If you’ve ever sipped a beverage while sitting in a waterside restaurant then you’ve probably witnessed some awesome docking … sometimes in a can’t-look-away-from-the-wreck awesome. To avoid being the star of a Youtube video you will want to use these docking tricks and tips, many of which only require a bit of practice. Docking Neophytes As with Read More
Live-aboard boater Betty Robinson describes her current lifestyle of meeting new people, traveling to new places and having new adventures in six words, “soaking up life from the water.” It’s a wonderful, if unexpected, thing that this woman, who says she is outdoorsy and not a homebody, would be found fully living life on LiLi, Read More
What next? After three summer seasons cruising the eastern seaboard, my husband, Peter, and I were ready to go somewhere new. Granted we hadn’t examined every port of call, but we had cruised as far north as the Canadian border along the coast of Maine and south to Florida and the Bahamas. Now, we looked Read More
The world of a weekend transient cruiser is far different than that of an extended cruiser. My career has me up early every weekday, often far away from where I left my boat the weekend before. But whether it’s by train or plane, my fiancee, Sandra, and I enjoy a new adventure every weekend when we Read More
Randy and Peri Hinden took their 55 Fleming, Dynamic Duo Plus, to the Bahamas during the summer of 2013 with a full crew on board including their teenagers, Max, Fallyn and Jenna. Marinalife members since 2007, Randy and Peri were previous owners of a 1996 Ocean Yacht 48SS, which they bought in 2001 and sold Read More
Once a rarity in the marine industry, women now often play a central role, whether that’s at the wheelhouse, in the galley, or at the helm of the entire operation. Some arrived at their position via family, others through serendipity or determination, but they are all passionate about their boating careers. Stephanie Westbury Deck Officer From age 12, Read More
From my point of view, there are two ways to cruise the 1,000 mile-long Inter Coastal Waterway (ICW) that spans five states (seven if you include the Chesapeake Bay region) along the Atlantic seaboard and innumerable ports of call. One is to travel as if the ICW is merely a water highway to move a Read More
Ever since Marinalife members Charlie and Missy Hodge have been together, they have owned a boat and tried to spend as much time on the water as they can during the hot summer months. They cruise on Promises, their 42-foot Grand Banks Classic Trawler in the Chesapeake Bay, on the weekends and take mini getaways Read More
Some of the prettiest ports in the country are located in the southern stretches of the Chesapeake Bay, in eastern Virginia, where waterfront towns have both long and rich histories and the kind of laid-back lifestyle that appeals to those who crave a quiet escape. Cruisers come here for those peaceful mornings on the hook, with a Read More
Known to locals as “Emerald Isle,” Orcas Island is a gem with many facets. The horseshoe-shaped island covers 57 square miles and is part of the San Juan Islands archipelago in the Northwest corner of Washington State. It’s accessible by passenger ferry from the town of Anacortes, Wash. or, better yet, by your own vessel. Read More