In his Seamanship column for Boating‘s July 1960 issue, Elbert Robberson wrote: “In daylight, objects around you are easy to identify. They are big or little, short or long, round or square, and they ...

The weather may have cooled, but the passion to continue boating burns bright for many. Once fall sets in for good, the skies get bluer, the air gets crisper, and the crowds get thinner. Use these ...

Keeping an eye to windward, a sailor should note subtle cloud build-up before a frontal boundary arrives-a small move that makes a big difference. mbroms/stock.adobe.com Seamanship is not a ...

Flotilla 54 of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary is offering a Boating Skills and Seamanship program Monday and Wednesday evenings. The program, from 7:30-9:30 each night, qualifies boaters for a Florida ...

BANGOR, Maine — The Bangor Flotilla of the Coast Guard Auxiliary will offer its 12-week “Basic Boating Skills & Seamanship Course” 7-9 p.m. Mondays, beginning Sept. 19, at Bangor High School. Class ...

LAKEWOOD, Ohio -- The State of Ohio requires anyone born on or after Jan. 1, 1982, to take a NASBLA (National Association State Boating Law Administrators) safe boating course if operating a vessel ...

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Keeping waterways open for the safe navigation of vessels is no easy task -- even for seasoned U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' boat operators who brave the elements year round to collect essential ...

The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 54 is offering a boating skills and seamanship program starting Jan. 13 in Boynton Beach. The program runs Monday and Wednesday evenings from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.