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Commissioning - Winterize the Boat 9/25/13
SOLAS - Cold Water Survival, Hypothermia, Rescue & Recovery 10/09/13
Seamanship - Fuel Efficiency on the Water 9/04/13
Seamanship - Lightning 9/11/13
At the Dock - Galvanic Corrosion - More Shocking! 9/18/13
Seamanship - Float Plans - Nothing but Upside 8/7/13
Seamanship - Before You Throw In The Towel, Give It a Go! 8/21/13
Seamanship - Before You Throw In the (Electrical) Towel, Give It A Go (part 2) 8/28/13
SOLAS - Carbon Monoxide - Silent Odorless Killer 7/17/13
Seamanship - Man Overboard! 7/24/13
Seamanship - Hard Aground - Now What? 7/31/13
SOLAS - Calling Dr Skipper - The Medical Kit 6/12/13
At the Dock - Prevent Defense - Before You Go! 6/19/13
Seamanship - Fog and Boathandling 7/03/13
SOLAS - No Fuss - No Muss - Free Vessel Exams! 5/22/13
The SOLAS-10 - Safety First – In 10 Easy Steps 5/29/13
SOLAS - Mal de Mer - Oh! My Stomach! 6/05/13
Seamanship - From Cat's Paws to Grey Beards - Wave Theory and Practice 4/17/13
At the Dock - The Small Craft Advisory - That Means You! 4/24/13
SOLAS - Warm Air, Cold Water - Danger! 5/15/13
Electronics & Comms - Radar - Your "Eye Ayes!" 3/27/13
Electronics & Comms - High Def Radar Has Arrived and All Has Changed 4/3/13
Electronics & Comms - Radar - What is Blinding You? 4/10/13
Electronics & Comms - EPIRBs, PPIRBs, GPIRBs - What??? 3/06/13
Electronics & Comms - Personal Locator Beacons Locate You! 3/13/13
Commissioning - Ready the Boat for Summer 3/20/13
Electronics & Comms - GPS & The Sun – Flares Coming - Update-II 2/13/13
Electronics & Comms - Can You Hear Me Now? Cell Phones and Boats 2/20/13
Electronics & Comms - Technology Overload & The Private Boater – Talking Cell Phones - 2/27/13
At the Dock - Drill, Baby, Drill - Weather Analysis 1/23/13
At the Dock - Drowning - Shocking! 1/30/13
Electronics & Comms - GPS - How Does it Work? 2/6/13
At the Dock: Cleanliness is Next to Godliness, Part 2 12/12/12
At the Dock: We All Get Heavier With Age - Including our Boats! 1/16/13
SOLAS: Safety on the Ice – Barely and Very Carefully 1/16/13
At the Dock - Boat Insurance - Friend or Foe? 11/14/12
At the Dock - Ho-Ho-Ho, For the Boaters You Love - and It's No Laughing Matter 11/28/12
At the Dock: Cleanliness is next to Godliness!!! 12/05/12
SOLAS - Suffolk County Blazes Its Own Path on Boating Safety 10/24/12
At the Dock - Hurricane Prep, Part II – The Boat 10/31/12
At the Dock - The Aftermath – Hurricane Sandy on Long Island 2012 11/07/12
Electronics & Comms - Your Radio - Shot Gun or Rifle? 9/26/12
Electronics & Comms - Rescue 21 - 21st Century Savior 10/3/12
Seamanship - Skippering in Heavy Weather 10/10/12
At the Dock - Hurricane Prep - #2 9/05/12
Electronics & Comms - Sounding Smart on the Radio 9/12/12
Electronics & Comms - Your Radio - Installed Correctly? 9/19/12
At the Dock - The Dangerous Dock! 8/15/12
At the Dock - Spring Ahead to Better Seamanship! 8/22/12
Seamanship: Hard Aground - Now What? 8/29/12
Commissioning - Happy Trailering-I 7/25/12
Commissioning - Happy Trailering-II 8/01/12
USCGAux - Is Your Boat Documented - and Should It Be? 8/08/12
At the Dock - Hurricane Misses Us but Leaves Rip Currents 7/04/12
Seamanship - What!? How Small a Wave Can Capsize My Boat!!? 7/11/12
Seamanship - Capsize #2 - Can You Survive One? 7/18/12
At The DocK - Hunkering Down – Hurricanes on Long Island 6/06/12
SOLAS - Scotch & (Sea)Water – A Deadly Cocktail 6/13/12
At the Dock - An Act of God – Just What Is That..? 6/20/12
USCGAux - Bringing It Home Safely - Boating Safety Week 5/16/12
Seamanship - Boat Trim and Boat Squat 5/23/12
Electronics & Comms - Can You Hear Me Now? Cell Phones and Boats 5/30/12
SOLAS - Vessel Safety Checks, Flares and Fire Extinguishers - Measure Twice, Cut Once 4/27/12
SOLAS - Carbon Monoxide - Silent Odorless Killer 5/02/12
SOLAS - Scotch & (Sea)Water – A Deadly Cocktail 5/09/12
SOLAS - Warm Air + Cold Water = Danger! 3/14/12
A Public-Private Partnership – Safety of Life at Sea and Boat Dealers 4/04/12
SOLAS - No Fuss - No Muss - Free Vessel Exams! 4/11/12
SOLAS - Do I Really Need To Wear a Life Jacket? 2/22/12
USCGAux - I Want to Help - How? 2/29/12
Seamanship - Waves Upon, and Within, Waves 3/07/12
SOLAS: Honey, Quick, Put This On! 02/01/2012
SOLAS - The Good Samaritan 02/08/12
SOLAS - Life Jackets Save Lives - Have it On? 2/15/12
USCG - May-Day, May-Day, May-Day - We are Lost & Sinking! 1/12/12
USCGAux - Right Whales Have the Right Of Way, Right? 1/18/12
USCG - Costa Concordia – Can It Happen Here? 1/25/12
At the Dock: Ho-Ho-Ho, For the Boaters You Love - and It's No Laughing Matter 12/6/11
USCGAux - A Coast Guard Auxiliary Christmas Poem 12/14/11
The SOLAS-10 - Safety First – In 10 Easy Steps 01/04/12
At the Dock - Galvanic Corrosion - More Shocking! 11/16/11
SOLAS - Calling Dr Skipper - The Medical Kit 11/23/11
SOLAS - Rescue, Recovery and Re-warm – The Maritime 3 R’s 12/01/11
SOLAS: Cold Water Survival, Hypothermia, Rescue & Recovery 10/19/11
SOLAS - Cold Kills - NYS Updates Life Jacket law 10/26/11
At-the-Dock - Going Down for the 3rd and Last Time, The Gasp Reflex 11/02/11
Electronics & Comms - NOAA and Electronic, Online Charts 9/28/11
SOLAS: Honey, Quick, Put This On! 10/5/11
Commissioning - Winterize the Boat 10/12/11
Seamanship: What Side of the Buoy Do I go on? 8/31/11
USCGAux - If You See Something, Say Something 9/07/11
At the Dock - Hurricane Misses Us but Leaves Rip Currents 9/14/11
Seamanship - Time & Tide Wait for No (Wo)Man 8/10/11
Electronics & Comms - GPS, Solar Flares and "Spectrum", Adding Insult to Injury 8/17/11
At the Dock - Rain, Rain, Rain - Go Away! 8/24/11
At the Dock - An Act of God – Just What Is That..? 7/20/11
Seamanship: Weighing the Anchor - Or is it Waying? 7/27/11
At the Dock - Strokes Go Up, Weigh Goes Up, Pollution Goes Down 8/03/11
Seamanship: Sabby the Lingo #20 - 6/29/11
Electronics & Comms - Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are - EPIRB regs? 7/06/11
Seamanship: Fog Has Rolled In - Now What? 07/13/2011
The SOLAS-10 - Safety First – In 10 Easy Steps 6/01/11
At the Dock - Boat's Ready - Is It Safe as Can Be? 6/08/11
USCGAux - Get Me In This Thing 6/15/11
At the Dock: Cleanliness is Next to Godliness, Part 2 5/11/2011
At the Dock: Spring Ahead To Better Boating 5/18/11
USCGAux - New Buoys in Moriches Bay - Head's Up! 2011 3/25/11
Seamanship: What!? How Small a Wave Can Capsize My Boat!!? 4/13/11
USCGAux: Bring It Home Safely, 2011 4/20/11
At the Dock - The Small Craft Advisory - That Means You! 4/27/11
Seamanship: Cat's Paws to Grey Beards - Wave Theory & Practice 3/23/11
Seamanship: Compass 201 - Which Way Is North? 3/30/11
Seamanship: Sabby the Lingo #19 - 4/06/11
At the Dock: We All Get Heavier With Age - Including our Boats! 3/02/11
Seamanship: Celestial 101 - Sailors Always Knew... 3/9/11
Seamanship: Weathering the Weather 3/16/11
Seamanship: Lightning 2/09/11
At the Dock: For the Boaters You Love 2/16/11
Electronics & Comms: GPS & The Sun – Flares Coming - Update-I 2/23/11
Seamanship: Before You Throw In the (Electrical) Towel, Give It A Go (part 2) 1/19/11
Seamanship: What Side of the Buoys Do I Go On? 1/26/11
Seamanship: Float Plans - Nothing but Upside 2/01/11
SOLAS: Safety on the Ice – Barely and Very Carefully 12/15/10
Seamanship: Help Is On The Way - How Hard Will You Be To Find? 12/22/10
Seamanship: Fuel Efficiency on the Water 1/05/11
Seamanship: Heavy Weather Skippering 2010 11/24/10
SOLAS: The SOLAS-10 - Safety of Life at Sea 12/01/10
At the Dock: Ho-Ho-Ho, For the Boaters You Love - and It's No Laughing Matter 12/8/10
Seamanship: Sabby the Lingo #17 - 11/03/10
Seamanship: Sabby the Lingo #18 - 11/10/10
SOLAS: The Good Samaritan-2010 11/17/10
At the Dock: Cybersecurity and the Private Boater 10/13/10
At the Dock: EEeeeeeeee15 - Ethanol Going Up! 10/20/10
SOLAS: Cold Water Survival, Hypothermia, Rescue & Recovery 10/27/10
Commissioning: Winterizing the Boat 9/22/10
Seamanship: Sabby the Lingo - #16 9/29/10
At the Dock: Hurricane Prep, Part II – The Boat 10/06/10
Seamanship: Sabby the Lingo {L} - #14 8/25/10
Seamanship: Sabby the Lingo - #15 9/01/10
At the Dock: Hurricane Prep 2010 9/08/10
At the Dock - Drill, Baby, Drill - Weather Analysis 2010
Seamanship: Sabby the Lingo - #12 8/11/10
Seamanship: Sabby the Lingo - #13 8/18/10
Seamanship: Sabby the Lingo #9 7/07/10
Seamanship - Sabby the Lingo #10 7/14/10
Seamanship: Sabby the Lingo - #11 7/28/10
At the Dock: For the Boaters You Love, On Fathers' Day 6/16/10
Seamanship: Sabby the Lingo #8 6/23/10
SOLAS: Scotch & (Sea)Water – A Deadly Cocktail 6/30/10
SOLAS: Vessel Safety Checks, Flares and Fire Extinguishers - Meaure Twice, Cut Once - Part I 5/19/10
Seamanship: Sabby the Lingo #7 5/26/10
SOLAS: Vessel Safety Checks, Flares and Fire Extinguishers - Meaure Twice, Cut Once - 6/09/10
Seamanship: Sabby the Lingo#4 4/28/10
Seamanship: Sabby the Lingo#5 5/05/10
Seamanship: Sabby the Lingo #6 5/12/10
Seamanship: Sabby the Lingo #1 - 3/31/10
Seamanship: Sabby the Lingo #2 - 4/07/10
Seamanship: Sabby the Lingo #3 - 4/14/10
Electronics & Comms: GPS & the Sun - Flares Coming 3/10/10
Seamanship: Boat Trim & Boat Squat 3/17/2010
Electronics & Comms: Rescue-21 - The Update 3/24/10
Seamanship: Float Plans - Nothing But Upside 2/17/10
Electronics & Comms: QuikScat Satellite Down - Marine Weather Forecast To Suffer 2/24/10
COLREGs: Rule 15 - Crossing 3/4/2010
Seamanship: I have GPS - Who Needs a Compass 1/20/10
Electronics & Comms: LORAN - Gone But Not Forgotten 1/27/10
Electronics & Comms: Can You Hear Me Now? Cell Phones at Sea 2/10/10
At the Dock: Insurance - Friend or Foe - 2009? 12/09/09
At the Dock: Ho-Ho-Ho, For the Boaters You Love - and It's No Laughing Matter 12/16/09
USCG: A Coast Guard Christmas 12/23/09
USCGAux - Service Veterans of Division-18, (1SR) 11/11/09
At the Dock: The Dangeous Dock 11/25/09
Seamanship: Mastering the Inlet 12/02/09
Seamanship: Skippering in Heavy Weather, 2009 - 10/21/09
COLREGs: Manuvering Signals Rules #33 & #34 - 10/28/09
SOLAS: Cold Kills - New NYS PFD Law 11/4/09
Electronics/Comms: My GPS is Broke - Oh Jeez 9/23/09
At the Dock: Some Days, Chicken; Some Days, Feathers-2009, 9/30/09
Seamanship: How Hard Will You Be To Find? 10/07/09
Seamanship: Weathering the Weather 9/2/09
Commissioning: Ready to Winterize 9/09/09
At the Dock: Is It Me - or Have the Tides Really Been Higher Lately? 9/16/09
COLREGs: The Rule of the Road – Set to Poetry 8/12/09
SOLAS: Visual Distress Signals and the Private Boater 8/19/09
At the Dock: Hurricane Prep 8/26/09
Seamanship: We're Sinking! 07/22/09
Electronics/Comms: Just How Does GPS Work? 07/29/09
Seamanship: Before Throwing in the Towel, Give it a Go! 8/05/09
COLREGs: Collision Avoidance 7/1/09
USCG: Towns Proclaim June 23, 2009 "CG Auxiliary Day" 7/8/09
At the Dock: The Gasp Reflex 7/15/09
At the Dock: Public-Private Partnership - USCG & Marinas 6/10/09
Electronics & Comms: EPIRBs, GPIRBs, PPIRBs 06/17/09
USCG: Is Your Boat Documented - and Should It Be? 6/24/09
USCGAux: Bringing It Home Safely 5/20/09
At the Dock: Drill, Baby, Drill - Weather Analysis 5/27/09
At the Dock: Ethanol#3 - Battle Lines Drawn 6/3/09
Commissioning: Ready the Boat for Summer 4/22/09
Electronics/Comms: GPS and the Hole in the Sky 4/29/09
Electronics/Comms: Your TV and EPIRB Went Digital - Or Did They? 5/13/09
At the Dock: Galvanic Corrosion - More Shocking! 4/01/09
SOLAS - Warm Air, Cold Water - Danger! 4/08/09
SOLAS: The Good Samaritan 4/15/09
At the Dock: Ethanol Use Going Up - Eek! 3/11/09
SOLAS: First in War, First in Peace and First in the Hearts of Mariners - Safety 3/18/09
At the Dock: Spring Ahead To Better Boating 3/25/09
At the Dock: Some Days, Chicken; Some Days, Feathers; Buy a Boat! 2/18/09
At the Dock: Cleanliness is next to Godliness 2/25/09
At the Dock: Prevent Defense - Before You Make Way 03/04/09
Electronics & Comms: Your TV Has Gone Digital - So Has Your EPIRB! 1/28/09
At the Dock: For the Boater You Love... 2/04/09
SOLAS: Life Jackets Save Lives - Yours! 2/11/09
At the Dock: We All Get Heavier With Age - Including Our Boats 1/07/09
At the Dock: Back to The Future with Ethanol 1/14/09
Seamanship: Rule 25 - Sails and Oars 1/21/09
At the Dock: Insurance - Friend or Foe? 12/10/08
At the Dock: Drowing - Shocking! 12/17/08
USCG: A Coast Guard Christmas 12/24/08
Electronics & Comms: Your Radio - Installed Correctly? 11/19/08
Electronics & Comms: Radar - Your Eye Ayes! 11/26/08
Electronics & Comms: High Def Radar Has Arrived and All Has Changed 12/03/08
COLREGs: Rules, Rules, Rules! 10/22/08
COLREGs: Break All The Rules! 10/29/08
USCG: MDA - If You See Something, Say Something 11/05/08
COLREGs: I Can't See - Now What? 10/01/08
COLREGs: Overtaking, A Meeting 10/08/08
Seamanship: Fog! 10/15/08
USCG: Training for the Unspeakable 9/10/08
COLREGs: Prevention of Collisions at Sea 9/17/08
COLREGs: I Can't See - Now What? 9/24/08
Seamanship: What Side of the Buoy Do I go on? 8/20/08
USCG: Preparing (Again) for Hurricanes 8/27/08
USCG: Training for the Unspeakable - 9/03/08
Commissioning: Happy Trailering - Part II 7/30/08
Seamanship: Fuel Efficiency on the Water 8/06/08
COLREGs: Dead Ahead! 8/13/08
USCG: Preparing for "Elizabeth" 7/09/08
Seamanship: Hard Aground - Now What? 7/16/08
Commissioning: Happy Trailering - Part I 7/23/08
Seamanship: The Boat's Afire! 6/18/08
USCG: We're Being Boarded By the Coast Guard - Now What? 6/25/08
Seamanship: Lightning - More Shocking! 7/02/08
Electronics & Comms: Sounding Smart on the Radio 5/28/08
Commissioning: Ready Your Boat for Summer - 6/04/08
At the Dock: How Safe Is Your Boat? 6/11/08
Electronics & Comms: Rescue 21 - the future of radio 5/07/08
Seamanship: The Locks Are Open - Closed - Open! 5/14/08
Seamanship: The Locks Are Open - Closed - Open! part II 5/21/08
SOLAS: Free Vessel Exams (Part II) - 04/16/08
Electronics & Comms: Radio - Shot Gun or Rifle? 04/23/08
USCG: Training for "Elizabeth" 4/30/08
Seamanship: What Side of the Buoy Do I Go On? 3/26/08
COLREGs: Cleaning Up Lights & Shapes 04/02/08
SOLAS: No Fuss, No Muss - Free Vessel Exam (part I) 4/09/08
COLREGs: Fishing The Deeps 03/05/08
Seamanship: Hard Aground - Now What? 3/12/08
Safety of Life at Sea: Hypothermia 3/19/08
COLREGs: Lights! Camera! Action! 2/13/08
SOLAS: Man Overboard! 2/20/08
Seamanship: Fog Has Rolled In - Now What? 02/27/08
USCG: Do I Need a License To Drive a Boat? 1/23/08
Seamanship: Weighing the Anchor, Or Is It Waying? 1/30/08
Seamanship: Measuring the World Since Ancient Times in Ancient Ways 2/6/08
