SAFETY Heads Up to Prevent Concussions
By William C. Winslow “Duck,” I yelled, but it was too late — the boom struck my crewmember right…
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SAFETY Off-Season Survival Tips
If you’re venturing out while others have already hunkered down, you need to be as cautious as can be. Chilly…
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Averting Accidents
By Paul Knieste During my many years of boating, I have seen many incidents. Most were dangerous, some bizarre, and…
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SAFETY Beware of Carbon Monoxide
If you’re a hardy boater who ventures out despite dropping temperatures and bracing winds, the payoff is near-empty waterways. But…
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Become a Better Captain
By William C. Winslow Are you a good skipper? I mean a captain such as on that old TV show,…
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SAFETY Ten Tips for Night Boaters
1. Boating any hour of the day shares the same underlying basics: ensuring that all safety gear is accessible, checking…
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SAFETY Avoiding Collisions
By William C. Winslow U.S. navigation regulations are very explicit for one reason: to keep boaters from colliding with each…
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Act Quickly When Someone Goes Overboard
There are lots of things you enjoy hearing on a boat, including squeals of joy. What you never want to…
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Do Navigation Rules Apply to Everyone?
Kayaks, canoes, stand-up paddleboards, kiteboards, bodyboards, and motorized tubes aren’t “vessels” subject to enforcement by the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG),…
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Boat Capsizing 101
Waters turn choppy as weather changes or when multiple boats arrive or depart a central gathering spot such as a…
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