Commercial vessels are required to keep a ship's log. This log is a legal document and is referenced in the event of any mishap or reviewed when boarded and inspected.
But, I have a recreational sailboat and I keep a ship's log. Why? And how do I use it?
I keep a log book for my destination sails. Goi...
Back in April of 2021, a new law took effect that requires power boats and personal watercraft under 26' to have a kill switch. Many boats are grandfathered in, but that list continues to be reduced each year.
The purpose of the law is to reduce runaway boats and prop strikes. The operato...
My last sail of the season turned out to be my last sail for a few different reasons but, like most sails, it seems that I walked away with a few repairs needing to be done.
While we were tacking, the foresail got away from the crew a bit and out of the corner of my eye I saw something appear to fa...
