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Text and Photos By Steve D'Antonio  Copyright June 2014      From the Editor Earlier this month I shared with subscribers my decision to resign my position as Technical Editor...

A Pilot's Perspective: Running in Reduced Visibility By Bill Band All photos by Bill Band Your perspective changes when the weather turns foul or the fog rolls in. You...

Anchors Aweigh       by Ralph Naranjo All photos copyright Ralph Naranjo   Different vessels and different cruising destinations often call for different anchors.  Is there a perfect anchor?   Large anchors...

From the Masthead “The Sand Pebbles” a tribute to one of Hollywood’s best sea-going gearheads If you are a Baby Boomer, you have likely seen this...

Text and photos © 2019 Steve D'Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc. From the Masthead The Value of Time Not long ago, a client and I spoke about the...

Text and photos © 2019 Steve D'Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc. From the Masthead Building a Boat Overseas Not surprisingly, I’m writing the final ‘From the Masthead’ column...

From the Editor A Million Miles' Worth of Boats I’ve been on the road for much of the last few months, from cruising in Greenland, the...

Life Raft Details  Part II   Make certain you understand how life raft security and deployment mechanisms are designed to work, don't assume they've been properly rigged. ...

From the masthead A Loose Bolt, a Cigarette Lighter and Distracted Work Last year I wrote an editorial about a ship that lost control, and struck...

Complacency and Situational Awareness By Bill Band Photos by Steve D'Antonio and Captain Bill Band A pilot boat carries its all too important cargo,a skilled pilot, to...