Online course: Comprehensive hurricane prep for boaters — pre-season planning, weather watching, actual storm prep, the stay-or-evacuate decision, and post-storm safety. Includes a quick-and-dirty path if a storm is bearing down on you right now.
VHF Radios: Everything You Need To Know
Online course: How to use your VHF radio confidently — routine calls, emergency procedures, channel selection, plus advanced features like DSC and AIS. Your VHF is more than a glorified walkie-talkie.
Cruise Farther, Spend Less
Online course: You don’t have to be rich to go cruising. Practical guidance for budget-conscious cruisers — which boat, which systems, how to save underway, and how to bring in income while you do it.
Planning to Cruise Internationally on Your Own Boat
How to learn the legal formalities for international cruising on your own boat — the most reliable sources for everything you need to know.
Motoring with Debris in the Water
While motoring, your engine circulates sea water. Keep debris in the water from causing your engine to overheat.
Cruising the ICW for the First Time
First ICW trip coming up? Here’s the honest, practical guide to what you’ll actually find out there.
How To Tie a Boat To a Mooring Ball
Tie up wrong and your line chafes through at night. Here’s the right method — and how to add storm security.
How to Get Past New Cruiser Fear?
How do you fight nerves when doing something a little scary? Me? I just fake it . . .
Creating and Leaving a Float Plan
A float plan is an important safety item for every boating trip. Learn more, including how to get around the apparent bug in saving the completed form.
8 Things to Know Before Sailing to the Bahamas
Eight things most first-timers wish they’d known before sailing to the Bahamas — from surprise passages to weather to ciguatera.