News and Blog
Reduce Risk
It’s the start of a new boating season and there is a lot of activity going on. Boats are being upgraded with new electronics, sanded, [...]
Spring Commissioning
It’s only a few days from the unofficial start of the boating season, Memorial Day, and boaters throughout the country are gearing up to hit [...]
Good Timing for New Knowledge
Currently, here in the Northeast, we’re between seasons –Winter is slowly receding while Spring is advancing. It’s a slow process to be sure, encompassing [...]
Moorings
In the old days, if you were lucky enough to own a small boat as a kid, handling the mooring part of the operation [...]
Lights
Lights are critically important to getting around after dark. And in the boating navigation world, it’s hard to imagine lights that provide more value than [...]
Foiled
Recently, several major boating publications have run pieces on hydrofoil boats. These boats rise up out of the water on submerged foils attached to the [...]
Consistency
It’s early March and it has been peculiar winter so far with cold temperatures, but virtually no snow, just a lot of rain. In general, [...]
MId-Winter Check
Well, it’s late February, and while there is little snow on the ground, it’s cold out. Chances are good that it has been awhile since [...]
Ships Ahoy
The Miami Boat show has arrived once again. All sorts of craft are on display in water and under the various venue roofs. The [...]
Mid-Winter Surveys
It’s mid-January, the ambient temperature is about 30 degrees, and a light snow flurry is filling the air with flakes. Against this backdrop it [...]