Touring the Chain O’Lakes
On July 27, 2024, my friend Alan Travis and I took his boat to pick up Hunter Nikolai at Ben Watts Marina on the Chain …
International Delivery
Boaters bring their new boat home from Montreal to Seneca Lake My wife, Jacqueline, and I cleared our calendars, grabbed fresh cups of coffee and …
Recent cruise reveals the value of boater education
As with many of our cruises, our Labor Day trip to Sucia Island, Washington, highlighted the importance of quality boater education. As a matter of …
Summer voyage down the French Broad River
Last summer, a group from Lake Hartwell Boating Club/26 took a kayak adventure down the French Broad River in western North Carolina This was a …
Should paddlers take a boating safety course?
Early on March 26, 2024, the container ship Dali struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, causing the catastrophic collapse of the bridge and …
The Journal of the Indigo, Part II
Boater documents two-week sailing charter with friends Jim Ament, the author of this journal, was a crew member on Indigo, a sailing charter boat based …
Journey of Florida’s east coast expands boater’s mind
Ever since November 2018, when my wife, Robin, and I passed by Amelia Island, Florida, without stopping, I have been trying to schedule a boat …
Paddling rivers and creeks
Paddling inland rivers and creeks can be fun as it offers changing scenery in a more protected environment than open water, and the current can …
Conducting Aids to Navigation surveys
One fun activity in Cooperative Charting is getting out on the water to inspect navigation aids. When conducting an Aids to Navigation survey, you receive …
Man overboard training prevents Great Lakes race tragedy
In July 2024, a horrible, unthinkable tragedy was avoided during Chicago Yacht Club’s 115th Race to Mackinac thanks to satellite technology, superb seamanship, and a …
Preparing for the next Helene
As I pen this article, my husband, Joe, and I are hunkered down in our home on the Gulf side of Florida. For several days, …
Paddlers and the U.S. Aids to Navigation System
A group of experienced sea kayakers were paddling northbound on a sound near the Intracoastal Waterway when they came to a crossing channel. The channel …
