Category: Boating

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Maine Lobster Boat Races 2024 schedule

3/12/2024 - By Carli Stewart. Get ready to kick your engine into high gear this summer! People from all around the state follow The Maine Lobster Boat Race Association up and down the coast. These races always draw a crowd, and the captains prove to grow bigger and bigger raft-ups every year.… SEE MORE

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A Comprehensive Guide to Bottom Painting Your Boat

3/6/2024 - By US Harbors. Bottom painting is an essential aspect of boat maintenance, crucial for protecting your vessel from marine growth, corrosion, and damage. Whether you're a seasoned sailor or a novice boat owner, knowing how to bottom paint your boat is a valuable skill. This guide will take you through… SEE MORE

Boat maintenance

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Vernal Equinox Oddities: Lots to Learn about the First Day of Spring

3/4/2024 - By Bob Berman at Almanac.com. March Equinox Fun Facts On this March equinox, does the Sun rise due east and set due west? Are day and night of equal duration? Some of these answers are quite contrary to common wisdom. Bob Berman brings the fun facts to celebrate the first day of spring!… SEE MORE

Equinox

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High Tide Flooding Predictions for March 2024

3/4/2024 - By US Harbors. Coastal Flooding Outlook for March 2024 March's highest tides start at the end of the first week in March--around March 9th--for most of the country, and will last several days. NOAA's predictions for tidal flooding primarily focus on the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states, and the Pacific Northwest.… SEE MORE

Posted By Kim Perry, Wednesday, November 17, 2021 Updated: Tuesday, November 16, 2021

10 Tips For Enjoying Cold-Water Boating in Winter

2/17/2024 - By Ken Schultz. While most boats are laid up over winter, there’s still plenty of boating in winter to enjoy: in warmer climates for the purpose of fishing or simply cruising, on cold rivers where winter steelhead exist, in coastal waters for migrating species, and so forth. Whether you’re boating… SEE MORE

Kayak Versus SUP Board: Which One Should I Buy?

2/10/2024 - By Tom Gaffey. Paddling is a great hobby to start at any time in life. Not only is paddling on the water an incredible way to connect with nature, but it’s a great workout, and it’s also loads of fun. Once you catch the paddling bug you are bound to… SEE MORE

Coastal Flooding in Outer Banks. North Carolina Department of Transportation, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

High Tide Flooding Outlook for February 2024

1/29/2024 - By US Harbors. Coastal Flooding Predictions for February 2024 This month NOAA is predicting "likely" high-tide flooding only for Hilo Bay / Kuhio Bay, Hawaii! Otherwise the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, West Coast, and Hawaii are indicated for potential flooding in the 2nd week of February. Surprisingly NOAA is not predicting any locations… SEE MORE

Coastal Flooding in Camden, ME - Jan 10,2024

Preparing for Coastal Flood Events

1/12/2024 - By Ready.Gov. How to Prepare for Coastal Flood Events Make a plan for your household, including your pets, so that you and your family know what to do, where to go, and what you will need to protect yourselves from flooding. Learn and practice evacuation routes, shelter plans, and flash flood… SEE MORE

dock damage Christmas cove, Maine -- January 2024

IMPORTANT: Maine DMR Requesting Coastal Damage Report

1/11/2024 - By Maine Department of Marine Resources. The Maine Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) has provided the following update to the previously released information on reporting storm damage: Individuals of private industry and privately owned commercial infrastructure who sustained property damage from the January 10th storm, including wharfs, floats, vessels, etc. are… SEE MORE

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2024 Winter Boat Shows

1/10/2024 - By US Harbors. The 2024 Boat Show Season Has Started! Already a show or two has come and gone, but get ready as things heat up starting this weekend with great boat shows around the country. Boat Shows in January Chicago Boat Show -- Jan. 10-14. This coming weekend, if… SEE MORE

Boat Shows

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