An emergency on the water taught me the importance of always keeping a clean boat. You never know when you’ll need to move in a hurry.
MOB AIS/DSC Locator and Alarm
The AIS Flare Eco is an AIS/DSC crew overboard locator and alarm that enables a MOB to be quickly found even by short-handed boats. Budget-friendly, too.
Medication Storage Safety for Liveaboards
Storing medicine safely on board takes some thought. Here’s what you need to know about medication storage safety on a boat.
Cruising With Rheumatoid Arthritis? Yes You Can!
Think it’s impossible to go cruising with rheumatoid arthritis? One sailor suffering from arthritis shares how she does it and you can too.
Abandoning Ship
If you have to abandon ship, there are only seconds to grab the most important items off your boat. Learn how to prepare from someone who has been there.
Where to Store the Ditch Bag
Where and how to store your boat’s ditch bag so that you can grab it instantly, plus five tips so it’s ready for an emergency and will serve you well.
Cruising Stories: Cruising with Lymphedema
Cruising with lymphedema isn’t necessarily easy, but it can be done. Michele Watson gives step-by-step directions of how she did it . . . twice!
Electronic Flares
Better, safer and cheaper in the long run — learn all the reasons you should ditch burning flares for an electronic one.
Diabetes on a Boat
The realities of cruising as a diabetic: you CAN do it, but you have to know these four things.
Safety Checks
A chilling story from a reader brings home an important point: never assume your safety gear works. Check it. Frequently.