Engines, Oil and Conspiracies
Engines, Oil and Conspiracies We have had engines in boats for more than a century. In a sailing yacht there...
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Yet Another Anchor Alarm, or The Best One
Thirty anchor alarms reviewed against their makers' own published material: what actually wakes a sleeping crew, and what the whole...
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A Cookbook for Sailing from A to B
A Cookbook for Sailing from A to B Preparation time: longer than the app says. Serves: one crew. Pairings: rosé....
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Anchoring Physics: The Real Chain Reaction, Explained
Anchoring Physics: The Real Chain Reaction, Explained On catenary curves, Captain Brown’s revenge, and the Sunday skipper’s 3:1 delusion There...
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Heels and Heeling: The Physics of Looking Good While Going Bad
Heels and Heeling: The Physics of Looking Good While Going Bad Anyone who has ever attempted a cobblestone street in...
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From Silence to Spam
From Silence to Spam How we went from “lost at sea” to “you have 47 unread messages” Sailors used to...
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The Chart on Your Phone Knows Where You’ve Been—And It’s Not Keeping That Secret
The Chart on Your Phone Knows Where You’ve Been—And It’s Not Keeping That Secret You wouldn’t drive across Europe with...
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When Everything Beeps, Nothing Matters
When Everything Beeps,Nothing Matters How commercial shipping learned that fewer alarms save more lives – and what pleasure sailors can...
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Your Phone Won’t Save You: Why Smartphones Make Terrible Alarm Systems
Your Phone Won’t Save You: Why Smartphones Make Terrible Alarm Systems Your smartphone can video-call someone on the other side...
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Lost on Paper, Even More Lost on Digital Charts\!
Lost on Paper, Even More Lost on Digital Charts! With a paper chart spread across the nav table, the eternal...
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MARPA vs. ARPA: When More Is Less
MARPA vs. ARPA: When More Is Less “Our radar has MARPA.” — Every marine electronics salesperson, confidently overselling what that...
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AIS: Powerful Against Collisions, But Only If Everyone Plays Along
Automatic Identification System technology can dramatically reduce collision risk. But what happens when fishing boats turn it off, recreational vessels...
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Radar: The Safety Equipment Most Sailors Don’t Actually Use
About a third of boats at anchor have radar installed. But how many of those sailors actually use it while...
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What Maritime Safety Can Learn from Aviation: The Story of TCAS and TAWS
What Maritime Safety Can Learn from Aviation: The Story of TCAS and TAWS How aviation tackled the challenge of collision...
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The Multifunction Display Paradox: Essential Equipment We Barely Understand
The Multifunction Display Paradox: Essential Equipment We Barely Understand We all love our B&G MFD. It’s probably one of those...
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The NMEA 2000 Paradox: A Mountain of Data Nobody Uses
Modern boats are equipped with sophisticated NMEA 2000 networks that gather incredible amounts of data. So why do most boat...
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The Great Fuel Gauge Lie: Why Your Boat Has No Idea How Much Diesel Is Left
The Great Fuel Gauge Lie: Why Your Boat Has No Idea How Much Diesel Is Left In aviation, they say...
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