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• Get a Coast Guard Auxiliary Vessel Safety Check

  The US Coast Guard Auxiliary has issued a news release reminding boaters about its voluntary Vessel Safety Check program. The safety check is free and can be... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2011 OUTDOORS, SEA

• Coast Guard Says New Jersey Distress Call Likely a Hoax

  The rescue call from a 33-foot sinking sailboat near Sandy Hook I commented on a couple hours ago now seems a hoax, according to the Coast Guard. Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2011 OUTDOORS, SEA

• A Frightening Abandon-Ship - and the Coast Guard Calls off Rescue?

  All I can think is that the media are not reporting this story correctly, because I can't believe the Coast Guard has so quickly called off a search for four... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2011 OUTDOORS, SEA

• How Many Lives Does a Sailor Have? Rescued Again!

  For the second time in as many years, David Chatburn, a 67-year-old solo sailor attempting to cross the Atlantic to Scotland, had to be rescued by the Coast... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2011 OUTDOORS, SEA

• Funniest Sailor Rescue Story of the Year

  You might not believe me on this, but it's true - and it's the most bizarre sailor rescue story I've heard in a long time. A distraught sailor called Sweden's... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2011 OUTDOORS, SEA

• Is Your Sailboat Legal for the Season?

  If you have a new sailboat or haven't checked your boat's legal requirements lately, it's a good idea to start the boating season with a review of Coast... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2011 OUTDOORS, SEA

• Sailboat Capsize and Fatality in Virginia

  Only one day after the good news from Chicago of three sailors rescued after their boat capsized comes tragic news from Isle of Wight, Virginia, of another... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2011 OUTDOORS, SEA

• Yet Another Navigation App for iPhone/iPad

  As if we didn't already have more charting and navigation apps than we can conveniently choose among, along comes yet another: the iSailor app using Transas... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2011 OUTDOORS, SEA

• Sail Downeast Maine This Summer

  

  Downeast Maine is the ultimate cruising ground for many East Coast sailors. The scenery is spectacular, wildlife in abundance, and with thousands of miles of... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2011 OUTDOORS, SEA

• Another Weird Sailboat Rescue

  I really wish reporters for local media would ask a few simple questions about boating rescues they report on - so that rest of us could draw out the moral of... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2011 OUTDOORS, SEA

• Boat Lost Because of Fouled Dinghy Tow Line

  An article in the May issue of Soundings magazine contains a terrifying story of a 38-foot trawler, with all needed safety equipment aboard, that was lost at se... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2011 OUTDOORS, SEA

• Geezer Sailors Cross Atlantic on Raft

  And I don't mean "geezers" disrespectfully - indeed, I love stories like this. An 85-year-old and three crew from 56 to 61 just sailed from the Canary Islands t... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2011 OUTDOORS, SEA

• Preparing for the Season with Boating Apps

  I'm hearing more and more sailors saying they're moving to navigation using an iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch instead of a traditional dedicated chartplotter. Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2011 OUTDOORS, SEA

• New Tax Credit for Sailors

  

  Perhaps in recognition of the folly of last year's tax hike on sailboat owners, Congress has in the nick of time not only repealed last year's law but has... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2011 OUTDOORS, SEA

• Theories About What Caused the Fatal Capsize in San Diego

  Although officials say it will be weeks before their investigation determines the cause of this week's sailboat capsize in San Diego Bay and subsequent two... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2011 OUTDOORS, SEA

• San Diego Sailboat Capsize Tragedy

  What happened to make a 26-foot sailboat capsize in San Diego Bay yesterday in calm conditions, killing 2 of the 10 people on board? Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2011 OUTDOORS, SEA

• Saving Money on Boat Gear

  Really want to save on boating equipment costs this year? Most boat owners get lots of sales flyers and emails in the spring promising big discounts, free... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2011 OUTDOORS, SEA

• A Very Lucky Sailboat Rescue

  

  Even with the typical lack of detail present in so many newspaper stories about sailboat rescues, yesterday's report from Vancouver about the rescue of three... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2011 OUTDOORS, SEA

• Dreaming of Your First Summer Sail?

  After the work of spring maintenance and the excitement of launching your sailboat, don't get so caught up in the moment that you forget basic safety procedures... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2011 OUTDOORS, SEA

• Seven Seas Cruising Association Call for Action Against Piracy

  Following the recent deaths of four American cruisers taken hostage by pirates off Somalia, a tragedy that shocked the international sailing community, the Seve... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2011 OUTDOORS, SEA