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News from Our Coasts (Week of 3/30/2020)
NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: US Harbors is now posting a weekly news summary of announcements and stories received from our coastal community. This is the first of our weekly posts, and includes timely information on what people who boat and fish should/should not do during the COVID-19 outbreak as well as… SEE MORE
How to Support Local Fishermen in Your State
As our communities come together during this uncertain time we would like to remind you to directly support as many local businesses as possible. The seafood industry has been hit particularly hard by the global shutdown. In response, many seafood companies have shifted their operations to provide pickup and home… SEE MORE
5 Reasons Why ALL Boaters Need the BoatUS App
The BoatUS App offers all of BoatUS right at your fingertips — and for the best price: FREE! It’s the fastest way to request a tow when you find yourself with an engine that won’t start, out of fuel, or soft aground. You can manage your Membership and make payments.… SEE MORE
New Bedford Declared Nation's Richest Port
By The Standard-Times. New Bedford’s reign as the most valuable port in the country reached 19 straight years as NOAA released its report on U.S. Fisheries for 2018. U.S. fishermen landed 9.4 billion pounds of fish valued at $5.6 billion at ports around the nation — consistently high figures on… SEE MORE
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
Black Sea Bass Fishing Nantucket Sound
By Sam Brown. The Black Sea Bass is actually a member of the grouper family and each fish makes for a couple sweet tasting white meat fillets. They are known as “protogynous hermaphrodites” which means they start as females and end up as mature males. The males will develop a… SEE MORE
Rising Seas Swallow $403 Million in New England Home Values
Data scientists from First Street Foundation and Columbia University have expanded their peer-reviewed housing market research to include 2.5 million coastal properties in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island and found that increased tidal flooding caused by sea level rise has eroded $403.1 million in relative home values between… SEE MORE
Celebrating National Recognition for 2 Design Projects
At Onboard Interiors we think that every project we complete is special, but it’s nice when our peers think so, too! Two of our recent projects, aboard a 2006 44’ Mochicraft and a 2015 Eastbay 50, were singled out for special honors by the Marine Fabricators Association at the organization’s… SEE MORE
Cure for Winter Blues: Cozy Up With A Whaleboat
When winter is giving us its worst here in New England, is there any better refuge than a warm boat shop? Whether you're building a traditional whaleboat, like the folks at Lowell's Boat Shop did a couple of years ago, or working on your own craft, there's nothing like working… SEE MORE
Marblehead Designer Opens Showroom on Little Harbor
Award-winning marine interior designer Krisha Plauche of Onboard Interiors, LLC, has opened a showroom office at iconic Little Harbor in Marblehead. Ms. Plauche has been an interior marine designer for over 15 years and is a professional member of the American Society of Interior Designers. She is also a certified… SEE MORE
Marblehead Yacht Builder Wins European Award
C.W. Hood Yachts is proud to announce that we won the Spirit of Tradition under 40-feet in Classic Boat Magazine's annual contest. This is a great honor from a UK magazine whose readers and our friends and customers came out in support of our C.W. Hood 32. If you haven't… SEE MORE
Gloucester, the Original Working Waterfront
“It’s pronounced ‘GLOSS-tah’, not,…’gl-OW-stir’”, our friend Julia corrected as she swiped through my iPad and reviewed my destinations, including Gloucester, on Cape Ann just north of Boston. Like a second daughter to us, Julia is from nearby Scituate (pronounced, “SIT-chew-it”), and joined us for a few days of sailing on… SEE MORE
