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October 31, 2024

The Perfect Boat for Cruising on the ICW

People often ask us, “What’s the perfect boat for cruising the ICW?” Our answer is simple: “There is no such thing as a perfect boat.” Everybody has different tastes, skills, and bank account balances. Besides, the perfect boat for negotiating Jekyll…

Sailing and Boating

November 26, 2024

More Than Just a Waypoint: Natural Wonders of ICW Anchorages

The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, stretching 1244 statute miles from Norfolk VA to Key West FL, uses a series of natural waterways and dredged chann…

Sailing and Boating

September 27, 2024

Ten Tips for Navigating the ICW

For cruisers on the East Coast of North America, making a run down the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) is a rite of passage. For some, the ICW is both the…

Sailing and Boating

July 31, 2024

Giants of Baja California

Neither the wind nor the distances managed to prevent an encounter with the magnificent giants of Baja California. Our adventure embarked on April 1st…

Sailing and Boating

June 30, 2024

Safety in numbers

Safety in numbers Redundancy can be a good thing For decades, the aerospace industry has known that redundancy improves safety and reliability. They p…

Sailing and Boating

May 31, 2024

The synergy between boating navigation apps and MFDs

Innovation in marine navigation technology is running fast and opinions are divided about boat equipment. On one hand, traditional Multifunction Displ…

Sailing and Boating

February 28, 2024

Our journey through the Hauraki Gulf, Tīkapa Moana, New Zealand

This new great adventure begins in the City of Sails, the best starting point for exploring the South Pacific magical islands. We docked at the Viaduc…

Sailing and Boating

August 11, 2023

Sailing in the New Zealand winter

The Crew Hola! My name is Camila Arnés, and I am a marine biologist with a passion for ocean conservation. Together with my partner Sam Kempson, aka E…

Sailing and Boating

April 4, 2023

Do we still need plotters?

Boaters have relied on chart plotters as their primary navigation tool for years. But with the rise of mobile apps like Aqua Map, many wonder if it's …

Sailing and Boating

December 28, 2022

Sail confidently: How to "Read the Water" in The Bahamas

Welcome to The Bahamas... Warm weather. Long white sandy beaches. Great sailing and terrific conch salad. It is a cruiser’s paradise with hundreds o…

Sailing and Boating

June 20, 2022

Lightning Damage – Aqua Map Saves The Day!

We were wrapping up our 5-month winter 2021 / spring 2022 cruise from South Carolina to The Bahamas aboard s/v Little Wing, a Valiant 42CE. We had cru…

Sailing and Boating

May 20, 2022

Tips for life on board: Dogs on board

My husband and I have been sailing for more than 20 years, and our dogs have always been with us, first a poodle, then a Labrador. We always thought t…

Sailing and Boating

April 20, 2022

First Season in the Bahamas – Sailing with Aqua Map and Explorer Charts

Jason Spitz and Monica Schandel are co-captains of SV Breathe and partners in their underwater photography business, Breathe Sail Dive, LLC. Both hold…