High season at the top of the ditch
June 15, 2017
In addition to marking the start of my third year on Medicare, July is the beginning of the high season for a boat nut, the
In addition to marking the start of my third year on Medicare, July is the beginning of the high season for a boat nut, the
It’s 5 o’clock one cool, misty September morning on Crab Alley Creek. The fog is so thick we have to feel our way upstream in
High above Mile Zero of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (well, not that high), I find myself switching the thermostat to cool as the sun pushes
Oyster farming on Chesapeake Bay is on the rise thanks to the opening of new oyster grounds and the streamlining of regulations. Once home to
The end of 2016 was nice at the bottom of the Bay, with a couple of cruising rallies to the islands getting off on time
The first few times I worked with photographer Jay Fleming, I began to toy around with the possibility that he might be a vampire. “Meet
The cover date of the Soundings issue you’re reading is January 2017. As I write this, I wonder where 2016 went, a question that pops
You’d have a tired bottom, too, if yours were 127 years old. That’s the case with the Edna E. Lockwood, an historic, log-bottom Chesapeake Bay
Initially, our plan to move to the Bottom of the Bay included residency here primarily in the spring and fall, with long stays aboard our
A 24-foot research vessel will be used to test the latest technologies to detect and protect whales.
The Italian yard adds a new model to its popular Gozzo line.
According to these owners, when it comes to buying a day boat, it pays to shop around.
This American firm founded in California built elegant cruisers for 85 years.
Days after she won the prize that became the America’s Cup, she was sold, but that was not the end.
Spring has sprung in Maine and beautiful boats are being prepped for launch
Ocean Signal has an environmentally friendly alternative to traditional flares.
This cruising destination is so under the radar, it’s really a boaters’ paradise.
Before she was sunk by a German torpedo in 1915, Lusitania was one of the grandest and fastest passenger ships to cross the Atlantic Ocean.
Cuttyhunk and its neighbor Penikese are quiet cruising destinations in the Elizabeth Islands.
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