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Exploring Baltimore's Inner Harbor - Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse
This is the last of five entries related to the Historic Ships in Baltimore. Built in 1855, the Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse is the oldest screw-pile lighthouse in Maryland. This particular example is in fine condition, though it's lacking full access all the way up into the light itself. Other screw-pile lighthouses… SEE MORE
5 a.m. in Cabot Cove
The first sail of the season is an event. Coasting into Cabot Cove, within Pulpit Harbor, I headed for my favorite spot deep inside, as Christmas lost enough way to lower our anchor. It was the perfect forecast for a first night at anchor — no wind. Later, onshore in… SEE MORE
Exploring Baltimore's Inner Harbor
This is the fourth of five entries related to the Historic Ships in Baltimore -- the US Coast Guard Cutter Taney, the last ship still afloat that fought in the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Compared to the submarine USS Torsk, the Lightship Chesapeake and the USS… SEE MORE
Foot-Long Blues Invade Narragansett Bay
Foot long bluefish have invaded Narragansett Bay. They seem to be everywhere, whether you fish from shore or fish from a boat. The odd thing is that they are not schooled up. You see individual fish breaking here and there whenever any bait comes around. Last night I tried a… SEE MORE
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
