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Ed: Also Check Out Anchoring a Boat the Ultimate Guide Good ground tackle is the cheapest insurance that can be purchased for a vessel. The key component of ground tackle is the anchor. Regardless of the design of the anchor, …

Often different parts of a diverse community don’t understand each other. These fault lines might be along ethnic, religious, or racial lines—and my life-long religion is boats. I love boats, love boaters, and love to sail—especially in the Caribbean. Many …

  Kiko Matthews rowed into the history books in March having set a new world record for rowing solo across the Atlantic. Matthews arrived to a hero’s welcome in Barbados having completed the 3000 mile single-handed, un-supported journey in a …

  They’re back! Swordfish and sailfish that is. Several leading recreational fishing and boating organizations are working hard to keep it that way in the wake of a Florida company’s application to get a federally exempted fishing permit to introduce …

  The nation’s largest recreational boat and yacht retailer celebrates its emerald anniversary with several activities this year including classes, fun days and getaways. MarineMax, headquartered in Clearwater, Florida, started nearly a half century ago when chairman and chief executive …

Talk about a transformation! St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands’-based captain Oriel Blake grew up inland, between rural Sussex and London in the UK, where she studied anthropology at the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies. It looked …

As an extension of its existing relationship with Netherlands-based Damen Shipyards, Louisiana-based shipbuilder Metal Shark has announced the availability of the new Damen FCS 7011 for the U.S. market. With its size, range, 40-knot speed and 150-passenger capacity, the all-aluminum …

May is a great time to enjoy the warm weather and outside entertaining. Also a great time to try fresh vegetable soups (lettuce or carrot), delicious crunchy salads using fennel, parsley, asparagus, and interesting dishes with mushrooms. Rhubarb is a …

This issue we are looking at Key West, which is as far as you can travel in the Keys by car. Key West is by far the biggest city in the Keys, but still has less than 25,000 people and …

In February I started a 100 mile walk from Greenville South Carolina to Charlotte in North Carolina to raise money for and in support of ‘Warrior Momz’ Kay Ledson. Kay is walking across America to raise awareness for Spinal Cord …

If you ask residents of Water Island about visiting, the answer will be “don’t, there’s nothing to see.” That’s because this nearly 500-acre island located a mile from the mainland in St. Thomas’ Charlotte Amalie harbor, is a quiet, laidback …

For many prospective powerboat owners purchasing a new boat requires a visit to a nearby boat show. At an ‘in water’ show, boats are eye catching at the dock and creature comforts down below are considered its top selling points. …

The U.S. Department of the Interior announced $2,501,621 in funding to the Virgin Islands to support critical state conservation and outdoor recreation projects. The announcement is part of $1.1 billion in annual national funding going to state wildlife agencies from …

My wife Carolyn and I love people. We often attend parties as we sail, invite people aboard for dinner, and mingle with the dirt dwellers ashore. In addition, we adore having guests—but only for brief periods of time and only …

  It’s great fun to plan a day out on the water with family and friends. Yet, this isn’t necessarily so when it comes to making an appointment for boat servicing or keeping up with the routine maintenance required by …

A company well-known to boaters for its outboard motors receives an out of this world honor this month. More specifically, Evinrude will be inducted into the Space Technology Hall of Fame in Colorado Spring on April 19th. The honor comes …

In the throes of nautical ennui, some turn to books to pass the time, others to movies, and others to video games. Once dominated by the younger generation but now demographically diverse, this article looks at the trials and tribulations …

We cast off from the dock at Grenada’s Port Louis Marina and ease into the channel leading to the Carenage at St. George’s. The sun shimmers on the water as we glide past a parade of majestic Georgian buildings made …

An offer that she couldn’t refuse lured one of Caribbean sailing’s most dynamic movers and shakers north to her native Canada in January. However, that doesn’t mean Antigua & Barbuda’s Kathy Lammers is leaving the marine industry. Instead, she has …

Squally winds reaching 30kts from the northeast made for magical sleigh-ride, record-breaking conditions in the 82nd Mount Gay Round Barbados Race. While lively conditions and big seas proved too much for many of the 34 entries in the 60nm sprint …