The 25 Best Sailing Movies of All Time + Some of the Worst!
From turbulent tales of adventure, wild journeys of odyssey and the unimaginable stories of survival, there is nothing more dramatic than settling down to watch a sailing movie. Th [...]
From turbulent tales of adventure, wild journeys of odyssey and the unimaginable stories of survival, there is nothing more dramatic than settling down to watch a sailing movie. Th [...]
A few months ago my inlaws were on this amazing cruise of the Mediterranean. My wife and I were in charge of looking after their home for those two weeks, which was great! But the [...]
While you may want to stay away from your phone while on a vacation, you probably don’t want to completely fall off the grid. It may be prudent to make a call or two or send a text [...]
Fishing is my thing, and to be honest, I prefer to do it from my mini pontoon fishing boat rather than my full-sized model. It lets me get into those tight spaces and right on top [...]
A boat needs to be continuously maintained and cleaned. While cleaning your boat deck, boat fenders and windows are relatively easy in terms of hard physical laborwhereas removing [...]
For regular readers of Pontoonopedia you will know how fascinated I am with the Deadliest Catch TV series based in Alaska. I love the show and have always wondered how the greenhor [...]
When selecting a cabin for an upcoming cruise, many people will stop and wonder what the best side of the cruise will be. You can either select a port or starboard side (left or ri [...]
The terms “boat slip” and “dock” are often used interchangeably but do actually mean two different things. When you pull a boat into a marina, you could be faced with a couple of c [...]
Whether you are looking at building your own boat, or restoring an old one, it is important to know how to waterproof your wood properly. Imagine all your hard work going to waste, [...]
Last week I stumbled across the show on Bravo that I’d not seen before. It was about crew members working on a chartered mega-yacht, detailed their trials and tribulations. Outside [...]
I’ve been on a couple of cruises in my time and am always shocked at how long the queues can be in the food halls! It made me wonder how many people were actually on these things! [...]
Bravo’s Below Deck features a luxurious lifestyle of lavish vacationing on a superyacht. From expansive guest cabins to gold-covered bathroom fixtures, the yachts featured on this [...]
Being out on the water in your boat is a marvelous thing. It truly allows you to appreciate nature and just relax. One of the most technically challenging aspects of boating comes [...]
When you gotta go, you gotta go. Boat toilets (commonly known as “heads”) allow you to go when you need to go, no matter where you are out on the water. But, how do they work? Wher [...]
Crack open the bubbly and get your chic on! Have you just been invited to a lavish yacht party and have no idea what to wear? Then carry on reading, so that you can steal the show [...]
It is incredible to think that there can sometimes be at least 3,000 people on board a cruise ship. The captain running the show is responsible for everybody’s safety so must reall [...]
Over the last few years I’ve seen just about every single bass boat power pole. What I didn’t realize though is that not everybody actually knows what one is. In this blog post, I’ [...]
I was on a cruise ship last month with my extended family and was confident I wouldn’t get afflicted with seasickness. I’d had it quite badly on my first ever cruise, so after that [...]
Every Sunday night I settle down in front of the TV and watch Wicked Tuna at 9 pm. I love this show and am planning on taking a charter next year. But when is the best time to catc [...]
On Sunday evening I switched National Geographic on to watch the latest episode of the excellent Wicked Tuna series. Seeing those guys hard at work is really something. But what ab [...]