A Night In The Ocean, Plenty To Think About
June 4, 2026
Are you strong enough to survive 13 hours in the water? That’s exactly what the writer did when he chaperoned an ocean survival course.
Are you strong enough to survive 13 hours in the water? That’s exactly what the writer did when he chaperoned an ocean survival course.
My wife and I commanded the Harbinger from 1994 to 1996.
The sights and sounds of a fine schooner can bewitch, and keep the enamored
returning, in body and mind, forever.
Installing a bilge counter is an easy project that lets you know if your bilge pump is working overtime when you’re not around.
The world’s most common big batteries are called flooded or wet cell, as they have enough liquid acid to cover the battery plates.
At the engine instrument panel, there are usually alarms for low oil pressure and high coolant temperature, often with
monitoring gauges. Although there are new technologies, most gauge transmitters (typically called senders) work on an
electrical principle of varying resistance.
Boat-trailer decouplings that lead to deaths and criminal prosecution are so rare that the Boat Trailer Manufacturers Association doesn’t even have statistics about them, says Darren Envall, the group’s assistant executive director.
A Coast Guard Station Sandy Hook heavy-weather crew rescued four stranded men from an “unseaworthy” 22-foot boat in Raritan Bay, New Jersey, late last year.
I sold my 53-foot Gulfstar motorsailer a little while ago. I hated selling her, and I miss her dearly. But the idea is to get a boat that’s smaller and much faster. We’re no longer raising and educating a family aboard, so we’re looking hard to find just what we want.
The night gyrated in bright strobe as lightning shattered the
blackness, flashing white cracks into hell. Rain began tentatively
as large, heavy drops, but that quickly changed.
Before water skiing, aquaplanes skimmed across lakes and bays nationwide, launching one of America’s earliest boating crazes.
With the boating season in full swing, our editors make the case for visiting their local waters.
With Chris DiMillo at the helm of Hunt Yachts, this classic brand is good hands.
Willard Bond used bold color to emphasize the power and energy of a yacht race.
It’s the smallest model in Viking’s convertible fleet, but it punches well above its weight.
The Antares 12 Coupe boasts three cabins for extended cruising capability
To catch more striped bass, fish live bait, work the structure, and wait for dark, because your best catches may be after sunset.
Meet the Revolutionary War-era whaleboat that helped the Culper Spy Ring outwit the British on Long Island Sound.
With thoughtful design and attention to detail, Scout’s 288 Dorado raises the bar for what a dayboat can be.
New rules reverse last year’s rate hikes, but economic fallout won’t be easily undone.
