Long Island Boating World
I have always believed that anyone who aspires to elected office should have strong foundations in world history, ethics, geography and a psychological test. It’s also an obligation as citizens to educate ourselves as much as possible in order to follow the direction of our…
One of the special delights I enjoy when out on the water – or simply walking around the shoreline – is the variety and diversity of shorebirds. From the magnificent albatross that lives most of its life at sea, to the diminutive sand pipers scurrying…
The Skeleton Coast is a 500-mile-long desolate shore that is one of the most dangerous in the world. It is part of present-day Namibia in West Africa. The name Skeleton Coast comes from the large amount of whale and seal bones that are found there.…
From the ship’s captain to the cabin boat, the terms starboard and port have to be understood and as familiar as the terms left and right. In fact, it was the confusion caused by the custom of calling the left side of the ship the…
Mutiny is the most serious of maritime crimes; an organized rebellion against a crew’s ‘leader’, punishable by death. Just the word itself sounds bad. But, in one notable case, it was truly a matter of ‘give me liberty or give me death’.This is not the…
The lookout kept a sharp watch on the barren rolling seas of the North Atlantic. He and the rest of the crew of the Life magazine expedition were scanning the horizon for a yellow oil drum that had been placed as a marker. On deck,…
Well, not quite, but very close. Last month, I explained the trouble I had with an exhaust tube being damaged by a poorly aimed pressure washer. The repair worked out well and after getting that done, it was time to scrape barnacles off the running…
From late spring through fall, three different species of jellyfish can be encountered in the waters of Long Island Sound. Found along the northeastern Atlantic coast and Canada, the Moon jellyfish, Aurelia aurita, is the most abundant jellyfish in the Sound. Easily identified, it has…
It’s already a few months into our boating season here in the Northeast. At the time of this writing, I’m praying the extreme winds we had in the Spring (did we have a Spring?) aren’t still being a nuisance. Great for sailing, not so much…