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Sunday, September 12, 2021

Written by renowned author Herb McCormick, “OFFSHORE High” is a “love story told beautifully.” Read this exploration of Steve & Doris Colgate’s love of sailing adventures, the high seas, and their own 56-year partnership.

tags: Books & Charts, Sailing

Thursday, September 2, 2021

As part of our Proudly Free motto, we've added some great new features to our digital magazine! Check out new audio options, personalized content, and more!

tags: Books & Charts, Company Expansions, Software & Apps

Tuesday, August 3, 2021

With such great reviews and an intriguing summary, this new novel from award-winning Put-in-Bay author Bob Adamov needs to be on your TBR. Check it out!

tags: Books & Charts

Thursday, May 6, 2021

Crowdsourcing is all around us. Yelp offers user-generated reviews of restaurants, medical offices, car washes, and more. Waze lets drivers alert other drivers to traffic snarls or accidents, and don’t even get me started on the Instagram influencers that not only proffer their own observations but also attract the opinions of

by: Zuzana Prochazka

tags: Books & Charts, Navigation

Friday, August 28, 2020

Whether heading out on the water for an overnight or going on an extended summer cruise, a new partnership will help boaters get more out of the journey. Waterway Guide, the interactive cruising and boater guide featuring mile-by-mile navigation, marina and anchorage listings, fuel pricing and boating news, has teamed up with Boat

tags: Boat Club, Books & Charts, Navigation, Promotions & Giveaways, Travel

Friday, July 10, 2020

Whether we’re out on the water or nestled in our homes, we enjoy dreaming about great getaway places and planning our next voyages. The Marinalife 2020 Summer Book Club is officially titled “Adventures from your Couch” because you can kick back in your living room, curl up with these eight gorgeous coffee table

by: Aimee Stern

tags: Books & Charts

Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Axiom+ Offers Superior Visibility and Upgraded Performance; Raymarine LightHouse Charts Bring Heightened Levels of Clarity and Control to Marine Navigation FLIR Systems (NASDAQ: FLIR) recently announced Raymarine Axiom+, a powerful new series of multifunction displays (MFDs) for anglers, cruisers and sailors, plus updated Raymarine

tags: Books & Charts, Electronics, Fishing, Navigation, Travel

Wednesday, June 24, 2020

C-MAP, a leader in digital marine cartography and cloud-based mapping, announced today the launch of the new C-MAP website catered to recreational boaters. The new website, www.c-map.com, features rich content covering the entire C-MAP range, is optimized for mobile devices, and delivers an enhanced user experience – making it

tags: Books & Charts, Navigation, Travel

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced in November 2019 that they plan to cease providing the raster nautical chart (RNC) files that are currently used to produce and print traditional paper nautical charts for U.S. waters. In place of the raster files, NOAA is transitioning to a new system called the

tags: Books & Charts

Friday, January 17, 2020

The all-new HOOK Reveal makes fishing easier, delivering powerful performance with proven fish-finding tools including, Autotuning Sonar, SideScan and DownScan Imaging™ and now FishReveal™.

tags: Books & Charts, Electronics, Fishing

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