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Quick and Dirty Anchor Shank Strength Test
So you've read our many reports on anchor shanks, and you're thinking, I wonder what kind of steel my anchor shank is made of?...
Impossible Dream Finds a New Home
That evening, Horgan, Mellen, the boats skipper Matt Baker, and some strapping young volunteers set out across the bay on the boats first fun...
Rebel Heart and Emergencies at Sea
Photy by David Liscio
The story of the rescue of a sick 1-year-old girl, her parents, and toddler sister from aboard the boat Rebel Heart...
Cheeki Rafiki Loss Puts Spotlight on Keels-Again
If youve been following the tragic story of Cheeki Rafiki, the Beneteau First 40.7 that lost its keel with fatal consequences while crossing the...
Calling Mayday on an SSB
Based on US Coast Guard statistics, surprisingly few boaters enable the Digital Selective Calling (DSC) function on their VHF radio, or have it operating...
Florida Anchoring Survey: Here Today, Gone-
I don't want to come down too hard on the good people at Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission; many of the underpaid, overworked officers...
Boat Bottom Blues
While spring usually heralds the start of boating season for most of us, for others it means facing up to long-postponed projects. This will...
Flexing the Girl Power Muscle
I hope that it may give pause to that old salt in the anchorage before he makes a snide remark about the woman at...
Making a Case for the Hank-on Staysail
When it comes to choosing what belongs on the offshore cruising boat, there are a few hard and fast rules. But most choices are...
Safe Navigation in Poorly Charted Waters
While we're in the middle of lining up a series of tests of electronic navigation devices and systems, I'm reminded how easily these devices...