by Mai Tai | Dec 5, 2021 | Safety
Assembling Safety and Survival Gear For Mariners Where to begin? Safety and survival gear for mariners is a huge subject. The only way to narrow your research is to clearly define your cruising plan. The first consideration is how long it would take to get help. If...
by Mai Tai | Aug 25, 2021 | Electrical, Maintenance, Safety
A Look At Boat Alarm Systems Having a boat alarm system is a good idea, right? Keeping intruders off your boat is important. Thieves can cause a lot of damage. And people spend lots of attention to securing their boat from intruders. But, the biggest threat to your...
by Mai Tai | Aug 24, 2021 | First Aid, Safety
Are There First Aid Kits Designed For Mariners? The question of first aid kits designed for mariners should not be confused with safety kits or survival kits. First aid kits are certainly one component of safety and survival kits. For this discussion we’re...
by Mai Tai | Aug 21, 2021 | Navigation, Safety
Why Weather Apps For Cruisers Are A Must Have Every boater with a VHF radio is familiar with the NOAA weather frequency. It even has a special button to tune it in. The information transmitted over your VHF radio is pretty complete and as reliable as anything. It is...
by Mai Tai | Aug 21, 2021 | Anchoring, Coastal Cruising, Safety, So. California
Anchoring In Severe Conditions Anyone spending time cruising will, at some time, find themselves anchoring in severe conditions. For me, severe conditions means being stuck away from the docks in winds exceeding 20 to 25 Kts. When I’m close to home and planning...
by Mai Tai | Aug 18, 2021 | Coastal Cruising, Navigation, Safety
There Are Several Navigation Apps For The Coastal Cruiser On our cruise up the California coast we wanted back-up navigation systems in case our on-board system experienced problems. We didn’t want to buy another chart plotter so we asked around to find...
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