Over the years, after lectures or seminars on offshore sailing that I have given, the most common question from the audience is “What was the scariest […]
Dangerous Encounters with Ships at Sea
“Get the Grab Bag!”
The time to consider what you would need and want in your grab bag is when you don’t need it. The time is now. Of course, […]
Grab the Life Raft
The time to think about getting and deploying the life raft is long before it’s ever needed. Being organized before hand and having emergency equipment accessible […]
Sound Advice On Staying On the Boat: Don’t Pee Over the Side at Sea
Patrick Childress addresses a key rule of seamanship that is shared by many professional skippers and veteran offshore passagemakers.
What If You See Lightning on the Horizon!?!
It’s 10:00 PM. You’re 200 nm offshore and the cloud cover has been building all day. Lightning is now a regular occurrence. For years while […]
The Simplest, Easiest Man Overboard Locator You Can Buy
It is Boating Safety Week so we thought we’d introduce you to one of the coolest, simplest and most affordable man-overboard recovery devices we’ve ever seen. […]
Steering By Any Other Means
Problems come in assorted flavors. When they strike your steering system, you need to have a backup plan that will work. Lashing the head door to […]
Fire
It’s a cry that is so alarming that it’s against the law to falsely scream that word in a movie theater. It’s no less alarming at […]
Seamanship for Cruisers
Two of the world’s most experienced offshore sailors and dedicated seamanship educators, share what they have learned over lifetimes at sea (with John Neal and Amanda […]
Staying Safe at Sea
(published June/July 2017) While the rest of the world is worried about terrorism, it’s easy to feel safe from attacks when living aboard out at sea. […]