SAFETY Safe Off-Season Checkup Tips
It’s time to check up on your stored vessel while in the midst of her long winter nap. How your…
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It’s time to check up on your stored vessel while in the midst of her long winter nap. How your…
If you’re venturing out while others have already hunkered down, you need to be as cautious as can be. Chilly…
By Paul Knieste During my many years of boating, I have seen many incidents. Most were dangerous, some bizarre, and…
By William C. Winslow Are you a good skipper? I mean a captain such as on that old TV show,…
If you’re a hardy boater who ventures out despite dropping temperatures and bracing winds, the payoff is near-empty waterways. But…
1. Boating any hour of the day shares the same underlying basics: ensuring that all safety gear is accessible, checking…
By William C. Winslow U.S. navigation regulations are very explicit for one reason: to keep boaters from colliding with each…
Kayaks, canoes, stand-up paddleboards, kiteboards, bodyboards, and motorized tubes aren’t “vessels” subject to enforcement by the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG),…
Waters turn choppy as weather changes or when multiple boats arrive or depart a central gathering spot such as a…
It’s rare to have a summer that’s unmarred by storm or hurricane warnings. That’s why it’s important for boaters to…