Lessons from Fishermen
March 1, 2019
Fishing may seem like an easy sport, but from my perspective—as a person who has never had much luck bringing keepers into the cockpit—success requires
Fishing may seem like an easy sport, but from my perspective—as a person who has never had much luck bringing keepers into the cockpit—success requires
My early boating education began at a Coast Guard Auxiliary class near Jamaica Bay in Brooklyn, New York. I remember the segment on seamanship, because
Although he grew up in the landlocked town of Hicksville, New York, Billy Joel says he always felt close to the sea.
I got lucky. My first experience on a charter was aboard a classic Trumpy.
On a damp gray morning in
September, I left a dry room in a B&B on Bellevue Avenue to walk down to Bannister’s Wharf, smack in the middle of the harbor front, ground zero for the town’s seafaring past.
It’s time for a change of watch at Soundings, but it’s definitely not goodbye. The ship sails on, with able crew.
I remember the first time I walked though the door at the Soundings
offices in Essex, Connecticut.
On a damp, gray day in May, I trudged along a country road lined by towering hornbeams, across a short field and past the chicken coop.
If I’m really honest with myself, my love of boating is deeply entwined — no, totally inseparable — from my love of the sea.
Pirate radio stations broadcasting from ships forced the BBC to give music fans what they wanted.
A century-old Long Island Sound lighthouse offers local students unforgettable lessons on the water.
Marine Travelift has been changing how yards, boatbuilders and marinas get things done for almost 70 years
Jeff Northrop helped reshape inshore angling when he introduced flats boats to the region.
J Craft’s swift speedboat, the Torpedo RS, embarks on a maiden voyage from Sweden to France.
Repainting is not always a simple procedure. Boat owners need to be decisive to get the best finish.
Two rocket scientists bring a space-age approach to desalination and water filtration.
A double-ender produced for a client decades ago is now a designer’s electric joyride.
A Mag Bay 43 gives a couple the thoughtful design they need to keep their twin boys at ease on the water.
Before trawler-style cruising went mainstream, the Mainship 34 was already doing it right.
