Winds can be gentle, hardly felt, like zephyrs flitting about in a local area, or they can be vast movements of air moving swiftly across oceans and continents at low and high altitudes.

One of the more common sources of fire on a boat is a loose connection of the shore power to the receptacle plug on the stern of the boat.

You have motored your vessel from the slip into open water and are now ready to either unfurl or raise the sails, depending on your setup.