Category: Boating

SiriusXM Marine's Fish Mapping on Simrad

Fish Mapping: Now Available on Simrad!

5/7/2021 - Find the Spots Where the Fish Are! SiriusXM Marine’s Fish Mapping service is now available on Simrad NSO and NSS Evo3/3S displays via the WM-4 receiver. Whether you’re competing in a tournament, out fishing for fun, or taking clients on a charter trip, Fish Mapping provides the information you need… SEE MORE

Drones and Hurricanes: NOAA Makes Technological Leaps

5/3/2021 - By Kim Kavin. For more than a decade, researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have been working on ways to improve forecasts of two things boaters care deeply about: hurricanes and rip currents. Now, technology is finally catching up with these researchers’ visions—and making it possible to give… SEE MORE

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More Patrols, Fewer Boaters for SpaceX Splashdown Saturday

4/28/2021 - By Marcia Dunn / AP News. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The astronauts flying SpaceX back to Earth this weekend urged boaters to stay safe by staying away from their capsule’s splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico. NASA and SpaceX are promising more Coast Guard patrols and fewer pleasure boaters… SEE MORE

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How Can You Make Boating Safer This Season?

4/27/2021 - By BoatUS Foundation. The nation’s biggest recreational boating safety event of the year, National Safe Boating Week, is right around the corner, May 22–28. The annual event helps remind boaters to keep boating safety front and center all season long. How can you be a safety hero aboard your boat?… SEE MORE

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Boating 101: How to Call for Help During an Emergency

4/26/2021 - By US Coast Guard Office of Search and Rescue. A lot of mishaps can occur out on the water, but thankfully most are more inconvenient and embarrassing than anything else. But when lives are on the line – your boat is on fire or sinking rapidly with people on board,… SEE MORE

High Density of Right Whales in Massachusetts Waters

4/23/2021 - Update from Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries The Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) is closely monitoring the presence of North Atlantic Right Whales in Massachusetts coastal waters. From the period of April 6, 2021 through April 20, 2021 aerial and acoustic surveillance conducted by the NOAA Fisheries and the Provincetown Center… SEE MORE

Possible ‘Tsunami Debris’ Boat on Oregon Coast Presents Mysteries

4/23/2021 - By Oregon Coast Beach Connection: A month after being discovered on a central Oregon coast beach, a wayward boat is still presenting some mysteries. Was it tsunami debris that showed up ten years later? Does it contain something dangerous to our ecosystem? Space debris isn’t the only thing that washed… SEE MORE

Paddling 101: Coast Guard Urges Labeling of Paddle Craft

4/22/2021 - SEATTLE — Reports of unmanned and adrift paddle craft continue to divert federal, state, and local response boat and air crews on hundreds of dangerous and costly searches that turn out to be false alarms. Since 2016, 13th Coast Guard District aircraft and vessels have launched on 746 individual cases of vessels… SEE MORE

News from Our Coasts: April 2021

4/21/2021 - NEWS & UPDATES FOR APRIL Updates from US Harbors News & Virtual Events from Our Partners Updates from Our Coastal Business Community Photos of the Month Updates from US Harbors Our third annual Best Harbor contest kicked off at the beginning of April. People can vote on any of… SEE MORE

A classic Arey's Pond Boat Yard cat, at left, sits on the Chesapeake beside a modern cruising catamaran.

Boating 101: Spring Checklist

4/15/2021 - By John Page Williams. Hooray for spring! It’s time to get out on the water. But first, make sure your boat is ready to run smoothly, reliably, and safely. (And even if you have been fishing all winter, it’s a good time to check over your rig for an even… SEE MORE

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