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Consider these preparation essentials before you cast off the lines.

Course aims to help students become safer, more confident boaters

The right preparation, safety equipment and knowledge can go a long way to minimize damage.

A 450-pound grouper puts up a huge fight, pulling two men off a boat and into the water.

A massive blue whale dwarfs a boat in drone footage captured off San Diego.

A humpback whale with a fishing net entangled on its head goes up a New Jersey River, gets hit by a boat and disappears before it can be helped.

This collection of virtual ocean adventures by Britain’s The Guardian newspaper will transport you to some of the finest underwater locations on the planet.

Researchers find a giant hunting siphonophore off Western Australia, which could be the longest creature ever recorded.

Two J Class yachts collide during the Superyacht Challenge Antigua

A video shows a man patiently waiting for rescuers as his boat burns behind him.

A Tampa Bay charter captain gets in deep water after a video shows him scraping a manatee with a fishing pole.

The flagship model from Summit Motoryachts, a Kadey-Krogen company, has successfully hit water for the first time.

Filmmaker and captain Olivia O. Wyatt just embarked on a solo sail around the world, which she will document in an ethnographic film similar to her recent music video.

Passagemaking yacht builder Nordhavn sponsored its first-ever film festival this year, and the winning entry is well worth watching.

Every year, people race giant pumpkins across the water in Damariscotta, Maine. They even use outboard engines to propel them.

The footage showed a Coast Guardsman on the Pacific Ocean, jumping onto a drug smuggling semi-submersible. Interviews reveal the story behind the video.

Hillsborough County’s twin-hulled fire and rescue boat covers Tampa Bay at 43 knots, draws 28 inches and can beach like a landing craft.

The New York Yacht Club’s American Magic campaign is the first to sail, fly and jibe a full-size foiling AC75 design.

The AC75s, the new America’s Cup boats, are shrouded in secrecy as teams prepare to launch their first full-size designs.

An anchor isn’t just for passing the day or night away from the marina. It is a key piece of safety gear--something to keep you in one place when the engine fails or a contrary wind threatens to throw your boat on the rocks. This course is designed to teach how to anchor like a professional mariner whether conditions are benign or threatening.

Preparation is key to successful cruising. Regardless of the size, make or model of your boat, understanding its critical systems and having a plan is crucial to keep your craft performing efficiently and safely.

Thirty years after an all-woman sailing crew completed the Whitbread Round the World Race, a documentary film brings the rousing story to the screen.

A Dutch company makes fishing for plastic a fun boating experience and recycles the waste into boats and furniture

Soundings and Power & Motoryacht team up with Prestige Yachts and Staten Island Yachts Sales for a summer-long test of the popular 460 Flybridge. Come along for the experience.