Peter Swanson

'You're Going To Lose a Lot of Coast Guardsmen. Do You Understand Me?"

In Second Report, NTSB Confirms No One Stood Watch Overnight

Rescuers Respond to Tapping Inside Golden Ray

The Cruising Scene Is Back Despite Irma's Knockout Blow

Celebrities, Cuisine, Culture and History

September Issue of the Magazine Takes Readers Down Island

‘Captain Ron’ exists. No, seriously.

We're Helping the Bahamas; Let Us Do Our Jobs

Weather Router Says Hurricane May Pass Closer To Land, Possibly With Matthew-Like Results

The Veteran Chesapeake Bay-Area Surveyor Participates in Three Seminars

Photo by Capt. Paul Amaral of TowBoatUS-Ventura

Water Surges Over the Island

'Strongest Hurricane on Record' With 176-Knot Gust

Documentary Looks Back at 1992 Mega-Storm's March Through South Florida

Yes, the Storm Is Getting Stronger

And You're Worried About a Hurricane

Opens Broadcasts as Public Service

When Seeking Shelter, Past May Well Be Prologue

Watch the NOAA Video on How To Use the 'Cone of Uncertainty'

Hispaniola No Longer on Dorian's Forecasted Track to Florida

Lucky People; No One Hurt

Two Types of Cruising Permit, Three-Month and Annual

Seen as Threat to Coast Guard, Navigation in General

Searchers Combing the Waters off North Florida for Missing Fishermen

Search Area Reached Almost to New England

'Offshore Cruising: Preparing Craft & Crew' at Boaters University.

Search Enters It's Sixth Day

But So What? She'll Cross Oceans Handily

All Women Panel Takes Questions from All Woman Audience

Florida Is a Hotbed of Scofflaws.

Corps of Engineers Removed Downed Trees

Hundreds of Southbound Cruisers, Great Loopers Will Be Affected, Not Necessarily Right Away

Lady D Was Docked at Phuket

Best Way To Learn at Baltimore Event

PM contributing editor and 'Loose Cannon' columnist Peter Swanson fills in the blanks from the recent Dark Waters TV documentary 'Burned.'

Bought a Boat, Going Cruising

Trawlerfest Opens for Ticketing, With a Special 2020 Cruising Theme

Learn and Plan Together, Says Teacher for Seattle Show

Complete List So Far, With Photos

Meet Larry Graf, the Newest TrawlerFest Boat Buying Instructor

Five Seminars To Make You More Independent on the Water

From the Mountains to a Selene 55

April 23-27 at Bell Harbor Marina, Downtown

In Seattle She'll Teach Boat Handling in Class and on the Water

Here's how pointy boats with outboards could make cruising cheap again.

Cosmopolitan Cities, Wild Scenery Are the Recipe for Adventure