Goodness gracious, there's nothing like being scared out of your wits, on that edge of control vs utter chaos, and somehow bringing it all home. Very...

Tow Vehicle: 1998 Lexus LX470 AWD with 235k miles. This thing is a beast with fat tires and perfect for the soft sands of the Gulf Coast. Usually w...

Go away, Debbie!

What is really disconcerting is when you take a complete newbie for a ride. If the skipper goes overboard, he or she is probably swimming ashore. Wh...

The first pic below is of my 1974 Red White and Blue Hobie 16 sitting on Caladesi Island, FL in 1978 alongside my friend's Keoke 16. That boat was so...

Two good articles on VHF Radio use...Mayday, Pan and Securite' Edited by motivated on May 12, 2012 - 07:19 AM.

I was sailing solo on my 16, on the wire when the boat pitchpoled. I was slung forward and around the mast, the main coming down directly overhead. I...

So, I'm here this week at Amelia. Just learned that for $5 per day, you can buy a pass that allows you to drive your car, park your car, and launch y...

That is way cool! That's my "home" beach, where I learned to sail as a teen. My buddies and I camped on those spoils, never envisioning them as a set...

Upon first glance, this is precisely what it reminded me of... It looks rediculous. I'd sure the puppy would agree.

MN3 wrote: out sailing in florida this morning on our nacra 18 square. wind 12 to 15 mph. 80 degrees. water 74. super sail. just had to rub it in whe...

This just cracks me up.

coastrat wrote: question...if the monkey doesn't turn the light on, do you spank it? If you want a well trained monkey, you will need to spank it at ...

Boy, does that bring back memories. My buddies and I used to camp out on the spoils that dotted Dunedin Bay (St. Joseph's Sound) between Honeymoon Is...

I'm with Headhunter, bored with winter and anxiously awaiting the return of warmer weather. The signs of spring are here (saw buds on the dogwoods in...

MN3 wrote: it was 80* here the past weekend with 15-20 :)Edited by MN3 on Dec 06, 2011 - 07:09 AM. Go ahead, rub it in. I've gotta get back to Flo...

Sitting in Durango, CO today. Its "ZERO" degrees. This is for the birds.

klozhald wrote: It took about 3 hours, but boy o' boy, do they work well. Did you use the roller brackets that came with your trailer to mount the ...

Is there a bad place to sail on the Gulf Coast? I don't think so... However, I'm very partial to the Florida coast. Up in the panhandle, the beac...

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If there's little or no wind, I leave the boat rigged on the beach, grab a Corona and fire up the reggae music while chillin' in my beach chair. It n...

Wow, that was worth the price of admission. I've had my boat for about 8 months now. When I brought it home from Marco Island after a great weekend ...

Just put in an order with Jamestown Distributors for some penetrol and mclube. I haven't found anything locally that will clean up residue from black...