The Two Ways to Handle a MOB
May 4, 2026
If a passenger goes overboard at sea, there’s a 40 percent chance you’ll never see that person again. Here are the recovery procedures you need to know.
If a passenger goes overboard at sea, there’s a 40 percent chance you’ll never see that person again. Here are the recovery procedures you need to know.
Failure to check an engine gauge turned into a humbling lesson complacency at the helm.
Medical emergencies can unfold quickly on the water. Here’s how to protect your crew before help is within reach.
It’s a charter captain’s job to keep you safe, but it’s your responsibility to make sure he knows how to do that.
Mario Vittone’s excellent adventure from Maine to Washington on an FPB 64.
All available distress signals should be used to make yourself bigger and brighter.
What to pack for a run through one of the most remote places on Earth.
The USCG requires the minimum, so augment its list.
Here are the visual cues to tell the difference between aquatic distress and a drowning person and how to respond.
Two former sailors from the Mid-Atlantic buy and restore a classic Bertram 20 Moppie runabout
The proud “Monksters” have built a devoted boating community.
The proposed rule would limit most vessels 65 feet and larger to 10 knots along the East Coast during certain times of the year.
What the latest Coast Guard statistics reveal about recreational boating safety.
Presented by the U.S. Coast Guard.
Two guys with boatbuilding in their blood start an electric boat company in South Carolina.
An adventurous couple makes an icy pilgrimage from the Netherlands to North Carolina in their Elling E6.
Alexseal Yacht Coatings has significantly expanded its Color Configurator, adding four new yacht models and three distinctive new color shades.
How the WSIA’s Wake Responsibly initiative is keeping riders on the water — and lawmakers off their backs.
Henry Egan paints a historic J Class racing yacht to create the sensation of being aboard.
