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New Campaign Encourages Women to Join Maritime Professions

2/26/2020 - By Rupert Neate. Jenny Matthews and Natasha Ambrose are embarking on an unusual world tour: encouraging schoolgirls to consider careers as superyacht captains. Matthews and Ambrose, who are both first officers on superyachts, a role that includes helming the vessels, said they decided to launch a scheme dedicated to encouraging… SEE MORE

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Peconic Jitney May Return This Summer

2/24/2020 - By Kate Nalepinski. A ferry service operating between Sag Harbor and Greenport may return this summer. In June 2012, Hampton Jitney launched an 83-day pilot program for Peconic Jitney, a 125-passenger ferry service that linked the villages of Sag Harbor and Greenport. At that time, ferry service cost $20 for… SEE MORE

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The Power of Choice: MJM Yachts Optimizes the MJM 43z for Triple Outboards or Inboard IPS Pod Drives

2/24/2020 - Voters aren’t the only ones with the power of choice this year. Now MJM Yachts and noted naval architect Doug Zurn team up to offer boaters the power of Mercury Verado 300 or 400 hp engines, or Volvo’s 500 or 650 IPS pod driven inboards in the MJM 43z. Each… SEE MORE

Tips for Surviving Cold Water Immersion

2/12/2020 - Cold water can kill. The following guidelines and images from the U.S. Coast Guard will increase your chance for survival: Stay calm. Evaluate your situation and control your breathing. Minimize time in the water. Get out as soon as possible safely. If possible, utilize any floating objects to get out of the… SEE MORE

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Trump Administration Cuts Back Federal Protections for Streams and Wetlands

2/10/2020 - By Scott Neuman and Colin Dwyer. The Environmental Protection Agency is dramatically reducing the amount of U.S. waterways that get federal protection under the Clean Water Act — a move that is welcomed by many farmers, builders and mining companies but is opposed even by the agency's own science advisers.… SEE MORE

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Lubec Lands Major Grant to Create Safe Harbor

2/3/2020 - By Wanda Curtis. The town of Lubec was awarded a $19,650,000 federal grant to provide a year-round safe harbor for resident and visiting fishermen and recreational boaters. The total cost of the project is estimated at $19,689,750, with the remainder of the cost paid for by a $30,000 grant from… SEE MORE

Intrepid Boats is on an inspired roll: they released 9 new models in a single year!

2/3/2020 - Ken Clinton, the president of Intrepid Boats, has spent the past 12 months living and breathing new boat designs. After nearly 30 years with the company, this year marks a capstone for him and his team with the release of 9 new models in a single year! Intrepid Boats, founded… SEE MORE

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$90 Million Boat Basin Overhaul in the Works

2/3/2020 - By Jason Cohen. The 79th Street Boat Basin, one of the Upper West Side's quirkiest features, may get a much-needed $90 million face-lift if a Parks Department plan secures the necessary approvals. Nate Grove, chief of Waterfront and Marine Operations for the Parks Department, presented the proposed plan to Community… SEE MORE

Smiling Faces at the 2020 New York Boat Show

1/30/2020 - Our staffer, Maureen McQuillan, covered the New York Boat Show last week at the Jacob Javits Center. Saturday's torrential rains put a bit of a damper on things, but all in all everyone enjoyed the show. SEE MORE

CES 2020: 3 Tech Trends That Will Impact Our Coasts

1/29/2020 - Key take-aways from CES 2020 for the marine and coastal communities. Jan 10, 2020 I’ve just returned from my first trip to wild and wonderful CES – the largest consumer technology convention in the world. Although the 4-day event, held annually in the desert landscape of Las Vegas, might not… SEE MORE

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