Seamanship

By Bob Osborn   After years of thinking about upgrading the house bank to lithium on Pandora, our 2007 Aerodyne 47 sloop, we decided to move […]

The following account was written by veteran cruiser Sheldon Stuchell based on reports from the two crew aboard the cruising boat Escape and official Coast Guard […]

Whether you are getting ready for a spring launch or going through your annual haul out, here’s a guide to the essential tasks . Most cruisers […]

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 […]

Take care when covering your boat with shrinkwrap   Its difficult for dirt and grease to adhere to Awlgrip but over time a buildup of dirt […]

Patrick Childress addresses a key rule of seamanship that is shared by many professional skippers and veteran offshore passagemakers.

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 […]

For years while on long distance passage, others on the crew and I discussed a wide range of “what if scenarios” while sitting on the rail.  […]