Despite the trademark high winds of Chicago, the afternoon summer sun beat down on my face while out on Lake Michigan. Squinting while wearing sunglasses, I fixed my eyes on the buoys as I navigated a ...

The Michigan Maritime Museum is offering Basic Seamanship Classes to individuals interested in learning how to sail the museum’s traditionally rigged sailing vessel Friends Good Will. Students will ...

Securing a vessel to a dock is hard, physical work. But Nadiyah Taylor handles everything without hesitation — from the cold drizzle coating the ship’s deck to her trainer’s insistent instructions: ...

The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary will offer a seamanship course from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays beginning Feb. 20 at Loch Lomond Yacht Club at 95 Loch Lomond Drive. The program, titled “Basic Skills and ...

Melissa Robison rappelled out of helicopters and set up telecommunications for infantrymen and engineers while serving in the Army’s 101st Airborne Division. But as a student of Orange Coast College’s ...

A boat from a youth sailing class passes near the Woodley Island Marina in Eureka on Thursday. The Humboldt Bay Aquatics program for ages 10 to 16 was developed for junior sailors looking to expand ...

Thursday was a big day in Annapolis as nearly 1,200 young men and women from around the country entered the U.S. Naval Academy.Induction Day is the start of plebe summer when freshman get a crash ...

ESSEXVILLE, MI -- Learn basic and intermediate boating skills necessary for safe and enjoyable boating during a Seamanship class, sponsored by the Saginaw Bay Power Squadron, Saginaw Bay division.