Safety Archives

That’s a lot of floaters to avoid

September 23rd, 2025

Among the top nightmares for any offshore sailor is a container collision. They’re hard to see, hard as steel, and

September 22nd, 2025

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News When I fell overboard on a Caribbean bareboat charter, due to a failed lifeline

September 8th, 2025

When Helen Fretter shared for Yachting World how a Class40 was smashed in half during a race by a cargo

September 6th, 2025

The Practical Sailor publication has been providing practical advice since 1974, and in this report they ask Heather Sweeney the

July 30th, 2025

This public service announcement comes from Practical Sailor which has been providing advice about the sport since 1974: We spend

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,