Video Debut: The Underway Series from OceanLines, Episode 1
Posted on May 5th 2010 - Tom Tripp
By way of introducing this new video series, let me re-state what will become obvious to you: I am a writer. And writers may have ...
Krogen 58′ Northbound: Part 3
Posted on April 27th 2010 - Tom Tripp
One of my favorite things about being at sea is “The Big Sky.” No, not the state of Montana or the great 1952 lubberly movie with ...
USCG Photo Contest Winners for 2009
Posted on April 24th 2010 - Tom Tripp
Last month, the U.S. Coast Guard announced the winners of its “People’s Choice” photo contest, which we covered here. This month we have the winners ...
Video: Running a Rough Inlet
Posted on April 24th 2010 - Tom Tripp
The video you see here was taken while departing the Fort Pierce, Florida, inlet, Friday, April 16. The tide was running out strongly and the ...
Wearing Inflatable PFDs While Fishing
Posted on April 22nd 2010 - Pete McDonald
Anglers are usually the ones boating on the margins of bad weather, and most of them don’t wear the most basic of protection. Don’t want ...
Krogen 58′ Northbound: Part 2
Posted on April 20th 2010 - Tom Tripp
It’s 2 p.m. on Friday and I’m stowing my camera gear carefully in the salon of this big yacht when I hear a sudden muted ...
North From Florida on a Krogen 58′
Posted on April 16th 2010 - Tom Tripp
I’m currently aboard a new Kadey-Krogen 58′ at the Four Fish Marina in Jensen Beach, Florida, making final preparations to head north to Annapolis with ...
Fugawi Announces NavPlanner 2 and Updated Marine ENC
Posted on April 13th 2010 - Tom Tripp
Fugawi recently announced the release of Navionics NavPlanner2, powered by Fugawi. The company also said it has released version 4.5.5 of its Fugawi Marine ENC.
NavPlanner2 ...
Will Your Liferaft Work When You Need It?
Posted on April 9th 2010 - Tom Tripp
Last year’s “Baja Ha Ha,” the fleet cruise from San Diego to Mexico, provides yet another impetus for all ocean cruisers to reconsider their liferaft ...
Brunswick Found Liable for Propeller Accident
Posted on April 7th 2010 - Lenny Rudow
Ho-boy, the floodgates have been opened for idiotic law suits galore, because Brunswick has been found liable (partially, anyway), for a propeller injury accident that took ...