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  • SoftRide 387x250
    [September 9, 2008]
    Softhearted
    5 ways to improve your boat's ride!
  • Boating Knots
    [February 1, 2002]
    Boating Knots
    Three of the best knots for boaters to learn.
  • [October 23, 2006]
    Classic Boating Tips
    7 classic tips still worth knowing.
  • dance1f.jpg
    [January 1, 2002]
    Dancing at the Dock
    Who's got the right moves for doing the dockside rumba: a kid with a joystick or an old salt with experience?
  • [October 16, 2006]
    Top 101 Boating Facts and Factoids
    The Official Cheat Sheet From Boating’s College of Nautical Knowledge
  • Tips For Being a Savvy Boater
    [April 8, 2009]
    Tips For Being a Savvy Boater
    Follow these guidelines for being less of a newbie and more of a savvy boater.
  • NOAA is Sinking
    [February 1, 2001]
    NOAA is Sinking
    Why your charts are bad — and why they’re getting worse.
  • [November 14, 2005]
    Captain Dumbass
    On my boat I call myself the captain and my wife calls me Captain Dumbass. Occasionally, I live up to the name...like the time I spilled my coffee into the open fuel fill, or the day I managed to set a hook into my thumb and out my thumbnail. Alas, these are not the dumbest things that ever happened aboard a boat; remember these moronic moves, and make sure you never do them.

    [1] Bite fishing line with your teeth. This created a groove in one of my teeth, which turned into a crack, which turned into a painful visit to the dentist.

  • Boating Magazine
    [May 15, 2013]
    Five "Deck Seamanship" Responsibilities
    Boat safer by assigning these five responsibilities to your ablest crew member.
  • Acroboatics
    [February 1, 2001]
    Acroboatics
    Master these seven boat-handling skills and you can pilot any boat — even yours.
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