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Expert Blames Microburst for Costa Concordia Sinking
NOAA satellite analysis confirms skipper’s account of the knockdown off Brazil that doomed the tall ship NOAA satellite imagery and meteorological analysis support the captain’s account that a…
Dramatic Schooner Arrival Draws Crowds at Waterfront
Blue skies, verdant meadows and sunlit water set the scene in Marstal on the Danish island of Ærø. This story isn’t about pronunciation but about salt-stained schooners, the…
Neither Rain Nor… Meaning and Origin of the Phrase
How Steamboats Shaped Early U.S. Mail Delivery Imagine a time when a single innovation could reshape how a young nation communicated. In an Oct. 2, 1807 editorial in…
Hal Roth: Sailing Author and Cruising Pioneer
Hal Roth, who died at 81, left behind a rich legacy of books and films chronicling the early days of Pacific cruising and a lifetime of sailing adventures.…
New World Order: How Global Power Is Shifting
Boatbuilders are arriving at the fall and winter boat shows with a strong roster of genuinely new powerboats. After years of incremental updates and model tweaks, manufacturers are…
More Accurate Hurricane Forecasts Are Coming
NOAA’s New Supercomputers Aim to Sharpen Hurricane Forecasts for Boaters When Hurricane Matthew struck Hilton Head, South Carolina, in 2016, the storm surge and winds devastated Palmetto Bay…
Why You Shouldn’t Touch Seal Pups: Wildlife Safety Tips
Don’t Touch Seal Pups: How One Rescue on Vancouver Island Unfolded If you spot a seal pup on the shore or hauled out on a log, the best…
Walking the Plank: Inside Skipper Skip Novak’s Sailing Life
Skip Novak: Racing Legend and Antarctic Expedition Leader Skip Novak is a distinguished sailor whose career spans competitive ocean racing and leading high-latitude expedition voyages. He made a…
Cruising Tales: A Practical Philosophy for Sailing
How This Couple Sees the World Without Breaking the Bank Nearly 20 years ago, we chose to sell our property and business, buy a boat and start cruising…
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