On the Water

Edmiston and Company has launched a revamped website with some nice new features in the yacht charter section. If you click on "yacht charter" and then "yachts," you come to this page, which lets you search for charter yachts by motor or sail, length,... …Read More

Pardon me if I use an entry on the improving state of marine iPhone apps to illustrate my concerns about NOAA's local chart screw ups, but it works (I think).  Navimatics Charts&Tides 3.6.2 was the first charting program of any sort I've see... …Read More

It is possible to get a new boat from a top-shelf builder - without spending a small fortune. …Read More

Maggie Vale, a charter broker with Rikki Davis Worldwide Yacht Charters at Churchill Yacht Partners, attended last week’s industry-only charter yacht show in Newport, Rhode Island, where her office is based. Here is my interview with Vale about the b... …Read More

Takemefishing.org has put out a free Boat Ramps iPhone app. Notice the “free” is not capitalized. The app itself is free, rather than an app that lists where there are “free boat ramps.” I downloaded the app and checked it out. You can search for nearby ramps based on your current location, by zip code, [...] …Read More

Today I added a new Panbo category for gear I try which is not electronics related, but which is good enough that you might want to know about it.  Like the Moonlite Marine rail cleat above.  I'd never seen one in the aluminum and stainless... …Read More

Okay, most places where people sail, you wouldn’t see this mix of geography, seabreeze, and sailing types. Beyond that, the quiz of the day goes, why is this truly, Only In San Francisco? As seen from Crissy Field, Andrew Koch (kite Blue #19) has just tacked short of the rocks and is setting [...] …Read More

Will bluefin tuna fishing be shut down in the near future? According to the New York Times, an environmental advocacy group called the Center for Biological Diversity filed a request under the Endangered Species act, requesting that this fish be placed on the endangered species list – thus ending fishing for them. The request is, [...] …Read More

Management company CEO Expeditions sends word that Joseph Bayley, a winner of the Food Network cooking competition show "Chopped," has signed on for the summer season as chef aboard the 120-foot motoryacht Kayana. "We are delighted that Joe can join u... …Read More

T-bulb keel and twin rudders on the new First 30 will set it apart, but now we're seeing a color scheme that finishes the job. …Read More