Search for More News:
Exploring Baltimore's Inner Harbor - Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse
This is the last of five entries related to the Historic Ships in Baltimore. Built in 1855, the Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse is the oldest screw-pile lighthouse in Maryland. This particular example is in fine condition, though it's lacking full access all the way up into the light itself. Other screw-pile lighthouses… SEE MORE
Exploring Baltimore's Inner Harbor
This is the fourth of five entries related to the Historic Ships in Baltimore -- the US Coast Guard Cutter Taney, the last ship still afloat that fought in the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Compared to the submarine USS Torsk, the Lightship Chesapeake and the USS… SEE MORE
Exploring Baltimore's Inner Harbor - Chesapeake Lightship
This is the third of five entries related to the Historic Ships in Baltimore -- the Lightship Chesapeake. Unlike the USS Constellation, the Lightship Chesapeake isn't controversial and doesn't have any conspiracy theories swirling around her. Built in 1930, she was simply a lightship - and spent her long service… SEE MORE
Exploring Baltimore's Inner Harbor - The USS Torsk
This is the second of five entries related to the Historic Ships in Baltimore -- the World War II boat USS Torsk. Note that a submarine -- no matter how big it may be -- is never referred to as a ship... it's always referred to as a boat. And… SEE MORE
Touring the USS Constellation in Baltimore
While in Baltimore's Inner Harbor be sure to visit the Historic Ships in Baltimore, which consists of four ships from various eras of US maritime history and a Chesapeake Bay lighthouse. The most affordable entrance fee to Historic Ships of Baltimore is obtained by presenting a AAA membership card, which reduces… SEE MORE
Exploring Fort McHenry
The participating vessels of Operation Sail are arriving in the Chesapeake Bay on June 13, 2012, to help celebrate the bicentennial of the creation of our national anthem, The Star-Spangled Banner. This song was, of course, written during the War of 1812 by Francis Scott Key as he observed the… SEE MORE
A Delicious Tenure on Annapolis Harbor
Anyone who has been familiar with Annapolis for long knows of the Chart House Restaurant, which opened in its current location back in 1979 and quickly earned a reputation for some of the best views of Annapolis Harbor and superb seafood cuisine. We've enjoyed wonderful evenings here a number of… SEE MORE
Solo, Nonstop Around the Americas — and Home
Matt Rutherford, the bold young sailor who we covered a few weeks ago as he headed into the final leg of a remarkable odyssey around the Americas, has successfully returned home to Annapolis. Rutherford crossed the finish line at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel at 10:48 ET on Wednesday, April… SEE MORE
Solo Sailor Enters the Homestretch
There are a lot of extraordinary sailors doing extraordinary things these days, whether it's the guys enduring a carbon-fiber pounding in the Volvo Ocean Race or the remarkable speeds being maintained in circumnavigations. But in our mind one of the most impressive feats to have been attempted in recent years… SEE MORE
Tall Ship Eagle Prepares for a Busy 2012 Schedule
All tall ships are awesome to behold, but there’s something extraa special about the Eagle. The 295’ training ship for the U.S. Coast Guard is the largest sailing ship flying the American flag — and next year it’s going to be all over the East Coast. Beginning in April in… SEE MORE
Harbormaster Debuts Hybrid Patrol and Pumpout Boats
Harbormasters aren’t usually the types of people who sneak up on you. They’re usually the jovial ones in the harbor, catching your lines, welcoming you, and letting you know where to pick up provisions and a pint. But in Annapolis, Maryland, J.P. “Flip” Walters isn’t your normal harbormaster — and these… SEE MORE
Daysailing Harmony: The New e33
Seniority has its privileges, which is perhaps why our own John K. Hanson, Jr., and not a USHarbors.com editor, was invited out for a day of sailing aboard a brand-new e33 squared a little while ago. We didn't let him escape without jotting down a few thoughts about his afternoon… SEE MORE