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Dreaming of summer: New England Boat Show kicks off boating season
The professional football season might have ended with the Super Bowl this weekend, but another season is kicking off just a week later. For boat dealers, the New England Boat Show, held Feb. 9-17 in Boston, represents the start of the year’s sales season. “The Boston Boat Show is kind… SEE MORE
Unique Harbors Around the US
In honor of the Best Harbors 2019 contest we wanted to share a few of our nominees who are known for being the most, best or least…the southernmost, northernmost, largest, smallest, foggiest, most successful and the busiest. Southernmost Harbor in the US mainland: Key West, Florida As part of the… SEE MORE
Lifejacket Van aims to encourage Lifejacket use in Fishing Industry in Maine and Massachusetts
After studying ways to persuade lobster fisherman to wear life jackets, a team from the Northeast Center for Occupational Health and Safety plans to hit the road this spring and sell steeply discounted lifejackets directly to fishermen in Maine and Massachusetts. The stakes are high, according to project coordinator Rebecca… SEE MORE
Origins of port and starboard
Have you ever wondered why mariners use the terms port and starboard instead of just left and right? Since port and starboard never change, they are unambiguous references that are independent of a mariner’s orientation, and, thus, mariners use these nautical terms instead of left and right to avoid confusion.… SEE MORE
2006' Mako Center Console / Model 1801 / 90HP Mercury 2 Stroke Optimax
Here is the latest picture of my "new to me" 2006' Mako Model 1801 Center Console Fishing Boat, which I have been restoring recently since I purchased last August. I originally posted this past October, and updated my picture today, as I recently purchased a brand new Loadrite Trailer from… SEE MORE
Gifts for boat lovers: Top ten books for boaters
It's that time of year again when we are on the lookout for gifts for our loved ones. Usually it's hard to go wrong with a book. If someone in your life has a love of all things nautical, here is a collection of books large and small, new and… SEE MORE
Giving Tuesday (and all year round)
Today is Giving Tuesday, a day where we are encouraged to donate to the non-profits and charities of our choice. There are, however, other ways we can give back to the things that we care most about, and it's not just limited to one day a year. For those that… SEE MORE
Blood, Guts, And Luxury: A Tale Of Two Sportfish
The days of bare-bones, rugged offshore fishing boats are over. Today’s multi-million dollar sportfishing market is making demands like a personal trainer – get stronger and lose more weight! Advancements in materials and construction techniques, such as the vacuum-bagging, high-quality resin-infusion process that is becoming commonplace with today’s boat builders,… SEE MORE
How is your summer so far? - Take our Survey
Summer is finally here, and everyone is heading back out on the water. We want to be able to provide you with all the coastal information you need, and to do so, we've a few questions for you. If you have a spare 3 minutes we'd love you to tell… SEE MORE
Coast Guard asks for help finding missing buoy bells
Someone has been stealing the bell and gongs off navigational buoys along the Maine coast and the Coast Guard wants help tracking down the perpetrator(s). So far, Coast Guard crews charged with maintaining aids to navigation have identified at least seven instances where the noise-making devices have been removed over… SEE MORE
US Harbors adds Alaska to its network of harbors
Our harbors now run from Aberdeen, WA to Zachar Bay, AK. That's right, we've added to our family of harbors with nearly 100 new harbors in Alaska Our Alaskan harbors at present have only Tide and Weather information. We, like our users, value the accuracy of our data, and so… SEE MORE
The History of Seine Fishing
Beach seining is an activity that involves pulling a long seine through the water of an adjacent beach. A seine is usually manned by two people, one on each end of the net. With smaller nets, and where allowed, one person can anchor an end to the beach and swing… SEE MORE
