Travel
Ocean Navigator
Anchor room
One of the challenges of world voyaging is not only navigating open ocean, but also negotiating a busy anchorage when you finally arrive at your destination.
3 min |
May/June 2020
Ocean Navigator
All wave energy must pass
The weather is approaching, and you are checking the lines on your boat.
4 min |
May/June 2020
Ocean Navigator
Voyaging Skills
Two sailors with a thirst for voyaging
10+ min |
Ocean Voyager 2020
Ocean Navigator
Sock
Sleep deprivation is a funny thing
3 min |
Ocean Voyager 2020
Ocean Navigator
Delivering the goods
Looking at a boat like a delivery skipper
5 min |
Ocean Voyager 2020
Ocean Navigator
Pushing batteries to the limit
Exploring ways to store electrons
10+ min |
Ocean Voyager 2020
Ocean Navigator
Satcom coming on strong
Satellite based communications choices continue to grow
9 min |
Ocean Voyager 2020
Ocean Navigator
Safety thoughts from medical pros
Two former nurses describe their safety setup
10 min |
Ocean Voyager 2020
Ocean Navigator
Offshore Safety
Voyaging on the boat they built together
10 min |
Ocean Voyager 2020
Ocean Navigator
Bluewater Gear
A 10-year circumnavigation gets stretched
10 min |
Ocean Voyager 2020
Ocean Navigator
Evaluating Modern Catamarans
A multihull voyager examines the of key elements offshore cruising cats.
9 min |
March/April 2020
Ocean Navigator
The Art Of Becoming Fishermen
A voyaging couple's halting efforts learning to gather food from the sea.
9 min |
March/April 2020
Ocean Navigator
Schooner Adix
Residents of Greenport, N.Y., a small maritime village on the northeast end of Long Island, have been watching all sorts of sailing ships come and go over the past couple hundred years.
2 min |
March/April 2020
Ocean Navigator
Grabbing a mooring ball
Watching someone pick up a mooring ball has always been a source of amusement while sitting at anchor with an afternoon cocktail in hand.
6 min |
March/April 2020
Ocean Navigator
Multisource charging
Alternative energy for the offshore yacht
10+ min |
March/April 2020
Ocean Navigator
Of course, a compass
For centuries, mariners have depended on a compass to provide direction.
4 min |
March/April 2020
Ocean Navigator
Alternatives to ethanol
Gasoline out boards on voyaging yachts sometimes sit unused for extended periods, a potential problem with ethanol-blended fuels.
3 min |
March/April 2020
Ocean Navigator
Surveying Boat Security
Important considerations to keep in mind when comparing security systems
6 min |
January/February 2020
Ocean Navigator
Santa Maria
Reproductions of Santa Maria (foreground) and Victoria, Magellan’s flagship (distance), are operated by the Nao Victoria Foundation in Seville, Spain.
2 min |
January/February 2020
Ocean Navigator
Oil analysis is an invaluable tool, but often misinterpreted
I once read an article in a major boating magazine entitled “Oil Analysis Made Simple.”
5 min |
January/February 2020
Ocean Navigator
Taking boat security seriously
A voyaging couple decides to invest in a high-end vessel protection setup
10 min |
January/February 2020
Ocean Navigator
Dodging lightning
Developing a healthy respect for this scary phenomenon
9 min |
January/February 2020
Ocean Navigator
Ship or sail?
A cruising couple faces their toughest decision in 12 years of world voyaging
9 min |
January/February 2020
Ocean Navigator
Chatter Chartroom
Circumnavigator sets sail to fight plastics
9 min |
January/February 2020
Ocean Navigator
Enabling Your Boat To Talk
A concerned seller who could not attend the survey and sea trial of his trawler called me, his voice laden with concern: “Jeff, I keep getting text messages that the bilge pump is going off. Are you guys sinking?”
6 min |
November/December 2019
Ocean Navigator
Vagabonding under sail
While he is best remembered as the designer of a host of famous yachts including the Westsail, Pacific Seacraft, Cabo Rico, Dana 24 and Columbia, English-born W.I.B. Crealock (1920-2009) began his love affair with sailboats in 1948 when he and three friends sailed from England to British Guiana.
2 min |
September/October 2019
Ocean Navigator
Sailing America
Sailing America by Onne van der Wal Introduction by Gary Jobson Rizzoli New York, 2019
1 min |
November/December 2019
Ocean Navigator
Worst weather challenges
A storm off the Cape of Good Hope and endless gales in the Arctic
10+ min |
September/October 2019
Ocean Navigator
Benefits Of A Pilothouse Boat
A Very good choice for multiyear circumnavigation
10+ min |
November/December 2019
Ocean Navigator
Cortex Combines VHF, AIS And Vessel Monitoring
Marine VHF radio has long been a communications device that just works.
3 min |