Ok! We get it! Your boat is dry-docked, winterized, and wrapped. The holidays are over and all the boat gizmos you were gifted for the holidays are stacked in the corner on your side of the bed so you can dream about boating. Your wife…
Posts published in “January 2023”
When you think of Tahiti, most people conjure up exotic images of Bora Bora and the gorgeous peeks and atolls of the Society Islands. Tahiti is a lot more both geographically and culturally than these popular islands that 95% of tourists visit.In square miles over…
New York’s worst maritime disaster and the nation’s second deadliest maritime didn’t happen off the coast in the Atlantic Ocean or Long Island Sound but in the East River less than a few hundred feet from shore.On June 15, 1904, crowds of happy people, mostly…
We’ve all seen pictures of people sitting in the cockpit with a drink in their hand, pictures that usually come with articles about living on a boat. Some of us read the articles and think about the lucky ones able to agree to abandon the…
With the War to End All Wars in her wake, the former U.S.S. Northern Pacific, and later U.S.A.T. Northern Pacific, had become too burdensome and expensive for the United States Army to operate and maintain. While she had been one of the fastest troop transports…
Our legal system is an adversarial one when it comes to civil and criminal proceedings. It’s one side against the other… plaintiff vs. defendant. Even where the stage might appear to be free of conflict, such as the absent-minded inventor with a new light bulb…
When visiting the beautiful South Carolina Grand Strand on your next vacation, golf, or boating trip you will undoubtedly encounter many restaurants heralding their “World Famous Calabash Style Seafood.”Just drive down Kings Highway/Business 17 in Myrtle Beach along the famed “Restaurant Row” and you are…
On Sunday, June 2, 1918, a band playing “Where Do We Go from Here” marched along Atlantic City’s boardwalk, to the cheers of spectators. Then, as the band neared South Tennessee Avenue, the music came to an abrupt stop. The crowd’s attention had turned toward…
There is nothing on Earth that has inspired more soul felt scribbling than the sea. Whether stormy or calm, arctic or tropical; back when under sail or now with engine hum, there’s just something about the sea that leads to transcendent thoughts and emotions put…
Another year has gone by, and a new one to make the most of. We all have our challenges but I could have definitely done without some of mine. But I survived it all and look forward to a better year ahead.It’s soup time again…