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.
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It’s the shared moments with friends that turn ordinary fishing trips into the stories we tell for years.
Smart maintenance can keep your ground tackle ready for calm nights or sudden blows.
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Living aboard is a dream for many boaters. The people who’ve done it share what they’ve learned along the way.
