Nautical Guides

Harbor boats reveal their job in their silhouette. Learn to read hulls, cabins, and rigs so you can tell fishing boats, ferries,...

October 29, 2026

Wet berths and dry stacks solve the same problem — where a boat lives — in very different ways. Here's how each works, who uses them,...

October 21, 2026

A practical introduction to the signal flags flown around working harbors — what the shapes and colors mean, which flags you will see...

October 18, 2026

Exploring the harbor through a telescope