Anchoring Rights in Florida Are Under Threat Again
March 3, 2016
For more than a decade now, the issue of legal restrictions on anchoring in Florida has been simmering away, fueled by the number of derelict
For more than a decade now, the issue of legal restrictions on anchoring in Florida has been simmering away, fueled by the number of derelict
Last November, while most people were sitting around the table with friends and family digging into a Thanksgiving turkey, I was putting my bags down
Cyclone Winston, the strongest cyclone ever recorded in the Southern Hemisphere hit the Fiji Islands on February 21, 2016. Winds scorched the islands, up to
As far as fleets go, the collection of boats that greeted me as I motored into Hampton, Virginia, in late October was as varied as
Here are some things to consider if you’re looking for a bluewater cruiser to point toward the horizon When it comes to choosing a cruising
As the great singlehanded sailor Harry Pidgeon once said: “You can sail for one day, right? Ocean sailing is just sailing day after day after
I am amused by some of the running-rigging trends I’ve seen at boat shows lately, one example being this fashion wherein all working lines must
Last month, Donald McLennan took us through the basics of weather routing tools for cruisers. In part 2 of our series on weather routing, we
A sub-zero January morning on Long Island greeted me and my headlamp as I made my way to JFK. I wandered the concourse after dropping
In many popular cruising destinations or stopovers, dinghy docks can become very crowded. Over time, this simple set of dinghy dock guidelines has evolved amongst
Sometime this year, construction is expected to begin on a 704-megawatt offshore wind farm called Revolution Wind in southern New England waters. Inevitably with a
It’s 0930 and we are approaching our destination, having gotten under way early to avoid melting under the Caribbean sun. As my wife, Alison, and
We were about three years into cruising, wintering in the Guna Yala in Panama, when my daughter announced: “There’s a little brown dog on that
The Cruising Club of America (CCA) is a collection of 1,400 ocean sailors with extensive offshore seamanship, command experience, and a shared passion for making
Sailing south on the Intracoastal Waterway, I happened to tune in a Carolina swap show on the AM dial. Someone there was looking to trade
Small diesel engines tend to be remarkably reliable. Even in the harsh saltwater environment, marine diesels can last for decades and thousands of hours, largely
They say it’s not where you are, but who you’re with. Nobody embodies that more than Donna Armento, whose whole frame of reference I’ve come
Every year, hundreds of boats in California turn left like a rite of passage, setting their course for the cruising grounds in Mexico where tacos
It’s probably the first world history lesson that U.S. kids get in elementary school: In 1492 America was “discovered” by Christopher Columbus in the Niña,
Researchers have announced the discovery of the wreck of the schooner barge Ironton in Lake Huron, sitting upright with masts and rigging still intact and
