Sail Delmarva

On vaccines and masks:   A great flood happened. A man was forced to climb to the second floor. He was looking out the window and a canoe p...

I enjoy the simplicity of trolling for big rockfish with a cuban yo-yo . I can keep the sinkers and long leaders rigged, they take no space ...

 A sailboat needs to show red and green sidelights when sailing (no all-around white, as when motoring). Boats under 20 meters can substitut...

 Late Summer I hung 7 test panels with 20 paints from a dock in the Mid-Chesapeake Bay (Deale, MD) as part of a Practical Sailor project. Pr...

What lights do you show when lying to a drogue or sea anchor? You are not anchored. You are not underway in the standard sense, since you ca...

 According to Don Jordan, the max load on a JSD (Jordan Series Drogue), during that worst survivable hit, is about the displacement of a mon...

 Divers boats show the alpha flag by day. But at night, lights are required. Only commercial dive boats are equipped to show these, but ther...

rev. 7-24-2024, 10-5-2025 Three years later I'm still thrilled with this for a daysailor and even for weekend cruising on a small boat. ...

 Nothing too specific. But in Coast Guard Nav Rules FAQ post the following is offered: 13. Where do Kayaks and Canoes fit into the Navigati...

A desert island question, or rather many remote areas, even in the US. You are on a beach with plastic debris. There is no access to recycli...