Boating News

A deep low-pressure system off the West Coast this week delivered the perfect gnarly waves for the U.S. Coast Guard in San Francisco, California, to train crews aboard its 47-foot Motor Lifeboat.

It’s been nearly two weeks since Hurricane Michael roared ashore near Mexico Beach, Florida. Recovery efforts are expected to last months, especially for marinas, dry stacks and other marine-related businesses.

A tour boat navigating around a coastal lava flow in Hawaii this week was struck by a large chunk of lava, injuring 23 people. The basketball-size rock punctured the boat’s roof and covered its deck with volcanic debris

The 115-foot Viking longship Draken Harald Harfage, a replica of the sailing and rowing craft used by Vikings more than 1,000 years ago, set sail this week for Boothbay Harbor, Maine, from the Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Connecticut

Fred Karash says that, right from the start, the whole thing felt like a shakedown.

The 2018 Maryland Legislature adjourned yesterday and among the last-minute bills that passed was a resolution to fund the Pride of Baltimore II, the globe-trotting sailing ambassador for Baltimore City and the state of Maryland, to the tune of $500,000 annually. Despite the funding, the tall ship is still facing a yearly $700,000 budget shortfall.

If you live in an area where boating has a cold off-season, there’s no better place than the Miami International Boat Show to shake off the winter blues. The event kicks off Feb. 15 on Virginia Key and runs through Feb. 19.

Despite facing immense skepticism, 23-year-old Boyan Slat plans on ridding the earth’s oceans of discarded plastics. He is preparing to demonstrate his innovative Ocean Cleanup system in the Pacific Ocean by the end of the year.

For the past 94 years, the SS Cuba has been lying at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean near San Miguel Island, just southwest of Santa Barbara, California.