High Tide Flooding Outlook for July 2025

By US Harbors Monthly High Tide Flooding Outlook – July 2025 July is predicted to be a relatively quiet month on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts from a flooding perspective, with no locations forecast to have flooding. On the West Coast, flooding is possible in the southern California harbors of San… SEE HARBORS THAT MAY FLOOD

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Top 10 Boating Lakes in the US

7/9/2025

By Kevin Falvey. USA Today recently published its Top Ten Lakes in the US. We decided to have a little fun and ask AI (in this case, Symbolic.ai) to list the top ten lakes in the US for boating. Here are the results. To start off, here’s an image with the USA… SEE MORE

Roche Harbor Docks on a sunny summer day

Explore Roche Harbor: US Harbors’ Best Pacific Harbor of 2025

6/23/2025

Roche Harbor, WA, is a beloved destination for Pacific Northwest boaters. Tucked into the sheltered waterways of Washington’s San Juan Islands, Roche Harbor offers a world-class marina, historic charm, and a family-like atmosphere that brings people together year after year. In a recent article from our friends at Best4Boats, Roche… SEE MORE

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The Benefits of Volvo Penta’s Electronic Vessel Control

6/3/2025

By Kevin Falvey. With the EVC-upgrade program, Volvo Penta offers boaters a new way to refresh and elevate their boat-ownership ­experience. Maybe you own an older boat and don’t want to replace it but would love some “new boat” features such as assisted docking or a ­Dynamic Positioning System? Or… SEE MORE

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The Importance of Having a Co-Captain

5/5/2025

By Jim Hendricks. Having a co-captain can help ensure the safety of you, your crew and your vessel while out on the water on boating. Military fighter pilots can suffer from a condition called information overload, which can be brought about by overwhelming amounts of technology in the cockpit that… SEE MORE

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Most Dangerous Inlets in the United States for Boaters

4/29/2025

By Kevin Falvey. These 18 waterways require special US Coast Guard equipment and personnel due to the perilous conditions throughout the year. The title of my article makes a bold statement. I’m basing it on the US Coast Guard requirements for establishing what’s called a Surf Station. Surf Stations are… SEE MORE

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Ignoring a Warning Sign Ruins a Day of Boating

4/7/2025

By boatingmag.com. Ignoring a warning sign leads to a calamitous day on the bay while boating. Find out what lessons this boater learned. It was a beautiful August afternoon in Maryland, and my fiancée, her granddaughter, and I decided to take my 28-foot cabin cruiser down the South River and… SEE MORE

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Safely Navigating Unfamiliar Waters

3/6/2025

By Pete McDonald. Boating in new waters can be a rewarding experience. Here are three tips to help you stay safe in unfamiliar places. Early on in my boat-testing career, I learned the hard way about what can happen when boating in unfamiliar waters. The boat company set up our… SEE MORE

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Solving Boating Mysteries

3/4/2025

By Charles Plueddeman. Mysteries solved? Local boaters do their best to get to the bottom of a couple of puzzling boating occurrences. Our neighborhood made the boating news twice in 2024, stories that have fueled the offseason hot-stove league here at the Lake View Inn, where everyone is welcome to… SEE MORE