Cruising Stories,Seamanship & Navigation
Heavy Air in Hecate Strait: Wild Wind & Waves in the Teeth of a Gale
November 5, 2019
Writing about our rough crossing of Hecate Strait isn’t something that comes easily—it’s actually a memory I’d rather not relive. Learning from your mistakes is an important trait of successful sailors, though, and the…
Coast Guard crews rescue 5 from sailboat off Oregon Coast
October 19, 2019
Early Wednesday morning, USCG Station Deope Bay received a distress call from a 50 foot sailing vessel beset by seas upwards of 20 feet and 35 knots of wind. A motor lifeboat from Depoe Bay launched and began towing the…
Mooring buoys, and things that go bump in the night
August 6, 2018
Thanks to Three Sheets reader Allen Gibbard for sending this great tip... You’ve had a fun day on the water. The cruising Gods have smiled upon you — the last mooring ball is open at your favorite destination. You’re set.…
Kayaker rescues crabber from burning boat
February 12, 2018
Wow, this is quite a rescue! A kayaker takes matters into her own hands and sets out to assist a commercial crabber from his burning vessel. Glad everyone is safe... This video was apparently shot on January 31, 2018 near…
Video | Boat crash on the Columbia River
January 18, 2018
The chilling footage below is from a collision near buoy 10 on the Columbia River. It took place last summer and has been making the rounds as a cautionary tale for boaters everywhere. Fortunately nobody was seriously…