The itinerary of the current cruise onboard the Margaritaville at Sea Islander was adjusted to avoid Tropical Storm Melissa.

Places often change rapidly right after a leeward-mark rounding. The other night we rounded in the middle of a clump of boats, took a clearing tack, then tacked back toward the shore for relief from ...

The San Francisco Bay is a tough taskmaster. Its fickle winds, strong currents and foul weather can foil the sailors' best-laid plans, leaving them "three sheets to the wind" without having had a drop ...

Captains need a minimum of six years’ work experience in marine operations. Ferries are different from any other boat; unlike ...

How do scientists calculate the probability that an asteroid could hit Earth?

“I’m really trying to offer an alternative to that system where you could, as a small company, very easily get access to data right away in sort of a live forecast model,” said the Current Lab founder ...