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Cleaning New York Harbor with One Billion Oysters
By Jackie Wattles The New York Harbor for years has been polluted and depleted of marine life. But one nonprofit is working to clean the murky water and revive its long-lost ecosystem — one oyster at a time. The Billion Oyster Project has worked since 2014 to rebuild oyster reefs… SEE MORE
Shell Recycling Programs Increasing in Popularity
Oyster shells used to end up in landfills. Now they are being turned into castles for baby oysters. You may have heard this centuries-old maxim about when it’s safe to eat raw oysters: Don’t indulge in the bivalves during any month spelled without the letter “R.” (Though, there’s plenty of cause to consider the… SEE MORE
North Country Speedboating: Meet the Tumblehome 24
Crystal-clear water. A gorgeous North Country lake. Varnished mahogany. The throaty rumble of a V-8 engine. That's speedboating, and we're thrilled to share some images of the newly complete Stella Blue in her element. In the words of her builder, Reuben Smith of Tumblehome Boat Shop, "She's fast, and oh… SEE MORE
Launch Day for Tumblehome 24 Motorboat
At Stephens Waring Yacht Design, we've been eagerly awaiting launch day for our Tumblehome 24 design. Memorial Day weekend was the moment: In an impromptu sea-trial, Tumblehome Boat Shop of Warrensburg, New York, pulled her out of the shop and dropped her in the lake for a quick run to… SEE MORE
Afternoon Sail Into September Aboard a Classic Catboat
An afternoon sail in a Great South Bay catboat is a wonderful way to enjoy the remaining days of summer. How are you making the most of the 2014 boating season? For more information about the 2015 Calendar of Wooden Boats and our other products featuring the photography of Benjamin… SEE MORE
Handcrafted Runabout Comes Together in New York
Stephens Waring Yacht Design is glad to share some photos sent to us from our friends at Reuben Smith's Tumblehome Boatshop. Last fall Reuben commissioned us to design a modern classic for his client, a local gentleman looking for something a bit different than a restored 1920's Gold Cup racer… SEE MORE
New Speedboat Has Classic Appeal, Modern Construction
Stephens Waring Yacht Design of Belfast, Maine, introduces a fresh take on the classic Gold Cup racer. Destined for the pristine lakes of upstate New York, our speedboat features gleaming mahogany topsides over a modern clean-running deep-vee underbody. A fuel-injected V-8 pushes her to 60 mph. Sumptuous leather appoints the… SEE MORE
Lighthouse Marina Joins Southport Dealer Network
Southport Boats, a division of Maritime Marine Group, LLC, is expanding its nationwide sales reach into the Long Island Sound area with the addition of Lighthouse Marina to its dealer network. Lighthouse Marina, of Aquebogue, will represent Southport Boats' entire line of 27-foot and 29-foot center console and express fishing… SEE MORE
America's Cup 12 Meter Yachts Sail to NYC
A rare opportunity to compete on one of the historic America's Cup 12 metres — American Eagle, Intrepid, or Weatherly — will take place this week in New York Harbor. The America's Cup Charters fleet of 12s sets sail in New York Harbor for the second annual Harbor School Regatta… SEE MORE
Tall Ships Events Continue With NY Festival
Having left a huge public maritime festival in Savannah, Georgia, on Monday, May 7, seven tall ships have made it to Cape Fear, North Carolina, completing the first leg of Tall Ships America’s 2012 TALL SHIPS CHALLENGE. Three of those ships will continue on to join four others in Greenport,… SEE MORE
Friends of the Bay Begins Water-Quality Checks
Friends of the Bay is the only organization whose sole focus is protecting the quality of the water in the Oyster Bay/Cold Spring Harbor Complex. Friends of the Bay staff and volunteers take water samples and collect scientific data at nineteen sites throughout the harbor on a weekly basis from… SEE MORE
Sabre Yachts Kicks Off 2012 Boat Show Season in NYC
This week we start the 2012 Boat Show season with the New York Boat Show. The show runs from the 4th through the 8th of January and is situated in the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, right in the heart of the Big Apple. If you have the winter blues… SEE MORE