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Progressive Baltimore Boat Show
Baltimore, MD January 23 - January 26
The Progressive® Insurance Baltimore Boat Show once again sets sail for the Baltimore Convention Center for the largest indoor boat show in the MD, D.C., and Chesapeake Bay region on January 23-26, 2020. This year’s show will be expanded by 32,750 square feet, for a total of 211,750 square feet, bringing more… SEE MORE
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America's Great Loop: "The Last Great Adventure."
The Great Loop has been called “the last great adventure in North America”, and it’s gaining in popularity as hundreds of boats follow the 6,000-mile continuous waterway route every year. The Great Loop takes boaters up the Atlantic seaboard, through historic canals, across the Great Lakes, down the inland rivers… SEE MORE
Striped Bass Scientists Look at Raising Size Limit
A report released today by the Striped Bass Technical Committee (TC) of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) projects that an increase in the minimum size for the coastal striped bass fishery from 28 inches to 35 inches in 2020 would be necessary to have a 50% chance of meeting the… SEE MORE
Sailing Through Boat Show Season: Annapolis 2015
The USHarbors crew doesn't dread the end of sailing season like many boaters do, since for us it means that boat show season is upon us. We enjoyed a few days at the United States Sailboat Show in Annapolis last weekend and once again came away feeling that yachts are… SEE MORE
Wooden Boatbuilder Releases Center Console Kit Option
Since its 2012 launch, Chesapeake Light Craft’s Peeler Skiff kit has become very popular as a light and sturdy fishing and utility skiff. The 15-footer is a bigger building project than the typical CLC kayak or sailing dinghy, but its construction is straightforward enough for first-timers. In just two years,… SEE MORE
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America's Great Loop: "The Last Great Adventure."
The Great Loop has been called “the last great adventure in North America”, and it’s gaining in popularity as hundreds of boats follow the 6,000-mile continuous waterway route every year. The Great Loop takes boaters up the Atlantic seaboard, through historic canals, across the Great Lakes, down the inland rivers… Learn More
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Impacts of Winter Warming Across the U.S.
Even though there will still be rounds of cold weather during winter, and occasional record… More
The Controversial Plan to Move Five Captive Belugas
By Bethany Augliere. Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut is home to the United States’ largest habitat… More
10 Ways to Protect Coral Reefs
Here are some things YOU can do: Corals are already a gift, don't give them… More
Coast Guard Poacher Patrol Rescues Sea Turtles
By Kirk Moore. Boat crews from Coast Guard Station South Padre Island routinely give chase… More
Active 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season Comes to An End
The season produced 18 named storms, including six hurricanes of which three were “major” (Category… More
NOAA to Phase Out Paper Charts Beginning Next Year
By Polly Saltonstall. The era of cartographers drawing charts is coming to a close. NOAA’s… More
5 Secrets of Boat Line Maintenance
When sailboat owners are compiling lists of maintenance tasks for the off-season, ropes and lines… More
Veterans Become Budding Marine Scientists Through Internship
In the Puget Sound region of Washington, Kate Rovinski helps study Dungeness crabs at NOAA’s Mukilteo… More
Former Soviet Submarine Docked in California to Be Sold
By Associated Press. A former Soviet submarine that became a Los Angeles-area tourist attraction is expected… More
