If you sail the Salish Sea, the Inside Passage, or anywhere along the Alaskan coast, you eat what the water gives you. That's one of the best parts. It's also, quietly, the source of more medical evacuations than most cruisers realize. Here's what to know before you need it.

Ask a cruiser, a racer, and a delivery captain what their biggest medical worry is and you'll get three different answers. All three are worried in the wrong proportions. Here's what the research says is worth your attention.

The American Heart Association released its first major CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care update since 2020, with 760 new recommendations — but on a vessel, the standard chain of survival faces a unique challenge: advanced help can be hours away. We break down what changed and what it means for mariners, from updated choking protocols and the case for full CPR with breaths, to why your radio call to the Coast Guard is now a recognized link in the resuscitation chain.