Voices

Is your first aid kit equipped and ready for a real medical emergency?

As water temperatures warm, anglers are pumped to find more marlin in the Northeast.

To navigate a bridge safely, know the rules and proceed with caution.

Boat owners will always argue the value of paper charts versus electronic versions. Pat Mundus discusses the pros and cons of both.

Keeping all of your charts accurate is a simple matter of knowing how to read and use the U.S. Coast Guard's Local Notice to Mariners.

Randall Reeves is the first known sailor to complete a figure eight around the Americas and Antarctica

A recycling program collects nearly 36,000 bushels of oyster shells each year from Chesapeake Bay restaurants.

Every boat owner should recognize the signs of carbon monoxide poisoning and how to prevent it.

These are the five rules of the road every boater should know.

Early season action on trophy Red Drum.

Capt. Pat Mundus offers boat handling tips for a variety of sea conditions.

Mario Vittone encourages every boat owner to learn how to use a life raft, before they really need it.

With a storm coming, the impulse to sail creates a sticky situation for Pim Van Hemmen.

Thomas Point Lighthouse, one of the Chesapeake’s most iconic structures, is in trouble. How can we help?

Making good decisions on the water is about much more than going with your gut.

A teenager from Long Island reflects on her first experience aboard a sailboat.

It’s too easy to take your navigation lights for granted until something fails or gets obscured.

It’s a charter captain’s job to keep you safe, but it’s your responsibility to make sure he knows how to do that.

­Built to give an America’s Cup-type experience, the Eagle Class 53 Catamaran is turning heads.