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Intrepid Boats is on an inspired roll: they released 9 new models in a single year!
Ken Clinton, the president of Intrepid Boats, has spent the past 12 months living and breathing new boat designs. After nearly 30 years with the company, this year marks a capstone for him and his team with the release of 9 new models in a single year! Intrepid Boats, founded… SEE MORE
TowBoatUS Boat-Towing Captains Honored for Lifesaving Acts
ORLANDO, Fla. – Being a TowBoatUS towing captain means you spend a lot of time on the water assisting recreational boaters with routine issues like breakdowns or running aground. It also means that when boaters are in grave trouble, there is no hesitation to help. Seven captains who acted as… SEE MORE
Keep Your Boat Safe This Winter [INFOGRAPHIC]
Whether you keep your boat in the water or stored ashore, there are a number of things you MUST do over the winter season. From the editors of BoatUS Magazine Your boat is tucked in for the winter. You dutifully followed a boat winterization checklist or hired someone to do… SEE MORE
Fishing Community Supports Atlantic Striped Bass Limits
New Castle, N.H.– On October 30, members of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Striped Bass Management Board voted 11 – 4 for Addendum VI Option 2 to require an 18% reduction in striped bass removals by both the recreational and commercial fishing sectors from North Carolina to Maine.… SEE MORE
10 Energy Saving Tips for Energy Awareness Month
By Linda Poppenheimer. This October, fulfill the promise you made to yourself earlier in the year to get serious about saving energy and reducing your carbon footprint. October is an ideal time to address your energy use for a number of reasons. First, you still have plenty of time to… SEE MORE
The Maine Boat Show - Maine's Newest Boat Show
Debuting this fall at Thompson’s Point in Portland, The Maine Boat Show will feature dozens of Maine’s finest boat dealers, builders, services and marine related vendors. The October 4-6 event is produced by the Maine Marine Trades Association, a nonprofit industry association. A fall boat show is new for the organization according… SEE MORE
Rare Harvest Moon to Appear this Friday the 13th
By Gordon Johnston. The Next Full Moon is the Harvest Moon, the Fruit Moon, the Barley Moon, the Corn Moon, the Mid-Autumn Festival Moon, the Chuseok Moon, the Modhu Purnima and the Binara Pura Pasalosvaka Poya. The Moon will be full early Saturday morning, Sept. 14, 2019, appearing "opposite" the Sun (in… SEE MORE
Rhode Island Fall Fishing Report
The bite definitely does not slow down by September in Rhode Island. Bluefish and bass may start to begin their migration south, but our waters generally are visited from all of the blues and stripers that have started their migrations further north. Fishing the south coast in September and October… SEE MORE
Upcoming Food Festivals Across the US
Here in the Northeast we are savoring the remaining days of summer while avoiding thoughts of the cold months just around the corner. As we move into the height of food festival season we wanted to share a few of our favorites from across the US. Don't miss out on… SEE MORE
Environmental Programs for R.I. Marine Businesses
The business of boating depends on a healthy ocean. RIMTA has created programs and partnered with leading environmental organizations to give marine businesses clear guidelines on steps they can take to run a greener operation. Read on for an overview of environmental programs for R.I. marine businesses. BECOME A ZERO… SEE MORE
US Precipitation Record Hits All-time High in 2019
Rain – and plenty of it – was the big weather story in June, adding to a record-breaking 12 months of precipitation for the contiguous U.S. It's the third consecutive time in 2019 (April, May and June) the past 12-month precipitation record has hit an all-time high. Here’s a snapshot of… SEE MORE
Diversifying New England's Seafood Marketplace
How many different seafood species do you purchase and eat? Many of us are familiar with lobster, sea scallops, cod, and haddock but not so familiar with eating dogfish, monkfish, scup, or sea robin. Diversifying the seafood choices we make and eating a much wider variety of local marine life… SEE MORE