I often get asked to help people upgrade their systems. There are lots of things that can be fixed, upgraded, replaced or integrated with other systems. I have spent many years learning the various systems that keep you and your Read more…

Here are a few more thoughts on Radios

Navigation is a skill that needs to be learned. There are courses you can and should take and there are devices that you should have with you. At a bare minimum, you should have a device with the navigation program Read more…

If you have a VHF radio on your boat, you are required by law to be certified to operate it. Turning it on is considered operating. Courses are available online and in person, through the Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons Read more…

It is so important for every skipper to understand is that you are the person who captains your boat. It is not the club commodore, the cruise committee or the fleet captain or anyone else. The ultimate decision to up Read more…