Transiting the Swinomish Channel
By Michael Guelker-Cone Most of us have a bucket list of things we want to accomplish or places we want to go before heading off …
Nature Takes Charge in Isle Royale National Park
By Emmarie Raby The crossing from Grand Portage, Minnesota, to Windigo at Isle Royale National Park takes you over 24 miles of open water. Because …
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 …
Exploring the overlooked anchorage of Polkinghorne Islands
By Steve Lorimer On several trips to northern British Columbia or southeastern Alaska, I’d noticed the Polkinghorne Islands just west of Wells Passage. We’d passed …
Rounding the Horn
By Rafael Belliard When my first mate Linda, the perennial travel opportunities researcher, found the perfect way to round the cape, we decided to make …
Building a Boat With Glued Lapstrake Construction
By Al Meyer The beginning I launched my previous boat, Wee Lass, a Penobscot 14 designed by Arch Davis, in 2004 and had lots of …
Harrowing docking experience
My favorite story revolves around an experience my husband and I had while travelling on the Intracoastal Waterway in our first powerboat during our first …
DIY trailering device makes hitching easy
Boating is back in full swing! That means hitching up the trailer and taking the boat to the launch ramp. Sometimes hitching up the trailer …
Friends take a charter of Ontario’s North Channel
By Jerry Major After several years of enjoyable sailing trips to Ontario’s North Channel aboard Major Dad II, my 26-year-old 27-foot O’Day 272, my fascination …
Sailors tow stranded boat to safety
By Evy Dudey, with help from Mark Glidden After a grueling week of family emergencies, my husband, Mark, and I decided to go out on …
Diesel fuel tank repair
Would you believe that a stainless steel washer could cause an estimated $20,000 in damage to your boat? That was an estimate given to remove …
How to Curate the perfect toolkit
I took the USPS elective course Engine Maintenance ages ago, well before the advent of computer-controlled fuel injection and the other amazing advances in outboard …
