Safety Archives

New fuel pump guidance

January 29th, 2025

The American Boat & Yacht Council (ABYC), the nonprofit organization that develops voluntary global safety standards for the design, construction,

January 13th, 2025

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News I was young, still racing prams, when an offshore race near my harbor incurred

October 27th, 2024

Yanked like a puppet from 20 feet above Sengekontacket Pond, Nevin Sayre was already unconscious when he hit the water

September 9th, 2024

The offshore racing safety requirements are rather onerous today with the amount of equipment and education needed. It is a

September 6th, 2024

by Rupert Holmes, Practical Boat Owner Half a century has passed since the loss of Ted Heath’s 45-foot ocean racing

August 8th, 2024

The biennial Newport to Bermuda Race had dismastings, abandonments, and assorted retirements in 2024, prompting a review of the safety

July 31st, 2024

The Strait of Georgia is between Vancouver Island and the extreme southwestern mainland coast of British Columbia, Canada, and the

July 26th, 2024

Orcas relentlessly battered a yacht in a “terrifying” two-hour attack on July 24 that didn’t end until the $128,680 vessel

July 6th, 2024

by Ralph Naranjo, Practical Sailor The term Man Overboard (MOB) has been caught in the tide of political correctness, and

June 14th, 2024

The position of skipper is responsible for safe passage and the health of crew, but as George Day reminds us