Calendar of Events
Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show
November 5-8, 2015. But be sure to check out Captain Chris at the TrawlerPort Tent on the B dock at Bahia Mar on Novemer 6th! […]
Articles by Captain Chris Yacht Services
Galley Recipes
Overnight Crossing Breakfast
Have to admit this came from Sausy In The Kitchen Facebook page but OMG! This is so perfect when you are preparing for a crossing. […]
Calendar of Events
Great Loop Fall Rendezvous
Mark the dates!
AGLCA’s Fall 2015 Rendezvous will be held Wednesday, Oct. 14 – Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015! […]
Photo / Video Log
Cruisers Cantius
Check out this cool video of a Cruisers Cantius 46. We were captured just coming out of the Wheeler Lock just before docking at the State Park. […]
Photo / Video Log
Mission to Mars Starts in Louisiana
Calling all Cruisers. Be On the Look Out for the NASA barge Pegasus that may soon be cruising from Louisiana to Mobile and up the Tenn Tom to Huntsville Alabama. This is the former barge that carried the large brown booster for the Space Shuttle. Pegasus has been enlarged to carry the larger rocket for the Mars Mission. Learn more in WorkBoat magazine Oct 2015 issue page 50. Please take photos and email to me…
Calendar of Events
TrawlerFest Bay Bridge Maryland
October finds Captains Chris & Alyse at another new location for TrawlerFest – Bay Bridge Marina on the Chesapeake in Maryland! In addition to having a booth on site where you can Ask Captain Chris ANYTHING, we will present a few essential topics for everyone who has cruising plans in their future. […]
Testimonials
I Learned from Alyse
Captain Chris here. I am training aboard a boat without Alyse this week. As I started to teach the first mate Dani how to tie a bowline she said… […]
Owner Training
Learn About Bridge Clearance
Beware of your next bridge clearance. Many of you have spent the summer cruising the fresh waters of North America. Lulled into sliding under fixed bridges like the 20 footers on the Erie Canal, you now need to WAKE UP and be prepared for tidal, salt water cruising… […]
Owner Training
Pod Drive Propulsion
IPS, ZEUS, Zed F (ZF) are the popular Pod Drive Propulsion Systems for modern planing hull pleasure boats. Many commercial vessels use Z Drives, the earlier industrial version of the pleasure boat Pod Drive. […]