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Top 5 North American migratory animals
Monarch Butterflies (Danaus plexippus plexippus): Being the smallest animal on the list, it may seem unbelievable that these tiny winged insects cover the 3,000 mile distance from Canada to Mexico. The journey down the east coast that the butterflies take starts at the end of October. Not all make it… SEE MORE
Robust Series Determines 12 Metre North American Champions: Challenge XII and American Eagle are Victors
NEWPORT, R.I. (Sept. 24, 2018) – An eight-race series held Friday through Sunday (September 21-23) on Rhode Island Sound and Narragansett Bay determined title holders for the 2018 12 Metre North American Championship. The event, hosted by Ida Lewis Yacht Club and including divisions for historic 12 Metres from the… SEE MORE
PAID POST: Hinckley Yacht Services Expands In The Chesapeake With A New Yard In Annapolis
Annapolis, MD (September 26, 2018) --- Hinckley Yacht Services today announced a major expansion in the Chesapeake Bay region with the opening of a new yard in Annapolis, Maryland. The expansion builds upon Hinckley’s existing Eastern Shore location in Oxford, Maryland with a location closer to the major metropolitan markets… SEE MORE
Offshore wind manufacturing and development could mean 847 jobs for South Carolina
CONWAY, S.C. – With targeted investments and forward-looking policies, South Carolina could capitalize on the offshore wind industry to drive economic growth and support an annual average of 847 jobs through 2035. That’s according to The South Carolina Jobs Project: A Guide to Creating Jobs in Offshore Wind, a new… SEE MORE
Could HMS Endeavour be lying at the bottom of Newport Harbor?
At 5-6 p.m. on Friday, September 21, at the Gurneys Resort on Goat Island, Newport, Rhode Island, archaeologists from the Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project (RIMAP) and its partner, the Australian National Maritime Museum (ANMM), will announce their 2018 research results for the study of the Newport Harbor transport fleet.… SEE MORE
Update on Hurricane Florence
Florence has been downgraded to a Tropical Storm, but its effects are still potentially devastating as it moves inland, and the floodwater keeps rising. At least 40 inches of rain fell along the coast from Cape Fear to Cape Lookout. Florence is the wettest tropical cyclone to ever hit North… SEE MORE
With World Championship on Horizon, 12 Metre North Americans to be Hotly Contested
From Friday through Sunday, September 21-23, nine historic 12 Metre yachts (including four past winners of the America’s Cup) and 150 of some of the world’s top sailors will be racing on Rhode Island Sound and Narragansett Bay in quest of the title 12 Metre North American Champion. In addition… SEE MORE
Late Summer On Penobscot Bay
Late Summer in Penobscot Bay is a special time. Every summer, I am fortunate enough to travel to the many islands and communities that comprise this spectacular stretch of saltwater. Nikon at the ready, and Lucy by my side, I have collected a few of my favorite memories. SEE MORE
Two Maine boatbuilders will build a custom cruising yacht
Brooklin Boat Yard of Brooklin, Maine, and Hinckley Yachts of Southwest Harbor, Maine, are partnering to build a Bill Tripp-designed Sou’wester 53. The modern pilothouse sloop will feature a Hinckley-built composite hull and a custom Brooklin Boat Yard-built interior. Constructed for a cruising-minded owner hailing from New England, the completed… SEE MORE
Hurricane and Storm Prep: Advice for Boaters and Coastal Residents
Here are some tips and advice on how to prepare for an incoming hurricane: For Boaters: There is little that can be done on board once a Category 2 or above hurricane arrives. Make your preparations, EARLY, and seek shelter on shore. Check your insurance for a named storm clause… SEE MORE
Mystic Seaport's Warehouse
Founded in 1929, Mystic Seaport in Mystic, CT is the nation’s leading maritime museum. There are sixty buildings and a vast number of in water displays. When the New Jersey Maritime Museum’s A Cat Ghost was featured at Mystic’s Wooden Boat Show in June 2018, along with two other Barnegat… SEE MORE
The A.J. Meerwald Came To Beach Haven
For the first time since Hurricane Sandy filled up Little Egg Inlet, New Jersey’s tall oyster schooner from Bivalve, NJ, maneuvered the newly dredged inlet from the Atlantic Ocean into the ICW leading to Beach Haven. Credit goes to our favorite Tow Boat US driver, Rick Ellenburg, our guiding light… SEE MORE