Brunswick Corp's Simrad AutoCaptain is taking the scare out of docking and undocking recreational boats by doing the task ...

The sun glinted off the water in Gothenburg, Sweden, as Volvo Penta’s self-docking yacht backed slowly toward a waiting crowd. The lustrous leather steering wheel spun all on its own. Nervous sailors ...

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Several years ago, at the Volvo Ocean Race in Gothenburg, Sweden, I watched as a 65-foot motoryacht backed into a slip between two multi-million dollar raceboats. That would normally not be a big deal ...

Navier showed off what it is calling the first ever auto-docking feature for a hydrofoil electric boat, which should make it even easier for beginner boaters to navigate their watercraft. The electric ...

Last week's column included a paragraph on docking in wind and current. In hindsight, a reference to the wind speed and/or the velocity of the current should have been included. In light wind or ...

Pontoon boats leave the dock like any other vessel on the water. However, their body shape creates more surface area for the wind to push around. Namely, the vertical fences found around the deck act ...