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A Dash Of Salt
Bent out of Shape
That’s how I feel after looking at some of today’s design ideas for onboard berths.
Immutable Axioms
There is little we can be certain about when boating. Except for these things.
Doing Your What Ifs
Planning to solve all possible onboard problems is part of taking seamanship seriously.
The Grant Game
Researchers have built entire careers “discovering” stuff that we boaters already know.
Beware the Witches and Dimwits
Only those skippers with a taste for misfortune fail to follow boating’s superstitions.
Back to Basics
Today’s technology means we’re losing necessary skills that we no longer use.
How Four Digits Brought Me Back to My Cruising Roots
797.1 is a wonderful place full of fantastic boats and mariners—and enough inspiration to last a lifetime.
Why I Love My Boats
I hate to admit it, but I love being up to my ankles in barnacles and wood shavings, reeking of bottom paint, with fingernails that will take a week to clean.
The Compatibility Test
When choosing crew and guests, think about more than who’s fun at the bar.
Getaway Tinkering
Like good books, some DIY projects make a weekend aboard the boat even better.
There Will Be Blood
For "A Dash of Salt" columnist Chris Caswell, DIY boat projects conjure memories of doctoring by hook, by crook or by duct tape.
The Sound of Silence
We didn’t know it, but our boats are chanting mantras to us every time we use them.
My Love Affair With Stars
There’s more to the night sky than just those pinpricks of light.
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
If you don’t own a pair of oars, then you’re missing out on one of boating’s great pleasures.
Polonius Was Right
We need Tool Amnesty Day for returning all the stuff we borrowed and then accidentally kept.
Ode To Solidity
John Steinbeck knew why we can’t pass a hull without giving it a knock.