December 2005: engine-box access hole, diesel-fuel vents, stern tie-up in a slip

November 2005: attaching lifelines, poling the headsail, calculating tides, heeling to float, and oil anchor lamps

October 2005: tethers, fouled props, halyard retrieval, passage planning, and chicken gybes

September 2005: hurricane precautions/prep, and handling a secondary anchor

August 2005: reefing, making fast to a cleat, securing fenders, proactive VHF use, lighting tips, and grinding techniques

July 2005: tender docking tricks, dinghy choices, stress-free anchoring, rigging an anchor buoy, easing the sheets upwind

June 2005: sailing in fog, gybing shorthanded, and inshore piloting

May 2005: ways to make your boat more visible on the water, plastic clip lanyards, passive radar reflectors, evaluating the risk of a collision

April 2005: staying out of trouble close to land, tacking tricks, and anchoring hints