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What’s Cooking
on July 26, 2025
Many times your water adventures lead to hunger, and well, what’s cooking? Here’s an attempt to explain how to safely cook on a Boat Plan Ahead Whether you’re heading out for an afternoon cocktail party or a two-week offshore voyage, it’s important to think through and write down what you plan to cook ahead of time. A boat away from the dock means you can’t just run to the store to pick up forgotten items. […]
HEAT
on July 19, 2025
Heat exhaustion is typically seen in people exercising strenuously in hot weather
Hurricanes
on July 12, 2025
Hurricanes are unpredictable. Understanding the Hurricane is vital. Its that time of the season, where we need to be aware and understand just what to do, and what everything means when it comes to a hurricane. Creating A Graphic Track When a hurricane is forecast, the National Hurricane Center (NHC), part of NOAA, produces a map of the likely track of the hurricane. Some boaters look at the map and wrongly assume that the widening […]
Poison Ivy
on July 5, 2025
Boating with Poison Ivy: What to Know Before You Set Sail Summer is the perfect time to hit the water, but if you’ve had a recent run-in with poison ivy, your boating plans might feel a bit… itchy. Whether you’re recovering from a rash or worried about exposure while exploring the shoreline, here’s what you need to know about boating with poison ivy. First, What Is Poison Ivy? Poison ivy is a plant that contains urushiol, […]
Tips for Staying Safe
on June 28, 2025
This fourth of July, follow these tips for staying safe. Avoid Sensitive areas Always avoid sensitive areas and operating your watercraft in shallow waters or near shorelines at high speeds. Launch at designated spots Travel Slow Tips for staying Safe – Boat where you are allowed File a Float Plan
Ventilate
on June 21, 2025
It’s summer, but Why Ventilate your Boat? Unattended Boats Unattended boats generate humidity and moisture below because of water, air, and hull surface temperatures. While true even in a “dry” climate, this process accelerates in a humid climate and in cold water. When you ventilate your boat, you want to do more than simply move air — you want to equalize the humidity levels inside and outside the boat, including areas between hulls, behind paneling […]
CHANCES
on June 14, 2025
What Chances Are Fathers’ Day, What Chances Are… As we get set to celebrate a day that really should be recognized more significantly than it is, I took a little time to write this little poem, maybe its even a lyric. Give a little attention, and see if it gets you thinking some, and remembering that man you called Father. Chances are he welcomed you when you first came in Chances are he had you […]
Dangerous Gases
on June 7, 2025
Whether you are new to boating or are an experienced salty, if you are on a boat, you are exposed to potential dangerous gases. Carbon Monoxide Carbon monoxide, one of the deadliest dangerous gases, enters the bloodstream though the lungs by breathing in this dangerous gas. Exposure in a well ventilated environment is generally not a problem. Brief exposure in a more confined environment can cause sickness and prolonged exposure to higher concentrations can kill […]
North
on May 31, 2025
When North Is Not North In a perfect world, a compass would always point to true north, but there are factors that make this not so. Two errors have to be accounted for: variation and deviation. Magnetic north is not the same as true north, and this difference is written on the compass rose on the chart of the area you’re cruising. This difference, in degrees, between true and magnetic, is known as variation, which […]
Memorial Day
on May 24, 2025
Memorial Day in the U.S. has its roots in the aftermath of the Civil War. It was originally called Decoration Day. First Memorial Day Memorial Day was first observed on May 30, 1868, when the Grand Army of the Republic, a Union veterans’ organization, encouraged people to decorate the graves of fallen soldiers with flowers. The date was chosen because spring flowers would be in bloom across the country. Over the years, the holiday expanded […]