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Stories Coming in 2023, And a Holiday Gift

On Fourth Christmas Aground, Abaco Castaways Look To Eventful New Year (Video)

M/V Stud Muffin's Name Is 'Protected.' So What?

Plan on Paying an Extra $50 in Cash To Enter Bahamas

Magic or Near-Miraculous? French Builder Thrives in Challenging Caribbean Setting

Some Folks Just Didn't Get It, But That's Okay

Dreamers, Beware! This Man Could Ruin Your Lives

Schooner America's Second Act Was as Lively as Her First

Updates on Ian: Wrecked Boat Reprieve, BoatUS To Resume Giving Inlet Advice

Bruce Van Sant and the Misdiagnosis That Launched a Sailing Classic

Florida Advances Idea of Massive No-Discharge Zone Expansion, Chesapeake Adds 13

Orcas Sink Second Sailboat off Portugal

Sinking of Trawler in Collision With Container Ship Raises Questions

Aussie Pair Readies for Another Push To Relaunch Grounded Motoryacht

Who Was C.L. Westbrook, Whose Work Enabled Fidel Castro?

Another Armed Robbery in Paradise

Forget Statues, Columbus Is Still the Most Consequential Sailor Ever

ABYC Tests Show LiFePO4 Batteries Are Safe

Riding Out Ian on the Shark River: Flawed Plan, Happy Ending

Use AIS To Track Whales, Not Boaters, Commenters Say

AIS for Safety, They Said. Now, AIS Is Being Used To Collect Thousands in Fines

Here Come the Wind Farms; Don't Discard That Old Radar Reflector

To Point or Not to Point, the Starlink Question

Crime Rebounds in Eastern Caribbean Post-Covid, Overwhelming Justice System

Sailing Family Does the ICW Five Times...Without an Inboard

Bahamas Are Paradise for Starlink Cruisers, But for How Long?

Catamaran Fugitive's Gal-Pal To Loose Cannon: 'Ef Off!'

As Container Losses Spike, Two Solutions Promoted for Their Detection

How I Fell Overboard and Rescued Myself

Proven Lightning Protection That Gets Little Respect (Except From Adopters)

Hemingway, Hunter of Men: Afterword

Sometimes Stories Are Just Plain Funny

Hemingway Hunter of Men: They Let Him Keep the Noose

Made a Killin', Was Chillin' Like a Villain, Now He Be Fulfillin' Some Jail Time

Vatican Unveils 'Holy Grail' of Lightning Prevention for Yachts

Hemingway, Hunter of Men: ‘Crook Factory’ Disbands

Rail Plan Would Endanger Florida Boaters, Critics Say

Orcas Damage 4 Boats in One Month

Sportfishing Giant Adopts 'Experimental' Anti-Lightning System

Hemingway, Hunter of Men: Papa’s 'Coup de Gras'

Bromance and a Boat: The Voyage That Changed Everything and Gave Us Modern Miami

Grounded Yacht: Insight and Progress Captured on Video

Hemingway, Hunter of Men: Drunken Brawl

Florida To Launch 'At Risk' Vessel Turn-In Program

Hemingway, Hunter of Men: Hemingway Goes on a Date

Cruising Couple Wrangles Desperate Doe Onto Boat (Photos & Video)

The Bradleys Keep Grinding Away, Just 60 Feet More

Hemingway, Hunter of Men: Flirting with Disaster

Great Loop Idea Attracting Nastier Crowd

Starlink Off-the-Shelf Mounting Solution

Carolinas Wind Farm Plan Advances as Study Cites Impact on Marine Radar

Hemingway, Hunter of Men: Brutality Repaid

Predictably, Miami-Dade Backs Off Taxing Fancy Houseboat

The Story Behind the 'Hairy Stick' Story

Lightning Master Strikes Back

NASA's Go-To Lightning Guy Disses Fuzzy Dissipators

Hemingway, Hunter of Men: Gods and Money

Bromance and a Boat: The Voyage That Changed Everything and Gave Us Modern Miami

Highway to Hell: Autopilot Assisted Disaster

Hemingway, Hunter of Men: Nasty Business, Dreams of Africa

Electrical Fire Destroyed Yacht on Charter, NTSB Says

Starlink for the Bahamas 2022-23? There's an RV Package for That

Hemingway, Hunter of Men: Two Boats, Two Special Ops

The Bradleys Keep Grinding Away, Just 60 Feet More

'Hemingway, Hunter of Men': Unsolved Wartime Murder, Royal Intrigue.

Yacht Gossip in the Bahamas: 1943 Version Is Pretty Juicy

Carolinas Wind Farm Plan Advances as Study Cites Impact on Marine Radar

Corps of Engineers Apologizes for Alleged Verbal Abuse at Great Dismal Swamp

False 'Made-in-USA' Claim Exposes LI Battery Buyers To Insurance Claim Loss

The Forgotten Voyage: Ansel Adams on the ICW

Highway to Hell: Autopilot Assisted Disaster

MIT Unveils New Low-Amp Desalination Technology (Video)

Leader's Drug Arrest Shines New Light on BVI Charter Industry Crackdown.

Bad-Faith Enforcement of Derelict-Boat Law, Two Examples

Declare Independence from Biased Sources With a Paid Subscription to Loose Cannon

'Struck by Whale. Taking on Water'

Whale Strike: Peter Nielsen's Gallery

Pssst...RV Rule-Breakers Are Loving T-Mobile Home Internet

Q&A: A Primer on How Owners of 'Derelict' Boats Can Avoid Jail

Follow-Up: San Lorenzo Yacht Destroyed After Possible LI Battery Fail (Video)

Mechanic's Trick Burns Cruiser, Then He Gets Burned Again

Battery Backlash: Nigel Calder Weighs In on LI Technology

Accident Investigator Cites Lithium Liabilities

When Is a Houseboat Not a Vessel?

Volvo IPS Drive 'Blows Up.' Is That a Big Deal?

Florida 'Sea-Trial' Tougher Than That for a Captain's License

Most Boaters Broke Law, Cuba Ruling Suggests

Hemingway, Castro and the Boat Brand They Loved

Following in the Wake of Archimedes

Loose Cannon Wants You

29 Months After Hurricane, Grounded Yacht Inches Seaward (Video)

Biden Has Only One Russian Yacht He Can Seize in U.S.

Decipher Forecasts by Knowing the Code

Designing Under Duress

Vero Beach Marina Sees Bigger Future

Why Weathermen Get It Wrong: What They Don't Say

Clan Warfare & Betrayal: Brunswick Versus Volvo

My Boat's Afterlife as a People Smuggler

Aground at Ocracoke: Owner's Statement

Whistling Past the Hatteras Graveyard

Court News: Northwest Yachting Caves?

Seaweed Swamps Beaches. Boatbuilder to the Rescue

Return Fire: Where the Bribery Is and Isn't

Boating-Boom Bottom Line: A Derelict Vessel Tsunami

Grab 'Em by the Sales Contract

10 Rules for Bribing Officials Down-Island

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