Trailer maintenance keeps it rolling
While a friend was trailering his boat to a boatyard, the trailer collapsed from a broken axle, damaging the boat as well as the trailer. …
How to tell if you’re on a collision course
How can you tell if you are on a collision course with another vessel? Let’s suppose you’re taking a little cruise on your local waters, …
Getting a Head — When Your MSD Craps Out
By Steve Hodges My wife, Susan, and I had sailed to Santa Cruz Island and stayed in Prisoners Harbor. Lovely weather, a lovely anchorage—what could …
Cruising America’s Great Loop Part Three
By John Simons Our Great Loop adventure took one year and covered 6,500 miles. We departed from Waukegan Harbor in mid-September 2015 and, after making …
A Storm to Remember
One boater recounts her family’s terrifying ordeal on Lake Champlain By Diane Ptak One summer about 50 years ago, my family voyaged to Montreal for …
Wooden boat festival lures boaters to Chestertown, Maryland
By Susan Gilbert The Sultana Downrigging Weekend Tall Ship and Wooden Boat Festival in Chestertown, Maryland, has become a favorite fall mini-getaway for my husband …
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 …
Cruising America’s Great Loop Part Two
By John Simons Our Great Loop adventure took one year and covered 6,500 miles. We departed from Waukegan Harbor in mid-September 2015 and, after making …
Make anchoring out a pleasure
In my opinion, anchoring out is one of the greatest pleasures of boating. Whether relaxing near the beach, rafting up with friends, or hiding out …
Isopropyl alcohol could prevent water-contaminated fuel
With the coronavirus pandemic squarely upon us this spring, boating was curtailed during the worst possible season. With marinas and public and private boat launch …
Kayaking Glacier Bay
By Sally Stuart The Spirit of Adventure approached the drop-off site at Skidmore Beach and ran up the beach a short distance. We crawled up …
Non-tip koozie keeps drinks cool, upright
Keep your drink cans cool and rock-solid with this non-tipping koozie from Toadfish, which also helps with restoration efforts of oyster beds.
