(published November 2012) Chuck Hawley, West Marine’s Vice President of Product Development, recently bought an Alerion Express 38 Yawl and is learning how to be a […]
Battery Banter
Care and Maintenance of Safety Gear
Staying safe at sea means having the proper gear and ensuring that everything will work as planned in the event of an emergency. This article is […]
Life Rafts
A comprehensive guide to life rafts, their equipment, storage and deployment (published May 2014) Life rafts are designed to keep the crew of a vessel alive […]
SAR Explained
How search and rescue procedures really work, with Michael Jacobs (published May 2014) You’re 20 miles offshore and slogging to windward at 2 a.m. when one […]