Chris Caswell

Researchers have built entire careers “discovering” stuff that we boaters already know.

When these Kadey-Krogen owners decided to refit their 48 for living aboard, the skipper had to adjust to the architect, and vice versa.

Only those skippers with a taste for misfortune fail to follow boating’s superstitions.

Today’s technology means we’re losing necessary skills that we no longer use.

797.1 is a wonderful place full of fantastic boats and mariners—and enough inspiration to last a lifetime.

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.

Passagemaker contributors score 1st- and 2nd-place awards across multiple categories.

For "A Dash of Salt" columnist Chris Caswell, DIY boat projects conjure memories of doctoring by hook, by crook or by duct tape.

Damn, I like having a captain.

We didn’t know it, but our boats are chanting mantras to us every time we use them.

There’s more to the night sky than just those pinpricks of light.

John Steinbeck knew why we can’t pass a hull without giving it a knock.

These fundamental navigation tips may help get you home when things go kablooey.