Safety Archives

Time to change our boating habits

May 21st, 2022

If you are anything like me, and have never used the engine kill cord when available, Emlie Barkow Veinot wants

May 5th, 2022

Sailing legend Donald Street, at 92 years, has little tolerance for boats being abandoned at sea. When the grand prix

May 5th, 2022

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News A lifeguard friend of mine described a training exercise where all his colleagues got

May 4th, 2022

The Chicago Yacht Club’s 2022 Race to Mackinac has new safety equipment requirements which include how participants are now required

April 25th, 2022

Last summer, Mary Kay Dessoffy encountered Lake Erie at its worst and shares this lesson learned the hard way: Lakewood

April 25th, 2022

As big boats increase in speed, so do the safety hazards. If a crew falls overboard, recovery decreases, particularly if

March 31st, 2022

by George Day, Blue Water Sailing Life rafts are one of those items a lot of us carry on our

March 24th, 2022

Sailing legend Donald Street, who at 91 has consumed more saltwater than most of us will sail on, offers his

March 22nd, 2022

Published since 1974, Practical Sailor is the only independent product test report of sailboats, sailing equipment, and gear. They’re also

March 8th, 2022

The Cruising Club of America (CCA) is a collection of passionate, seriously accomplished, ocean sailors making adventurous use of the