How-to: Seamanship

You can file your own “citizen scientist” reports on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster and contribute  information about what’s really happening down there. All you have to do is download the free iPhone app called “MoGo,” short for Mobile Gulf Observatory, from scientists at UMass Amherst. If you live in or are visiting [...] …Read More

How big were your kids when you put the boat away last winter? How big are they now that you’re on the water again—and do they still fit into the life jackets you have onboard? According to the 2009 Life Jacket Wear Rate Observation Study from the U.S. Coast Guard, which incorporates data going back to 1998, [...] …Read More

The 100-footer Maxi Speedbird beats all the other boats to Bermuda in the 2010 Newport Bermuda Race. We've got a nice video tour of Speedboat. …Read More

The 2010 Newport Bermuda Race is underway and we've got some fascinating video and live tracking links for you. …Read More

Dramatic photos of a Danish-built, Scottish fishing trawler in wild North Atlantic seas. The "deadliest" profession, for sure. …Read More

This month’s Sea Fare brings us the culinary fruits of a Mekong River adventure by chef Victoria Allman. A great story and delectable recipes. …Read More

Northeast boaters have several opportunities this summer to check out Nordic Tugs, beginning this weekend with a "Tug Fest" at Wilde Yacht Sales in CT. …Read More

The 47th edition of the Newport to Bermuda race is now three days away from its June 18 start in Newport, Rhode Island. Follow with the iTrack service. …Read More

We don’t have to explain it the way Obi Wan explains The Force to young master Luke, but just the same, everything is tied together. Including traditional boatbuilding and carbon fiber lamination. For today’s take we drop into Thames Street, Newport, Rhode Island where . . . Photo by Tom Daniels/IYRS Clark Poston is [...] …Read More

Teen sailor Abby Sunderland found alive and uninjured aboard her crippled sailboat following storms. …Read More