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What boaters need to know about product safety and the law
Boaters use hundreds of different products in the course of the season—boathooks, swim ladders, knives, toxic paints, sunblock, diving gear, nonskid coatings, flare guns, adhesives and more.
Family and friends enjoy a six-week sojourn in the BVIs.
Last winter, 17 family members and friends joined me for a six-week stop in the British Virgin Islands during my voyage from the Chesapeake Bay to the Caribbean.
Digital selective calling and the U.S. Coast Guard Rescue 21 system
Digital selective calling may change the way you use your marine radio to call for emergency assistance. DSC offers boaters an array of technology upgrades for marine communications and is designed to work with Rescue 21, the new U.S. Coast Guard command, control and communications system.