Safety Archives

HOW TO … get MOB ready

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

April 20th, 2025

William Marshall ventured 20 miles offshore on November 15, 2024, and never expected to have catastrophic engine failure at sea.

April 17th, 2025

Roger Cottle was presumed dead after falling overboard and lost at sea for five-and-a-half hours in a holed lifejacket, at

April 13th, 2025

by Gary Jobson, Cruising World It’s foggy on a dark night. Our boat is sailing through a narrow channel at

April 9th, 2025

U.S. Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound is launching Aqua Alert, a new pilot program designed to quickly notify the

April 6th, 2025

Craig Warner provides this report for the Lake Michigan Sail Racing Association: We will be talking about getting your boats