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Print magazine May 2010

Saffir-Simpson scale revised and renamed

The new hurricane scale doesn’t take storm surge into account but includes damage estimates The National Weather Service is using a revised Saffir-Simpson Wind Scale

Talkin’ Boats with Chuck Hawley

West Marine V.P. of  Product information Chuck Hawley is a lifelong sailor and powerboater who grew up on the California coast. He has racked up

Secrets of boating on the cheap

There are things you can scrimp on and things you can’t, and knowing the difference is critical The new vogue in boating magazines is writing

Coast Guard sued over fatal crash

The lawsuit cites violations of the Inland Navigation Rules and its ‘own boating safety regulations’ The parents of a boy who died in a December

It doesn’t get much better than this

The long, lonely winter is over and across the Northeast the best fishing holes are beckoning again Finally – after another long, snowy, rainy, chilly

Power to the people

Charlie Barr was winning the America’s Cup with Columbia 111 years ago in this photograph, racing against a British “wholesale grocer” who’d come up the

Painting Michael Keane

Inspired by Catboats

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.

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Boat Solar Installation Guide

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.

A short white motored catamaran on the water on an overcast day.

A Boat for Anne

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.

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