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Inlet Navigation Safety Tips
Inlets can be tricky. Here's some expert advice to help you avoid a harrowing tale.
Boatyard Tip: The Importance of Navigation Lights
It’s too easy to take your navigation lights for granted until something fails or gets obscured.
Boatyard Tip: Mooring 101
Mooring 101: Best Practices, Worst Mistakes. It's not just your mooring lines that require attention. It's also what you tie them to at the dock.
Boatyard Tip: Common Sense Docking
These old-fashioned skills can help you get your boat on and off the dock smoothly.
Boatyard Tip: Running In Fog
What to do when you’re pressing on in restricted visibility.
Play It Smart
No amount of horsepower or gadgetry compensates for seamanship skills, so get yours in order
Safely Navigating Tides and Tidal Currents
Knowing the difference between tides and tidal currents can pay off when making your way through an inlet or docking.
Capt. Bill Pike's How-to Guide to Knots, Hitches, and Linehandling Techniques
A guide to all the knots, hitches, and linehandling techniques you’ll ever need to know, including demonstration videos.
Understanding The Alarms on Your Boat
Buzzing, beeps, bells and whistles—each sound indicates something different on our boats.
Boating Butterflies
Butterflies in your stomach? Channel that energy toward productive solutions while out on the water.
The Importance of Having a Boarding Ladder on Your Boat
There’s nothing quite like the feeling of jumping off your boat into the refreshing water below. But be careful: Tranquility can turn to tragedy if you don’t have the right boarding ladder.
How reliable is AIS, anyway?
An improperly programmed AIS can be a safety hazard. Here's why.
Boaters University – Boat Handling 3D
This Boaters University Course Could Save You Big
A Tale of Two Captains
Tristram Korten’s book, “Into The Storm”, contrasts the actions of two skippers in Hurricane Joaquin. One saved his crew. The other didn’t.
Are LED flares as effective as pyrotechnic flares?
There are a few things you should know about LED flares if you’re counting on them to save your life.
How to Maneuver Your Boat in Close Quarters
The secret to docking in tricky conditions isn’t a secret at all.
Back to School
Join the editors as they enroll in a survival class to see if they have what it takes to survive a life-threatening emergency at sea.
Night Moves
A day on the water doesn’t have to end at night. In fact, night cruising can be incredibly rewarding—if done right.
How to Set Up and Maintain a Ditch Bag for Your Boat
Before the unthinkable happens, make sure your ditch bag is up to snuff.
Lessons from a Rescue
After a father and his two young sons were forced to abandon ship, a simple personal locator beacon was the piece of equipment that saved their lives.
Drowning Doesn't Look Like Drowning
If a crewmember falls overboard and everything looks okay, don’t be too sure.
May 2018 Issue Preview
Join Editor-in-Chief Dan Harding for an exclusive sneak peek at the May issue of Power & Motoryacht.
Surviving Survival School
A swim in the freezing water of Long Island Sound reminds Editor-in-Chief Dan Harding the value of being prepared.
How to Keep Your Boat Running Smoothly
Keep your boat running smoothly by watching these critical details.