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Everything Boaters Need to Know about VHF Radios, Licensing & MMSI Numbers

by B.J. Porter (Contributing Editor) If you ask a long time sailor, they may tell you about the olden days…

October 10, 2024 Read →
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8 Things You Might Not Know About Charts

by B.J. Porter (Contributing Editor) The other day I was reading about navigation and charts, and I came across a…

October 10, 2024 Read →
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Sailors Live By The Wind, But All Boaters Live With It

by B.J. Porter (Contributing Editor) To sail successfully, you need to observe with great care. You need to identify what…

August 3, 2024 Read →
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How to Make Family Boating Safe and Fun for Everyone

by B.J. Porter (Contributing Editor) We started our kids on the water young, and they spent most summer weekends on…

June 10, 2024 Read →
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Decoding Barometers: The Importance of Understanding Pressure Changes

Part I, of iNavX’s Multi-Part Weather Series by B.J. Porter (Contributing Editor) Barometer, n.: An ingenious instrument which indicates what…

May 7, 2024 Read →
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Why Boat Yard Safety is so Important

by B.J. Porter (Contributing Editor) It’s that time of year again, when everyone in the temperate zones is scrambling to…

April 6, 2024 Read →
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When the Weather Turns Foul, Because it Will!

by B.J. Porter (Contributing Editor) Years ago, when I was shopping for my first set of foul weather gear after…

April 6, 2024 Read →
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Raster vs. Vector Charts, is One Better than the Other?

by B.J. Porter (Contributing Editor) In the world of electronic charting, you may come across two types of charts –…

December 30, 2023 Read →
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Nautical Terminology 101 – Running Rigging

by B.J. Porter (Contributing Editor) Last month we talked about standing rigging – the fixed, permanent parts of your boat.…

October 5, 2023 Read →
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Nautical Terminology 101 – Parts of a Sail

by B.J. Porter (Contributing Editor) Hey New Boaters: a lot of nautical terminology may sound pretentious or unnecessary. And some…

July 14, 2023 Read →
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