Category: Boating

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2020 On Track for More Than 300,000 Boat Registrations

11/25/2020 - By Reagan Haynes. New boat registrations in October were up 9.5 percent in the main categories year to date, building on summer’s boat-buying frenzy, and were up 28.1 percent year over year, according to preliminary data from Statistical Surveys Inc., a Michigan firm that tracks new boat registrations. “Every single… SEE MORE

News from Our Coasts: November 2020

11/20/2020 - NEWS & UPDATES FOR NOVEMBER News from Harbormasters News & Virtual Events from Our Partners Updates from Our Coastal Business Community Photos of the Month Cheers! We're getting our holiday mood on... We've gathered some of our favorite products, foods and books to delight everyone on your holiday list. Let us… SEE MORE

Great Books to Give Boaters and Sea Lovers

Our Holiday Gift Guide: Favorite Books for Ocean Adventurers

11/20/2020 - As the holidays approach, and we find ourselves with a little more time to spend at home this year, the US Harbors team is sharing some of our favorite books for the ocean adventurer or beach-goer in your life. There's something for everyone: history, thrillers, nature, paddling, and a list… SEE MORE

America’s Great Loop on a Budget

11/19/2020 - Interest in the Great Loop, the 6,000-mile boat trip that circumnavigates the eastern US and part of Canada, is growing rapidly. But, as many consider taking on this adventure of a lifetime, a frequent question is “Can I afford it?” The simple answer is yes, as there are many ways… SEE MORE

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Slow Speed Zone SE of NYC to Protect Right Whales

11/18/2020 - In Effect Through December 2 NOAA Fisheries is triggering a Slow Zone (voluntary vessel speed restriction zone), southeast of New York City. This Slow Zone was triggered on November 17, 2020, when the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute acoustic monitoring buoy detected right whales in the New York Bight, New York. Mariners, please go around this… SEE MORE

Boating 101: Tips for Collision Avoidance

11/16/2020 - By Pat Mundus. In June 2019, the 85-foot pilot schooner Elbe No. 5, known to many of us as California’s ex-Wander Bird, collided with the 462-foot container ship Astrosprinter on the Elbe River near Hamburg, Germany. The schooner was 136 years old and had just completed a $1.7 million restoration. She had 43… SEE MORE

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New Project Pulls Plastics Out of the Great Lakes

11/12/2020 - By Sharon Oosthoek. An estimated 9,887 metric tonnes (22 million pounds) of plastics make their way into the Great Lakes every year. Now a new project aims not only to suck out some of that plastic but stop it from getting into the lakes in the first place. It began last summer with… SEE MORE

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This Couple Is Sailing Around the World – Against Each Other

11/11/2020 - By Chris Museler. Before beginning the Vendée Globe, a solo, nonstop around-the-world sailing race, Romain Attanasio could only describe the preparation as complicated. Sure, there was sorting out the sails. And fine-tuning the navigation systems and acquiring and storing three months worth of freeze-dried food and troubleshooting myriad technical issues,… SEE MORE

WorkBoat Names its 10 Significant Boats of 2020

11/10/2020 - By David Krapf. Once again, the readers of WorkBoat and WorkBoat.com will choose the Boat of the Year from the top 10 list. You can place your VOTE HERE. Voting ends on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. Last year’s Boat of the Year was Crowley Maritime‘s Taino and El Coqui, built at VT Halter Marine. The Boat of the Year will… SEE MORE

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5 Tips for Buying a New or Used Boat

11/4/2020 - By Stacey Nedrow-Wigmore/BoatUS With families unable to spend their usual summer traveling, attending summer camp, or visiting friends and relatives due to the coronavirus pandemic, many more Americans turned to boating in 2020 than in years past. The National Marine Manufacturers Association reported that sales of new powerboats were up… SEE MORE

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