Seamanship Quiz
September 26, 2018
Test your knowledge with these
Coast Guard license exam prep questions from the National Captain’s Institute captains.com
Test your knowledge with these
Coast Guard license exam prep questions from the National Captain’s Institute captains.com
This 19th century engraving, made for the U.S. government by artist H.W. Elliott, seems at first just an idyllic fishing scene, with a few birds
Edson International’s BioFresh and Oil Eradicator use naturally occurring microbes to decompose hydrocarbons in petrochemicals and organic waste, eliminating oil residue and odors in bilge
The GOST NT Evolution combines the GOST Nav-Tracker and Marine Magellan systems to provide boat security, monitoring and tracking in a single unit. The system
In the United Kingdom they call the over-65 crowd OAPs – old-age pensioners – and that’s what 85-year-old Anthony Smith asked for when he advertised
Drum Point Lighhouse First lighted in 1883, this beacon at the mouth of the Patuxent River in Solomons, Md., is one of three surviving Chesapeake
Photos by John Bildahl If you’ve never been to the Chesapeake, you’ll probably want to start at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. If you’ve lived
Bob Adriance, editor of Seaworthy, BoatU.S.’s insurance magazine, says the No. 1 cause of dockside sinkings is neglect – failing to maintain critical fittings and
A Nordhavn 75 Expedition Yachtfisher that sank at its slip in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico, was a casualty of a PVC fitting the builder
Spring is in the air and with it the yen to escape cabin fever and get on the water, which yacht brokers say translated into
The Amesbury Skiff descends from a design that shaped New England working boats for 200 years
Boat propulsion often starts life as a terrestrial engine. Giving it sea legs is more complex than you might think
Artist Nancy Tankersley captures scenes of busy watermen in the Chesapeake.
A professional mariner prepares his Hans Christian 34 for this epic competition.
A new USCG-approved buoyancy aid offers saltwater anglers more comfort and mobility—but it’s built for calm, protected waters, not offshore runs.
This couple says their Grand Banks 46 Classic Good Enough turned out to be everything its name promised, and then some.
Chanticleer, a 108-foot Burger motoryacht, brings a remarkable slice of American yachting history to Watch Hill, Rhode Island.
Maritime artist Michael Keane was known for his use of color and fine detail, which imbued his works with a romantic atmosphere. In Reaching Cats, he captures the serenity of a summer day on the water in New England.
A well-designed solar system ensures your boat’s batteries stay charged and systems run without noisy generators or shore power. But installation can be complicated. Here’s what you need to know.
After his wife had a stroke that made their 50-foot trawler unusable, a husband commissioned a handicapped-accessible power cat. They took delivery in May 2021, and for the rest of the summer, with family and friends, they explored the waters near their house.
