Loose Cannon Archives

Kids couldn’t escape fatal barge hit

August 11th, 2025

With legal action underway following the youth sailing program accident that killed three people in Miami, Peter Swanson reviews some

August 2nd, 2025

by Peter Swanson, Loose Cannon As the editor of Ocean Navigator, which was always one of boating magazines worth reading,

April 13th, 2025

Roger Long is a retired naval architect, and once testified as an expert witness in a case involving a ship

March 11th, 2025

by Peter Swanson Ocean Navigator always aimed a bit higher than other boating magazines, targeting what might be described as

February 15th, 2025

by Dick Stevenson, Loose Cannon This is a story about a “deal,” one of those unstated guidelines that communities generate.

January 18th, 2025

Over the last fifty years, weather prediction has seen a quiet revolution. Driven by stronger computers and more advanced calculations,

January 7th, 2025

A new machine-learning weather prediction model called GenCast can outperform the best traditional forecasting systems in at least some situations,

January 5th, 2025

by Peter Swanson, Loose Cannon A national sailing magazine has named the Leopard 46 one of the “Top 10 Best

December 22nd, 2024

by Peter Swanson, Loose Cannon The sailing world was abuzz with skepticism recently as the U.S. Coast Guard reported rescuing

December 6th, 2024

by Peter Swanson The Active Interest Media Marine Group—my old shop—has been sold off to the newest magazine empire in