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A Very Cool Product! The Garmin InReach SE+

This is a handheld satellite communicator with GPS Navigation and two-way communications capabilities. Using the worldwide coverage of the Iridium satellite network, these go-anywhere portable devices let you exchange text messages with any cell phone number or email address anywhere – while using GPS to track and share your journey’s... Continue reading

December

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Tips for Short-Term Docking

The U.S. Coast Guard published a helpful article on effective docking strategies. We thought we'd share: "We all experience the need for short tie-ups. And granted, if you're just swinging in to refuel or to pick up a six-pack, it's a pain to go the whole route of fore and aft lines,... Continue reading

August

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The Right Way to Pass Another Boat (Coastal & Offshore Waters)

If you’re just passing another boat in open water, it’s probably not a big deal. Cross his stern as early as possible, leave plenty of room, and be mindful of your own wake. But if you're both headed the same direction along any type of defined channel where there is limited... Continue reading

May

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Boaters! Please Make Your Voices Heard Today!

NOAA wants to stop making NOAA charts An About-face from Earlier Action Courtesy of Maptech New Bedford, MA - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) plans to cease support for producing the 1,000-plus NOAA charts that millions of boaters use and rely on for safe navigation. NOAA decided to... Continue reading

May

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Just Tying Up for a Minute? Here’s a Handy Knot to Know.

It's sometimes called a "highwayman hitch," or a "bank robber knot" used by cowboys to secure their horses, but easily undone when needing to make a quick getaway. We call it a easy way to secure your boat for a temporary tie up. If you're boating single-handed, have an inexperienced crew... Continue reading

May

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Springtime Boating: Always Wear Your PFD!

An old salt once told us about the "Rule of 50." It says that "The average 50 year-old adult stands a 50 per cent chance of surviving a 50-yard swim in 50-degree water." Warmer weather is on the way, and it will lure many of us back onto the water... Continue reading

April

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Tips on Choosing the Right Fire Extinguisher for Your Boat

An uncontrolled fire is one of the most frightening and devastating things that can happen on a boat. An onboard fire can double in size every 7 seconds, so having the right extinguisher in the right place can make the difference between a problem and a catastrophe. All fire extinguishers... Continue reading

March

Scott Zeien

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NOAA Invites Public Comment on the Draft National Charting Plan

NOAA invites public comment on the recently released National Charting Plan. Comments are due by midnight, June 1, 2017. The National Charting Plan is a strategy to improve NOAA nautical chart coverage, products, and distribution. It describes the evolving state of marine navigation and nautical chart production, and outlines actions... Continue reading

February

Scott Zeien

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Docking Tip: Tying Off to a Piling

If you've been around boats for a while, tying up to a dock cleat or affixing a mooring pennant to a cleat on your boat is second nature. But when confronted with the need to secure your boat to a piling, how many of us are at something of a... Continue reading

January

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Tips to Prevent Motion Sickness from Ruining Your Trip

Whether on board a pleasure boat, cruise ship, airplane or in the car, motion sickness can be a paralyzing problem and can happen to anyone under the right (or wrong) conditions. Here are some tips on how to keep the problem from spoiling your time on the water. Have a... Continue reading

Safe Boating

A Very Cool Product! The Garmin InReach SE+

Tips for Short-Term Docking

The Right Way to Pass Another Boat (Coastal & Offshore Waters)

Boaters! Please Make Your Voices Heard Today!

Just Tying Up for a Minute? Here’s a Handy Knot to Know.

Springtime Boating: Always Wear Your PFD!

Tips on Choosing the Right Fire Extinguisher for Your Boat

NOAA Invites Public Comment on the Draft National Charting Plan

Docking Tip: Tying Off to a Piling

Tips to Prevent Motion Sickness from Ruining Your Trip

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