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Author: Vin Pica
On August 29, 2011, an American WWII USCG hero, largely forgotten by all but U.S. Coast Guard forces...
Before reading the weekly tide tables as gospel, let’s take a moment to review a few essentials. F...
As we (probably) all made New Year’s resolutions to go on a diet, we keep getting reminded that we...
We referenced “ESD” last week and now it is time to speak about it more fully. In the past, when...
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A checklist for when the worst happens
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Don’t mistake precision for accuracy
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When we recently wrote about hurricanes, it illustrated how important it can be to drill down into a...
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Here are some tips on how to save money on fuel.
I’m the first to say, “You’ve got a $30,000 b...
The United States Coast Guard characterizes its Auxiliary corps as a “force multiplier,” enablin...
If I told you that statistics on boats sinking showed that the dock is four times more dangerous tha...
For many years, we referred to life jackets as “PFDs” — Personal Flotation Devices. Sheesh, ca...
When I teach seamanship courses to private boaters on the South Shore, I note that if you boat in ou...
We’ve written often about hurricanes, great and small. Of note, forecasters predict a 70-percent l...
We’ve written about GPS, the wonder of the 21st (really 20th!) century, many times. It is truly on...
When you think of whales, the Northeast doesn’t come to mind like it did in the days of the Nantuc...
Obviously, the most top-of-mind danger that all mariners face is drowning. We live, work and play in...