News Focused on Activity in our Coastal Waters

A rogue wave and an improbable outcome

Don’t tell Sandy Stoddard there are no guardian angels because he’s pretty sure it was an angel that saved him and his four crewmen when a rogue wave picked up their fishing boat, slammed it on its side and dumped two of the men in the water.

Talkin' boats with Bill Prince President, Bill Prince Yacht Design

Bill Prince took to boating at the age of 5, joining his grandfather on early morning fishing trips and messing about in small boats as a youngster with his parents on the St. Croix River and on the Great Lakes. Boating spawned a passion for designing, one that led the Minneapolis native to the acclaimed Milwaukee School of Engineering.

A spiritual union of boatbuilders

Boatbuilders set up shop on the beach on Chiloe, an island off Chile. I recently accepted an invitation from my Patagonian neighbors to visit their daughter, who is living on the island of Chiloe across the Gulf of Corcovado, which separates the island from mainland southern Chile. I’ve known Monica since she was a young girl, so it was a pleasure to visit her, her two daughters and her husband in their home outside the small seaside city of Quellon.

SEAMANSHIP QUIZ May 2013

Test your knowledge with these Coast Guard license exam prep questions from the National Captain’s Institute.

www.captains.com

LONG-RANGE CRUISER:

Japanese letters mark the hull of this 24-foot boat that was removed from Oregon’s Muriel Ponster Memorial Wayside Beach in March. It will be difficult to determine whether the beaching is related to the 2011 tsunami, but Oregon officials say it was the fourth Japanese boat to wash ashore in a month.

May 2013 issue

Page 1 of 84

Start
Prev
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Next
End

Looking for a great place on the web for new and used boats? Visit us at BoatQuest!