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December 2015

• Thinking Of Renting Out Your Boat?

  The happiest days in the life of a boat owner might be the day you buy it and ... the day you rent it out? See if Peer-To-Peer Boating Is For You.

• Nautical Treasure Collector Mare Culnane

  Built a dream house packed with decades of items she'd collected during a remarkable career.

• Nautical Style Interior Designing

  You can bring the nautical look home with some simple decorating ideas and few wonderful accent pieces.

• The Boat House

  This couple couldn't let go of their liveaboard lives or their cruising boat. See photos the boat's hair-raising mountain trip.

• Guide to Marine Education Programs

  This companion database to the colleges magazine article includes the top marine programs and related extracurricular boating activities in America.

• Travel Services

  Save on Star Clippers cruises, charters with the Moorings and Le Boat, hotel stays with the Wyndham Hotel Group and car rentals.

• A Family Vacation In France

  This crew of six piles en famile onto a 55-foot barge and takes on the French canals — tips on chartering a barge in France with children aboard.

• Becoming A Full-Time Cruiser

  Annual cruising expenses vary wildly depending on where you travel, and what sort of spender you are. See for table for guidelines on how much to budget.

• Top Ten Marine Insurance Claims

  Where boaters can go wrong, and for each type of loss, and numerous resources from our website to help you avoid becoming a statistic.

• USCG Navigation Rules

  Rules 1-38 are an amalgamation of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea and the Inland Navigation Rules.

• Online VHF/DSC Radio Tutorial

  Watch a helpful video from the BoatUS Foundation on setting up and using a DSC radio.