Logbook: Hitting Close to Home
March 3, 2025
For Dan and his colleagues, at-sea emergencies have been hitting a little too close to home.
For Dan and his colleagues, at-sea emergencies have been hitting a little too close to home.
Extreme boat docking takes center stage as Chesapeake Cowboys captains compete in high-speed precision docking. Discover the thrill of this unique sport!
Like many of you we’ve watched more videos from Haulover Inlet than we want our boss to know about. Videos of stuffed bows, near disasters and plain bad boating can be strangely addicting, especially if you get sucked into the comment section. We had a conversation with a member of the U.S. Coast Guard’s 7th District to breakdown some of the biggest fails on social media.
Somehow you’ve drenched your boat in fuel … here’s what you should do next.
Just when you thought Volvo Penta’s joystick couldn’t get any better, the company launches Joystick Driving, which allows you to shift, control the throttle and steer at speed all from your helm seat. Does this spell the end of the steering wheel and throttles as we know it?
A Potentially Life-Saving Excerpt from “The Ocean. The Ultimate Handbook of Nautical Knowledge.”
Always Question the “Experts”: Ill Prepared Fishing Trip in the Bahamas Nearly Leads to Disaster.
What started as a half day of playing hooky with two of his children nearly ends in disaster when a Tampa boater’s son is struck by lightning. Here’s his story—and why you need to know CPR.
Distinguished Flying Cross recipient Shannon Scaff’s simple, experience-based lessons on how to not end up in a rescue basket—or dead.
Recounting the story of the Bounty and one of the most dangerous rescue missions in boating history.
For Dan and his colleagues, at-sea emergencies have been hitting a little too close to home.
Extreme boat docking takes center stage as Chesapeake Cowboys captains compete in high-speed precision docking. Discover the thrill of this unique sport!
Like many of you we’ve watched more videos from Haulover Inlet than we want our boss to know about. Videos of stuffed bows, near disasters and plain bad boating can be strangely addicting, especially if you get sucked into the comment section. We had a conversation with a member of the U.S. Coast Guard’s 7th District to breakdown some of the biggest fails on social media.
Somehow you’ve drenched your boat in fuel … here’s what you should do next.
Just when you thought Volvo Penta’s joystick couldn’t get any better, the company launches Joystick Driving, which allows you to shift, control the throttle and steer at speed all from your helm seat. Does this spell the end of the steering wheel and throttles as we know it?
A Potentially Life-Saving Excerpt from “The Ocean. The Ultimate Handbook of Nautical Knowledge.”
Always Question the “Experts”: Ill Prepared Fishing Trip in the Bahamas Nearly Leads to Disaster.
What started as a half day of playing hooky with two of his children nearly ends in disaster when a Tampa boater’s son is struck by lightning. Here’s his story—and why you need to know CPR.
Distinguished Flying Cross recipient Shannon Scaff’s simple, experience-based lessons on how to not end up in a rescue basket—or dead.
Recounting the story of the Bounty and one of the most dangerous rescue missions in boating history.
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