Cubans Grant Access to American for the First Time

Soundings contributor Mario Vittone explains why "Always Wear Your Life Jacket" is terrible advice, in order to actually get you to wear your life jacket more.

Improve your docking and boat handling skills with this course from Boaters University.

Understand weather and make safer decisions onboard your boat.

Will trade wars cause sudden marine electronics price increases?

Getting a run on a state-of-the-art oceanographic research trawler with theState of Florida Institute of Oceanography.

How to make sure you are truly testing the boat you are ready to buy.

Knowing how to confidently dock your boat is essential to boat ownership, here are some tips from Bob Sweet.

Improve your docking and boat handling skills with this course from Boaters University.

• Aug 8, 2018

Understand weather and make safer decisions onboard your boat.

• Aug 7, 2018

The importance of having a plan

• Aug 7, 2018

A video from Weems & Plath on the creation of CrewWatcher and how it works.

• Jul 18, 2018

It's important to know the rules because safety is not an option

• Jul 2, 2018

We preview our latest Bluewater Issue

• Jul 2, 2018

Sept. 25-29 at Baltimore's Inner Harbor

Just in Time To Host To TrawlerFest's Return to the City in September

Seminars Build Better Cruising Skills

One couple's quest to rebuild a steel trawler

Kadey-Krogen Yachts splashes a new open concept 50.

Hartman Yachts and the stunning Livingstone 24.

Famed US superyacht builder Burger Boats introduces a 48 foot cruiser.

Bob Arrington takes the Minorca 42 for a spin.

Where Brunswick’s newest venture, in smart boating, Nautic-On was born

Our troubleshooting guru, Steve Zimmerman, takes us through how to properly maintain your raw water pumps.

Steve Zimmerman explains how to troubleshoot issues with your marine diesel engine's starter.

Raymarine and DJI integration can help you scout a mooring field, spot fish, or take epic pictures of your boat.

Unregulated AIS fishing beacons are most likely illegal and pose a hazard to navigation

The importance of having a plan

Our storied seaman, Dag Pike, reunites with a ship —and an experience— from his past.

Artist Windy Chien dedicated a year of her life to learning a new knot everyday and is now a nautical knot master.

In Italy, dogs are certified as lifeguards and provide incredible lifesaving skills.

Tom Zydler explores the cultural riches of Indonesia aboard Whale Song.

Tony Fleming revisits Prince William Sound on Venture

Desolate, charming, remote: Newfoundland is for the intrepid explorer.

Will trade wars cause sudden marine electronics price increases?

Ben Ellison from Panbo brings us the latest from Fusion Entertainment

Yacht campaigning along RI beaches hits rocks, politician blames NOAA

A great article from Mario Vittone's Sounding Magazine Lifeline Blog on the best device for being found.

At least 12% of the population lacks binocular vision making the use of marine binoculars difficult. As Ben Ellison suffers from a lack of binocular vision he came up with a simple solution by sawing the perfect pair of binoculars in half.

Ben Stein, from the Panbo blog, discusses staying connected while his family cruised the Great Loop

Mention drowning and we all tend to envision a person in the water waving his hands, splashing and screaming for help. That’s not even remotely close to what a drowning person looks like, writes Mario Vittone in this week’s Lifelines: Safety And Rescue At Sea blog.

Soundings Magazine's regular contributor, Mario Vittone dives deep on cold water immersion in this post on his lifelines blog