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Exploring Baltimore's Inner Harbor - Chesapeake Lightship
This is the third of five entries related to the Historic Ships in Baltimore -- the Lightship Chesapeake. Unlike the USS Constellation, the Lightship Chesapeake isn't controversial and doesn't have any conspiracy theories swirling around her. Built in 1930, she was simply a lightship - and spent her long service… SEE MORE
Two Hulls Are Better Than One
In recent years we've been seeing more and more multihulls making their way up to Maine, and today a 75' sailing catamaran showed up at the Wayfarer Marine docks in Camden. At seventy-five feet overall and with a beam of thirty-five feet, this Privilege 745 is officially the beamiest boat… SEE MORE
Airshow Planned for 2012 Penobscot Bay Rendezvous
The world-famous Texas Flying Legends Museum will perform an airshow in Rockland on Friday, August 17, at 11:30 a.m. as part of the 2012 Penobscot Bay Rendezvous. The public will have a perfect view of the half-hour airshow from the Rockland Breakwater. Based out of Ellington Field in Houston, Texas,… SEE MORE
New Sabre 38 SE to Debut at Maine Show
Boatbuilders often choose the Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Show as the place to show off their newest designs, and this year's show will be no exception. Sabre Yachts has chosen to debut its new power yacht, the Sabre 38 Salon Express, at the show, which runs August 10-12 on… SEE MORE
Gorgeous Sunrises Abound for Chesapeake Boaters
Southern Maryland is renowned for being off the beaten path and far away from the hustle and bustle. This image helps to explain the draw for boaters of all types -- lots of big sky just waiting to be appreciated in serene surroundings. SEE MORE
Coastal Delights: June Evenings in Southern Maryland
Evenings here in Southern Maryland are almost always worth a stroll in the twilight hours. The watermen are coming in from a long day at work, the breeze slows to a glide, and the colors come out to play. SEE MORE
Pair Complete First SUP Gulf Stream Crossing
Two Stand Up Paddleboarders have now gone where no SUP has gone before — across the Gulf Stream. On June 9, Watermen Bill Whiddon and Thaddeus Foote set out from Bimini, Bahamas, on their stand-up paddleboards and aimed west toward Florida. They arrived in Miami a whopping 18 hours later… SEE MORE
Quite the Day of Fishing in Buzzards Bay
I'm moving around a lot more these days looking for fish. Yesterday, my brother Steven, my son Matt, and I went to Buzzards Bay in Steve's boat. There we caught tons of fish and landed five different species of fish. Boy, you certainly knew you were no longer in RI!… SEE MORE
VA Aquaculture a Bright Spot in Weak Economy
Virginia’s oyster aquaculture industry is growing steadily despite the struggling economy and some setbacks in hatchery production, according to a report from Virginia Institute of Marine Science and Virginia Sea Grant. In 2011, oyster growers sold over 23 million oysters worth more than $6.7 million — up 38% from 2010.… SEE MORE
Celebrate the Sea on World Oceans Day
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsWs6sDxGoY[/embed] If you're like us, you make it a point to appreciate the ocean every single day. But not everyone is able to take a minute or two out of their busy lives to stop and think about how important the sea really is, and so World Oceans Day is… SEE MORE
Paddler Undertakes 281-Mile Trip Around Buzzards Bay
The New England shoreline has some superb areas for kayaking, and an 81-year-old paddler from Wareham, Massachusetts, is nearly halfway through a remarkable expedition in Buzzards Bay that links some of the best. Since May 19, Richard Wheeler, a longtime resident and historian, has been paddling his kayak along the… SEE MORE
An Unexpected Guest on the Brothers Islands
Hello again from the Brothers. Since our last post we have had a very special visitor, an adorable young harbor seal pup. This young pup we found one morning stranded in the cove that connects Eastern to Western Brother’s Island. It is not unusual to see harbor seals from Western… SEE MORE