On the Water

The National Geographic Channel is kicking off the Expedition Great White series this Sunday at 9:00 pm eastern. Chris Fischer, who roamed the world for ESPN2’s “Offshore Adventures” show, along with Capt. Brett McBride, lead a crew on a scientific expedition to catch and tag great white sharks. From the looks of the video teasers, [...] …Read More

REPORT FROM THE SWIFTSURE By David Schmidt “Hey David, do you want to drive?” I glance up from a sodden perch on the rail of JAM, John McPhail’s well-rigged and well-sailed J/160, as we pound into stiff westerly winds and square waves six to eight-feet (did I mention square?) about two hours into the start of the 2010 [...] …Read More

Controversy surrounds two competing "national tour" series in personal watercraft racing. …Read More

Last February Furuno made a lot of promises about improved charting in NavNet3D and MaxSea TimeZero, and it seems to be making good on all of them.  At least the North American MapMedia versions of "C-Map by Jeppesen" vector charts (explained he... …Read More

Editor's note: On June 2, we posted an update to this initial report with newly released information from the U.S. Coast Guard that corrects several details.   The 48-foot Swan sailing yacht Victoria, a popular charter yacht in the British Virgin ... …Read More

I just uploaded an exclusive interview with Hilbert Sluiter, who is the chef aboard the 147-foot Hakvoort motoryacht Trust. He'll be featured as June's "Chef of the Month" on CharterWave beginning later today--and deservedly so, based on the fantastic ... …Read More

Over the holiday weekend we got checked by the watercops for life jackets and safety gear by the DNR (marine) police, while chumming for stripers in Eastern Bay. We’d only been there for a half hour or so and already dropped a 26 inch fish into the cooler, so we were pretty happy with the way the [...] …Read More

History often leaves loose ends. I have my own copy of this flag, the Serapis flag, that I like to fly from time to time, and the thought comes to mind on Memorial Day of the years when the Republic, and its emblems, were still being invented, and this could pass for the American flag. The Serapis [...] …Read More

The head of the Zeus and Axius Tour goes around the country showing men and women how to steer a boat with a joystick. …Read More

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