Worldwide, thousands of people die from lightning strikes each year. Ten times that number endure serious injury from lightning. Certainly, because the population is so large, even numbers like those ...

When Geoff Varell left the inlet near Cape Canaveral, Florida, and pointed his 20-foot center-console offshore, he had only visions of catching mahimahi running through his head. With his two young ...

A wake boat and the sport of wake surfing make for the ideal family hack—that of earning loads of quality time with your teenage kids in the summer months. This is how you do it.

Mooring is both a noun and a verb. A mooring is a fixed structure that you can secure your vessel to, such as a buoy or a wharf. Jetties, quays, and piers are also included in this category. The ropes ...

Four different techniques to tie down your boats safely and securely. Next to your boat, paddle and safety gear, a good car rack is the most critical item in a paddler’s gear inventory. Don’t skimp ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – National Safe Boating Week ran from May 19-25 in 2018. The Coast Guard and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, raised awareness of boating accidents and how to ...

For many boat owners, commercial boat shipping is the preferred method of transporting a boat, whether overland or by water. Boat shipping frees the owner from burdensome time commitments as well as ...

Boating is one of humanity’s oldest institutions, both as a means of work and as a hobby. Today’s vessels and techniques are a far cry from what they were just 50 years ago, though. Modern technology ...