A very old dude, although a very cool one, I might add, known as Archimedes is the one behind the theory by which any object designed to float, including boats, functions. The principle he came up with, which was also named after him, called the Archimedes Principle, talks about what makes things float. For example,…

Just like when driving a car on the road, when in water with your boat, if you want to stay as safe as possible, you should know the right of way when two boats meet. You might know whether it is the starboard or the port vessel, but are you sure they know this information…

There are a lot of different boat hull types just as there are a lot of different boat types. They are made in different shapes and have different sizes, with every one of them being a great engineering and design wonder. Although they are made in a lot of different types, the boat hulls you…

You can actually add quite a few different boat types in the open-bow boat category. Although, most of the time, when people talk about an open bow boat, they are actually thinking of bowrider boats. An open bow boat has as main characteristic seating for passengers situated at deck level, somewhere inside the bow area…

You might need to take advantage of some really clever math calculations to get the distance from you to the horizon. It isn’t necessarily all that complicated, but it won’t be intuitive either. Don’t forget that you’re actually trying to find out the distance from your boat to the visible horizon line. And it is…

What is the actual difference between Statute Miles vs. Nautical Miles? And even more important: How can you convert nautical miles to miles and miles to nautical miles? Well, the math is simple: A statute mile is 5,280 feet in length. A nautical mile is around 6,076.11549 feet in length. But to make things even…

If you like boats, then from time to time you will hear the terms cigarette boat or cigar boat. You surely have them in your mind if you’ve ever seen them before. They are basically speed boats that have amazing performances. They are used in races, can really tear up the water, and are built…

The use and origin of maritime distress calls through the Morse Code Telegraph Machine have been surrounded by a lot of misinformation and mystery. Most people consider that the letters “SOS” come from the phrase “Save Our Ship”, but I am here to tell you that this can’t be farther from the truth. It should…

When you think of the Titanic, your mind automatically goes to something gigantic, of epic proportions. This word takes you immediately to the very well-known ship called RMS Titanic – the one that had an unlucky fate. But if you’d try to compare, how big would the Titanic be next to a modern-day cruise ship?…