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Navigation, Innovation, and Life on the Water

April 10, 2026

Aqua Map named "The Official Sail4th 250 Navigational Aid Partner"

Aqua Map has been named “The Official Sail4th 250 Navigational Aid Partner” for Sail4th 250 Celebration in New York and New Jersey Aqua Map, is proud to announce its official partnership with Sail4th 250. This collaboration will provide boaters and v…

Sailing and Boating

August 27, 2025

Lessons from the Caribbean: Respect the Sea is the first lesson for any sailor

The first light of morning glimmered on polished brass and varnished wood, surfaces the crew, people like Kent from the Philippines and Ines from Port…

Sailing and Boating

July 28, 2025

Europe’s Most Challenging Sailing Destinations

Sailing is more than just travelling from one place to another, it’s about reading the wind, understanding the sea, and being prepared for the unexpec…

Sailing and Boating

May 28, 2025

Safe Navigation: The Balance Between Technology and Skill

In the past, route planning was inevitably a manual process involving paper charts, subject to errors caused by using charts of different scales and u…

Did You Know?

April 30, 2025

Time, Stars, and the Human Search for Longitude

Long before satellites crisscrossed the skies and digital marine navigation apps guided us turn by turn, humans looked up. The stars, sun, and sea wer…

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

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 d…

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…

Did You Know?

August 25, 2024

Guide to passage planning: here’s how to plan a cruise efficiently and safely

Preparing for a cruise in a new area can be a challenging activity: here’s a guide with some tips, suggestions and useful tools to plan a safe passage…

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…