Safety Archives

2024 Recreational Boating Statistics

July 1st, 2025

The U.S. Coast Guard released its 2024 Recreational Boating Statistics Report which details the fewest boating fatalities since the Service

July 1st, 2025

The World Shipping Council has released its annual Containers Lost at Sea report, showing that 576 containers were lost at

June 26th, 2025

George Day offers advice in the Cruising Compass on what can help us live longer: On September 10, 1982, three

May 11th, 2025

Curtis Jazwiecki, while sailing his J/46 from Rongelap to Majuro in the Marshall Islands, offered this observation: It is a

May 7th, 2025

When Scuttlebutt asked whether rising safety standards for events was making a difference, as the goal was to prevent fatalities,

May 6th, 2025

Handling emergencies begins with good preparation. Report by Nikki Henderson: A crew member falls overboard: the universal sailor’s nightmare. Here’s

May 4th, 2025

Safety standards keep rising, and while hard to say that’s a bad thing, has it made a difference? The goal

May 3rd, 2025

The U.S. Coast Guard is seeking public input on proposed aids to navigation (AtoN) changes in the northeast. The proposal

May 2nd, 2025

by Nikki Henderson Did you ever catch the news of Tapio Lehtinen’s boat sinking in the Indian Ocean? What a

April 27th, 2025

by Nikki Henderson When skippering, I check my safety calls by asking myself, “If I had to stand up in