The holidays are around the corner. Below are the best gifts for the sailor in your life. With Thanksgiving coming and Christmas shortly after, the boating season in the Northern regions is pretty much over. This is the time of year where past sailing experiences turn into daydreaming of what the sailing season is going […]
5 Reasons Why Buying a Boat in These Economic Times is a Good Idea
Some people call boats, “a hole in which you pour money into.” How can it be a good idea to buy a boat in this economy? Let’s start by making it clear that FloatWays is not encouraging you to get into debt. In fact, owning a boat doesn’t mean you have to get into debt. […]
What Makes a Pair of Sailing Sunglasses Suitable for Boating Use
Nobody likes scorched retinas from a constant beat down by the sun and the glare off the waves. That’s why you need sailing sunglasses. To sail you kind of need to be able to see. Looking up at a spinnaker while trimming can be as torturous as staring at the sun itself. Focusing on that […]
Oakley Dispatch Polarized Sunglasses Review from the Water’s Edge
This is a review of the Oakley Dispatch Polarized sunglasses from a boater’s point of view. As far as raw style goes, the Oakley Dispatch sunglasses are hard to beat. They are not active sunglasses – meaning I wouldn’t use them for a regatta, speedboat racing or for fighting big fish. They are about style […]
How to Make a Multi-Angle Windsurfing Video with One Go Pro Hero HD Camera
The example windsurfing video below was created using only one Go Pro Hero HD video camera and some creative thinking. It was filmed in one lucky afternoon of sailing off the North coast of Puerto Rico. I say lucky because the wind had not blown for 2 weeks prior to the video and I was […]