On the Water

OK folks, my review of the Lowrance Structure Scan system on an HDS 7 can finally begin! I installed the transducer a week ago, then ran into a tiny bit of trouble upgrading my software. Turns out the problem was (as usual) me… I had a file on the SD card I used to upload the [...] …Read More

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Business trips should all be like this one, which diverted from the office board room to a Tiara with room onboard. …Read More

The other day I was fishing in New Jersey when an officer from the Division of Fish & Wildlife approached and asked if I had my National Saltwater Angler Registry Card. Huh? I did not know you needed one. Turns out I didn’t. Signing up under the Marine Recreational Information Program is mandatory if you fish [...] …Read More

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Will adding a hydrofoil improve the performance of your boat? I get asked this question all the time, usually by people who have outboard powered boats with relatively lackluster performance. And I always start my answer by cautioning that every boat is different, and there are no guarantees. That said… Adding a hydrofoil to an outboard [...] …Read More

Editor’s Note — Victoria Allman is the chef aboard a 143-foot megayacht and the author of the recently released “Sea Fare:  A Chef’s Journey Across the Ocean.”  This is the fourth in a series of periodic columns here on OceanLines featuring her irresistible recipes. Best of all for OceanLines readers, who are travelers of the [...] …Read More

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 of the in-house photo contest from the Coasties. These are great photos and although we’ve all seen similar photos before, we can’t seem to get enough of them. When you [...] …Read More

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 wind and seas were running in just as strongly. The resulting washing-machine ride was rather sporty, although our Krogen 58′ handled it well.  At one point, we realize we’ve forgotten [...] …Read More