From the Ocean Navigator School of Seamanship weather course A comma cloud system is really nothing more than a more descriptive name for a cyclone or low-pressure system. Learning to recognize the elements…
After a second reef is tied…
Camas, WA – October 5, 2011. Furuno, world-renowned manufacturer of marine electronics, once again received the lion’s share of awards at the prestigious 2011 National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) Convention in Sanibel, FL. This brings Furuno’s NMEA Award total to…
Ocean Navigator's Tech Spotlight goes to South Freeport, Maine and speaks with Skip Yale of Yale Cordage about a Yale product called Uniline. Twenty five years ago, Yale installed Uniline to anchor the docks at Stroud's Point Landing in South…
Digital Yacht has produced a series of informative videos on various aspects of marine electronics like the video below. View more here
Up to 15 times faster satellite email and up to 85% airtime savings when using OCENS Mail software with the Isatphone Pro data service. Seattle, WA April 1, 2011 – OCENS, a leading provider of satellite data services for the…
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - For hundreds of years, boaters have relied upon the traditional paper logbook to keep records of voyages but the need to keep accurate and detailed records of location and conditions has largely been ignored by…
Practical Sailor has recognized the Alpenglow 9W overhead as the PS Best Choice among galley lights, in our recent evaluation of this product group, which was published in the May 2010 issue. The designation is awarded to products featured in…
Dana Point, CA -- (March 31, 2011) – Pacific Asian Enterprises, Inc., builder of Nordhavn yachts, is pleased to announce that it has obtained a new location for its headquarters, which will house sales, project management, engineering, accounting, commissioning and…
Camas, WA – March 29, 2011: The spring fitting season is here and with so many options available to you, we know it takes a truly amazing deal to capture your attention. Furuno just created that deal with their recently…
The United States Yacht Shows, Inc., premier producer of the renowned United States Sail and Powerboat Shows, is launching the first-ever Cruisers University from May 12 - 15, 2011, at the Baltimore Marine Center at the Inner Harbor. Billed as…
When: Thursday – Sunday, September 15 – September 18, 2011 VIP DAY: Thursday, September 15Where: Newport Waterfront, Newport, Rhode Island Along America’s Cup Avenue Details: Hopes are high as we approach this year’s Newport International Boat Show, one of the…
Dana Point, CA -- (March 22, 2011) – Swift progress has been made on construction of the Nordhavn 120, and just-released renderings reveal the classic lines and opulent detail the finished hull number one will offer her new owners. At…
User Generated Content Community Layer Recognized in Consumer Safety Equipment Category WAREHAM, Massachusetts – Navionics, the world leader in electronic navigation charts, has been honored with the prestigious Innovation Award at the 70th Annual Miami International Boat Show by the…
Fall River, MA – March 8, 2011 – New England Ropes Endura Braid is the Practical Sailor Best Choice among braided cover running rigging options as noted in their November 2010 issue. Practical Sailor editors believed that Endura Braid outperformed…
Kent, WAâCutwater Boats has announced its first National Cutwater Demo Days to be held on both the East and West coasts so buyers can have a firsthand experience on the new line of boats from builders and designers, Fluid Motion.…
Miami, Florida, USA, February 18, 2011 — Just one month after the successful release of VNS 11 and Admiral 11, Nobeltec announced a new addition to its marine navigational software line-up. Nobeltec TimeZero Trident was demonstrated for the first time…
Edson is pleased to announce that their all-new Powerboat Products catalog is now available, both in print and online as a virtual eCatalog. Considered a "must have" sourcebook for powerboaters, the Edson Powerboat Products Catalog contains hundreds of innovative boating…
Dana Point, CA – (February 14, 2011) – A 2001 Nordhavn 46 called Egret last week became the seventh Nordhavn to circumnavigate the globe, and the first small production power boat to pass below the five Great Southern Ocean Capes.…
Interphase, the leader in award-winning and affordable phased array forward looking sonars, introduces a new ultra fast multibeam sonar with full 180-degree forward horizontal views. The new Ultrascan PC180 uses two transducers with no moving parts. One transducer is mounted…
With decades of experience supervising painting and varnishing for premiere yacht manufacturers, Lucey brings muscle to Epifanes’ new paint initiatives. February 9, 2011 (Thomaston, ME) – Epifanes North America Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Patrick Lucey as…
February 8, 2011 - New Bedford, MAEdson International will introduce a new Radar, Satellite Antenna and Accessory Mounting System at the upcoming Miami Boatshow. Known as the Vision Series, the new product line delivers styling and design features unlike…
Tulsa, Okla. – B&G – a world leader in marine instruments, autopilot systems and tactical software solutions for the sailing market – announced today that its powerful new multifunction navigation display, Zeus, has received the 2011 Freeman K. Pittman Innovation…
