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Long Island Boating World

Walking in the Quiet Time

There are a few places along the New England shore in winter where the only sounds you’ll hear are the cry of gulls and the only footprints you’ll see are your own. One of these places is Watch Hill, Rhode Island in the off-season, the…

Time Is Short

So much is going on right now I feel like I can’t keep up with it all. I love the Fall season but at the same time feel a bit of a crush to get things done. Leaves start falling, slowly at first and then…

Seamanship – We’re Being Boarded by the Coast Guard – Now What?

If you’ve ever seen the reflection of the blue-rotating hailing light in the reflection of your windshield, you’ve felt the quickening in certain parts of your body – “Jeez, what did I do wrong??” The United States Coast Guard can and will board you at…

Skippers Corner

I ran into Mark C. (Sea) Nuccio at the boat show last week at Tobay. I usually try to avoid him but the only place to duck behind was an eighty-year-old 4 ft 8 in woman stuffing a hot dog down her throat. So, there…