International Safety at Sea with Hands On Course
28 Dec

International Safety at Sea with Hands On Course

Ocean NavigatorPacific Cup Race, Pacific Cup Race 2024
January 13, 2024 at Kaneohe Yacht Club, Kaneohe, Oahu Signups are open here This course is to prepare you for survival offshore in demanding situations and emergencies. As with any training, what you get is proportional to what you put into it. What you learn in this course may save your life and the lives of others in an emergency. We encourage you to give the course the effort and time it deserves. Training Ad Hoc repairs are a reality offshore The course is taught by experienced lifelong sailors. While the course is designed for sailors of all types and…
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Away Garcia Exploration 45
23 Dec

Away Garcia Exploration 45

Ocean NavigatorBoat Focus, Home Page Hero
Many voyagers are sure that if they’re going to take on the Northwest Passage through Arctic Canada, they want to own a steel or aluminum boat. The malleable nature of metal, bending not shattering on impact, makes these materials appealing (see our article on steel boats in this issue). An aluminum hull was important for voyager and author Jimmy Cornell, for example, who helped design the aluminum-hulled Garcia Exploration 45 for his 2015 NW Passage voyage. READ MORE >>
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Win an Icom handheld!
09 Nov

Win an Icom handheld!

Ocean NavigatorHome Page Hero, Ocean Voyaging
With high quality phone cameras in every pocket and on every boat, there’s no excuse for not taking some great photos. The ON Photo Contest will be awarding a handheld radio (provided by Icom) to each of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners, and will announce the winners in the Jan/Feb ’24 issue. Send your photo (high res and one entry only please) and a brief description to tim@maritimepublishing.com. To be considered for the photo contest your email must have the subject line “ON photo contest.” Get clicking! The Icom M94D DSC VHF has built-in GPS and AIS.  …
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Deepwater Yachts
03 Nov

Deepwater Yachts

Ocean NavigatorBrokerage Ad
Deep Water Yachts, Dutch Aluminium Motor Yacht Design at its Best Form Follows Function | when seakeeping ability, strength and performance come together, the result is a passage maker of timeless design. www.deepwateryachts.com
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Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show
28 Oct

Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show

Ocean NavigatorHome Page Hero, Industry & Company News
The Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, (cheekily shortened to FLIBS), is going on now through Sunday Oct. 29.  It's a big show, with seven FLIBS sites around the city. Bahia Mar Yachting Center (801 Seabreeze Blvd. Ft Lauderdale 33316) Las Olas Marina (240 E. Las Olas Circle Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316) Hall of Fame Marina (435 Seabreeze Blvd, Ft. Lauderdale 33316) SuperYacht Village at Pier 66 South (2150 SE 17th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316) Pier 66 Marina (2301 SE 17th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316) Broward County Convention Center (1950 Eisenhower Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316) 17th Street Yacht…
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23 Oct

Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show expanding footprint

Ocean NavigatorIndustry & Company News
(FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.) — The Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show (FLIBS) is set to make a grand return for its 64th edition, Oct. 25-29, in downtown Fort Lauderdale. The show will boast new features, the debut of new yachts, and the return of the Superyacht Village and Windward VIP Club. Making waves with an expanded footprint and a showcase of luxury components that will outshine all previous editions, attendees of the 2023 FLIBS can expect dazzling displays throughout. Superyacht Village – The Superyacht Village at FLIBS 2023 is poised to be the epitome of opulence, the largest and most extravagant…
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12 Oct

Icom’s Innovative Marine Solutions at FLIBS 2023

Ocean NavigatorBoat & Gear News
KIRKLAND, Wash. (October 2023) – Join Icom at the largest in-water boat show on the seven seas at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show! From October 25-29 across seven locations, attendees can see the latest and greatest in fishing boats, runabouts, cruisers, marine accessories, fishing equipment, diving accessories, personal watercraft, and more. Find Icom in the Broward County Convention Center at booth 654, where you can check out our lineup of innovative marine solutions, such as our NMEA 2022-2023 Best VHF winner, the IC-M510, as well as our newest black box VHF radios, the IC-M510BB and IC-M410BB. Say goodbye to cluttered…
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03 Oct

Icom’s M510 named Best VHF Radio at NMEA 2023

Ocean NavigatorBoat & Gear News, Communications, Marine Electronics
KIRKLAND, Wash. (September 2023) – At this year’s NMEA 2023 awards banquet, Icom’s popular M510 radio was presented with the Best VHF Radio Product award for the second year in a row, making this the tenth consecutive year that one of Icom’s VHF marine radios have received this award. The M510 perfectly fits today’s sleek and modern glass helms and is a powerhouse tough enough for the commercial market yet refined for the recreational boater. Easily command and control the M510 using front and back CommandMic™ connection ports or wirelessly from your smartphone using the RS-M500 app (iOS®/Android™). With the ability to receive…
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14 Sep

Icom’s Black Box Solutions on Board at NMEA 2023

Ocean NavigatorCommunications
KIRKLAND, Wash. (September 2023) – Bring it on with Icom at this year’s NMEA Marine Electronics Conference and Expo, September 18–22, at the Doubletree Universal Hotel in Orlando, FL. Join Icom in the exhibition hall (booth 18) for five exciting days at North America’s largest event for the marine electronics trade. Here, you can check out our lineup of innovative marine solutions, such as our newest black box VHF radios, the IC-M510BB and IC-M410BB. Say goodbye to cluttered helm space and hello to flexible and seamless operation wherever you need it on board. The M510BB and M410BB are ideal space-saving solutions…
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31 Aug

No drama anchor recovery

Ocean NavigatorVoyaging Tips Newsletter
By Daniel Carrigan It was a relatively benign morning. Glassy water. Light wind tickling the burgee at sunrise. A boat here and a boat there in the anchorage. Yet it was the setting for another lesson in anchoring. The nice sloop that had anchored almost too close to my ketch, Teloa II, a Wells 34 design, the afternoon before, upwind, was now behind me and closer. Then it had been blowing fresh from the west. But the fitful breeze now was from the east. When the wind veered overnight they were stern to, and closer by a boat length. I’d…
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