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Lower Narragansett Bay Pays Off for Striper Fishermen
I made the move away from the upper Bay to the cooler waters southward on June 1. It paid off with the best evening of fishing I have had in weeks. The score for the night was thirteen stripers from 18-26 inches and a lone blue. If you get The… SEE MORE
Technology and Vigilance Help Protect Wildlife on Metinic
Sometimes it’s a hard life being a tern: there’s bad weather, trying to find food, and trying to avoid becoming food. Our research is not always done when the sun sets. Some predators will use the cover of night to their advantage. Because of this we use night vision binoculars… SEE MORE
Puma Crew Leaps into Contention in Volvo Ocean Race
Newport's Ken Read and the rest of the Puma/BERG Propulsion-sponsored crew aboard Mar Mostro leaped into medal contention on May 31 with an impressive third-place finish in the transatlantic leg of the Volvo Ocean Race. The team now sits in third place overall in the 39,000-mile yacht race around the… SEE MORE
Former Boat of the Year to be on Display at 2012 Show
Kathleen IV, a fifty-foot Wesmac hull that was finished off for a knowledgeable owner and debuted at the 2008 show and was selected by Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors magazine as one of the Boats of thee Year, will be on display at this year's show in Rockland. The boat… SEE MORE
Bay Water Heats Up, Bay Fishing Cools Down
A NOAA website listed the bay water temperature on May 30 at Conimicut, which is mid-Bay, at 71 degrees. In the past few days those reading have ranged from 71 to 74 degrees. That sudden warm-up has sent the stripers packing from the upper Bay waters. I have not taken… SEE MORE
Preparing Maine's Seabird Islands for Summer
Now that our summer intern program has begun, crews are busy preparing the islands of the Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuges for the seabirds that call them home each summer. Here are two reports, from Metinic and from Eastern and Western Brother's Islands. From Metinic, the crew of Chelsea… SEE MORE
Exploring Baltimore's Inner Harbor - The USS Torsk
This is the second of five entries related to the Historic Ships in Baltimore -- the World War II boat USS Torsk. Note that a submarine -- no matter how big it may be -- is never referred to as a ship... it's always referred to as a boat. And… SEE MORE
For the Birds: A Weekend on Outer Green Island
We arrived on Outer Green Island by small boat out of Falmouth, and then even smaller boat onto the protected seabird nesting island in Casco Bay. It was quickly apparent that the best method of landing ashore was via wing power; perhaps second choice might have been via boogie board… SEE MORE
Ben Ellison to Lead 2012 PBR Power Boat Fleet
Ben Ellison, owner and editor of the on-line marine electronics blog Panbo, has signed on as the Power Boat Fleet Guide for the 2012 Penobscot Bay Rendezvous August 16-19. Ellison, aboard his 37’ Duffy Gizmo, will be the go-to-guy for the weekend’s powerboat owners and guests. An expert in many… SEE MORE
Enjoying the View from Isle of Hope Marina
My wife and I, along with our daughter, three dogs, and a cat, live aboard our trawler. We semi-retired in September of 2011 and cruised from Connecticut up to Albany, New York, and then wandered south. We cruised down the Hudson River, along the New Jersey shore, up Delaware Bay,… SEE MORE
Sail Newport and Museum of Yachting Partner on Facility
Sail Newport and The Museum of Yachting will partner to create a new type of public sailing facility in Newport — one that marries maritime history, heritage and on-water activity. Both organizations will share space under a single roof, in the building that has been home to the museum at… SEE MORE
Readying for Bermuda: Teak, Electronics, and Hard Work
Preparing for yachts for the Newport-Bermuda Race puts boatyards through a race of their own, and we've had a big one this year. Sky, a Swan 53, joined Front Street Shipyard in February shortly after getting a new owner. The decision was made during the owner’s first visit that the… SEE MORE
