Category: Sailing Tips
by B.J. Porter (Contributing Editor) Keeping your boat batteries topped up and ready can be a challenge when you’re away from the dock and out using your boat, especially on sailboats where you don’t have a big engine running that often. This month, we take a quick look at most of the ways you can […]
by B.J. Porter (Contributing Editor) It’s that time of year when once again a young man’s fancy turns to…boating safety! Yeah, yeah, we talked about it a little last month in the pre-season prep article – the obvious stuff, like check and replace your flares and make sure your Personal Floatation still actually floats. But […]
by B.J. Porter (Contributing Editor) One of the interesting fun parts of boating is the vast body of lore, custom, history and tradition centered on the sea. The rituals and yes, superstitions, which surround sailing can be a lot of fun. A high point of our evenings at Block Island was the nightly ceremony, usually […]