclist. But long before I became a biker, I was a …
By Graham Hunter Climbing out of the inflatable and over the bulwarks of the 50-foot ketch, I could see the man struggling with some lines …
By Mike Moye We had not taken our boat out much last summer, so we decided to take My Sharona to the Golden Isles Sail …
By Linda Newland The adage about boating in the San Juan Islands goes, “It’s not if you will hit a rock, but when.” For some …
By George W. Shaw Years ago, I began motor sailing after losing the wind. Although drowsy from the midday sun and the boat’s gentle motion, …
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 …
By Larry MacDonald What’s the dumbest thing you’ve ever done while boating? I’ve been asking fellow boaters that question this past year. About half reported …
By Bob Burton After arriving in Spanish Wells on the northwest end of Eleuthera, Bahamas, I tied up my 52 Hatteras convertible at about 1600. Although …
By Jack Reed Before our month-long cruise to Bar Harbor, Maine, my wife, Patricia, and I, and our Maine Coon, Skipper, had never cruised for …
By Patricia H-F Moore Having just ordered a drink from the bar, I was looking out at the empty Atlantic when the Indonesian concierge came …