Contract Basics
By Tim Akpinar with Erol Akpinar From their childhood, people might remember the enchanted tale of “The Reluctant Dragon.” Its author, Kenneth Grahame, is probably …
Teaching Celestial Navigation
By Dick Sorensen On a cloudless Ohio winter day, Dr. Ralph Newman of Columbus Sail & Power Squadron/29 led 20-plus Ohio State University Naval Reserve …
Cruising Around the Horn
By Rafael Belliard Going around South America’s Cape Horn has always been fraught with awe and understandable concerns about ships wrecked by rough seas, icebergs, …
The rich history of the Singing River
By Helen and Bob Kovach After travelling 2,200 miles from Brewerton, New York, to Florence, Alabama, aboard ALLEZ! a few years ago, we decided that …
Stain remover eliminates mold, mildew
Mold and mildew on your boat are a thing of the past thanks to this stain remover.
Wearing a life jacket whistle could save your life
By Elaine Keasey Four longtime members of Everett Sail & Power Squadron/16 took a journey to northern British Columbia in summer 2016 to go fishing. …
Wear and Tear on Boats
By Tim Akpinar Wear and tear can be a tricky legal issue when it comes to examining damages to a boat. It’s not so much …
See and be seen with AIS
Many boaters have implemented the Automatic Identification System, or AIS, on their boats. If you haven’t, let’s look at why you should consider implementing one …
Sailing into a Storm
By Randy White I recently returned from sailing my new boat from Palma de Mallorca, Spain, to Marmaris, Turkey, a voyage of 1,453 nautical miles …
DIY a hitch stand for your trailered boat
We’re heading into the season where many of us begin to put away our boats for the winter. Those with trailerable boats disconnect the trailer …
How to Build an Electric Boat
By Dan Fannon For quite some time, I’d wanted to build a boat. But what kind of boat? Would it float when it was done? …
Sailing Kynoch Inlet, Fiordland, in British Columbia
By Steve Lorimer Fiordland Conservancy in central British Columbia, Canada, has some of the most beautiful scenery you could ever hope to see. To get …
