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The Rebel Jumpin' Minnow

3 Great Lures for Landing Keeper Blues and Stripers

10/12/2012

I fished the Upper Bay this week for schoolies. As I arrived at my spot, fish started busting all over for small bait. I reached in my plug bag and pulled out a Rebel Jumpin' Minnow. The fish were all over this plug. and I landed quite a few decent… SEE MORE

  • Fishing

C.W. Hood Yachts Returns from Annapolis Boat Show

10/12/2012

C.W. Hood Yachts owner Chris Hood returned to Marblehead this week from the Annapolis Boat Show after a successful and unique five days on Dock D. The Annapolis Sailboat Show is one of the high points of the Chesapeake Bay sailing season and is one of the largest boat shows… SEE MORE

  • Boating

C.W. Hood Yachts Returns from a Great Show in Annapolis

10/12/2012

C.W. Hood Yachts Wraps Up A Great Show in Annapolis C.W. Hood Yachts owner Chris Hood returned to Marblehead, Mass. this week from the Annapolis Boat show after a successful and unique five days on Dock D. The Annapolis Sailboat Show is one of the high points of the Chesapeake… SEE MORE

  • Boating

Sail for Hope Regatta Honors More Than Fast Yachts

10/11/2012

There are few things we enjoy more than watching or, even better, participating in a regatta, and this year we've been fortunate to take in a bunch of them. But we can't help feeling like one of the most noteworthy and admirable events of the New England boating season took… SEE MORE

  • Boating
A family as they take a quick break before passing through the Surf Drive Beach section of the bike path.

Biking Along the 'Shining Sea' in Woods Hole

10/11/2012

On a sunny Cape Cod day, nothing beats riding a bike while overlooking long stretches of beaches and cranberry bogs. The “Shining Sea Bikeway,” was named after the song “America the Beautiful” written by Falmouth native Katharine Lee Bates. The name not only signifies a historical importance, but also reflects… SEE MORE

  • Environment
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A crowd listens to music while waiting for the chowder contest to begin.

Celebrating Food, Wine, and Foliage in Blue Hill

10/10/2012

The seventh annual Blue Hill Peninsula's Wine, Food & Foliage Festival, held October 4-14, is a great way to see a gorgeous part of the coast and taste some of the best local food anywhere. The festival's signature event, "A Taste of the Peninsula," was held Oct. 6 and featured… SEE MORE

  • Food

Lyman-Morse Introduces New 55' Bluewater Yacht

10/10/2012

From the drawing boards of Chuck Paine and Ed Joy, Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding is proud to introduce the Lyman-Morse 55, the culmination of all the insight Cabot and Heidi Lyman have gained from circumnavigating the globe with their children, as well as building over 100 boats and maintaining many more. Adding… SEE MORE

  • Boating
The hat and down parka are part of fall sailing in Maine — and we wouldn't trade it for the world.

Farewell, New England Sailing Season 2012

10/9/2012

While some lucky New England sailors seem to be able to squeeze their sailing season until practically Thanksgiving, these days I find that youth soccer increasingly trumps sailing the further we get from Labor Day. And yet, though my autumn is hardly as sailing-filled as my August, in most years… SEE MORE

  • Boating
Autmn colors begin to show along the Fox Island Thorofare.

Chasing Autumn Leaves on North Haven Island

10/9/2012

North Haven is an island of incredible beauty, a place where time slows and the hustle and bustle of the world seems oh-so far away. While beautiful to visit in the height of summer, when graceful sloops slide down the Fox Island Thorofare and elegant yachts anchor in Pulpit Harbor,… SEE MORE

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RISING SUN, a 453-foot megayacht tied up at the Maine State Pier in Portland.

Leaf Peeping on the Maine Coast, Megayacht-style

10/6/2012

Foliage season brings millions of people to Maine each year, as the Pine Tree State's autumn colors are considered some of the best in the country. Plenty of those visitors arrive by boat, but most do not attract quite as much attention as the Rising Sun, a 453-foot megayacht that… SEE MORE

  • Boating
  • Travel
My son, Ben, lands a striper on a stormy day at the Narragansett shore.

Up, Down — A Wild Week of Fishing at the RI Shore

10/5/2012

The past week has been a wild one, with some days seeing blitzes and others where I've been lucky to land a handful of fish. Tuesday, for example, was a humbling day. I saw tons of fish breaking, mostly stripers feeding on big schools of bay anchovies that were about… SEE MORE

  • Fishing
A kayak is the ideal way to explore Seal Bay, which shoals dramatically in spots. Watch the tide!

A Great Kayak Trip to Vinalhaven's Seal Bay

10/4/2012

Seal Bay on Vinalhaven is one of those areas of the chart that my eye is drawn to, and once there, lingers for awhile as I realize how much shoreline is packed into those inlets and how little of it I've seen. I've paddled through it a couple of times,… SEE MORE

  • Boating
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