Pine Island Sound
Written by Robert M. LaneThe passageway into the small harbor looked wide and inviting, but the chart showed that only about one-third of its width was safe to use. And that one-third, I observed fearfully, any professional basketball player could walk across without holding his breath.
But this was southwest Florida, where all the water is shallow, and there was no choice. Fearfully, I steered the 42-foot Grand Banks Europa along the curving route recommended by a cruising guide and into our intended anchorage in Pelican Bay, a highly regarded spot between Cayo Costa and Punta Blanca Islands.
Pacific Trawler 40
Written by Robert M. LaneWhen Miriam and Bruce Cullen went shopping for a new boat, one thing was certain: It had to feel like home.
For cruising in the Pacific Northwest, they wanted the shelter of a pilothouse with super visibility. But they also wanted a flybridge because the sun does shine occasionally in their rainy part of the country
Feng Shui Your Boat
Written by Nobody Yet"Grace, you're not going to believe what just happened to me! Call me." This is a message I receive frequently in my feng shui (pronounced fung shway) practice. You can tell feng shui is working in your life when amazing coincidences show up out of the blue. On a particularly clear Florida morning I received a version of this message from an excited client who was experiencing a series of life changes and wanted to share her good news with the world. When I called her back she gave me the details, and I understood how astounded her friends and family were at her reversal of fortune. One of her biggest surprises came from her brother, who was so impressed, he wanted to know if I could feng shui his liveaboard boat.
Fiberglass Gets VIP Treatment
Written by Robert M. LaneFew boatbuilders would go to Victoria, British Columbia, just for A plate of pizza and barbecued chicken, so the attraction on Esquimault Harbour on a recent Saturday clearly was the lure of a way to build fiberglass boats stronger, lighter and smarter.
About 80 professionals from Washington state and British Columbia found their way to the Vancouver Island city to watch a new and less messy process for assembling glass fibers and liquid resins to make a stronger and, perhaps, less costly fiberglass yacht.
