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Seven Seas Cruising Association CPR...

The Seven Seas Cruising Association (SSCA) is...

Sailors Never Learn

Across the bay I saw a boater...

Seven Seas Cruising Association CPR Training!

The Seven Seas Cruising Association (SSCA) is offering cruisers an opportunity to gain critical, potentially life-saving skills with a hands-on CPR for Cruisers Training Course on Friday, October 2, 2026, at the Maryland Yacht Club in Pasadena, Maryland. The course will be presented by Frank Smith, Vice President of SSCA, an experienced instructor, captain, and cruising educator. Designed specifically with the cruising environment in mind, the training will give participants the confidence and practical skills needed to respond during a medical emergency—whether aboard a boat or on shore. Being prepared for a medical emergency is...

Sailors Never Learn

Across the bay I saw a boater watching me and chuckling. I knew that look. It was the same look I had given hundreds...

Heaven Turns to...

We were finishing a 500-mile crossing that had turned out to be one of those passages sailors dream about when they’re sitting in a...

Book Review: Starboard...

For the past 15 years, Bob Bitchin has been one of the most recognizable voices in the cruising community. Through Latitudes & Attitudes and...

Hurricane Season Health:...

There's a particular flavor of stress that comes with hurricane season, and if you've cruised through one, you know it well. It's not the...

‘Why not’ on...

Clive, Chris and I set off about two o’clock in August a few years ago on ‘Tintin’. We left from Clive’s mooring at Arisaig....

Vital Lyfe Access:...

There are a few things you learn pretty quickly when you spend time away from civilization. First, electricity is nice. Second, Wi-Fi is overrated....

The Latest from...

Somewhere between a rolling sea and a bar where the floor never quite stops moving, this thing called “Greatest Hits Vols. I–VII” comes splashing...