Man overboard training has begun! As I wrote last month, a little scare while out in bad weather made us realize that beside myself, someone else needs to have some basic knowledge of operating our boat. And so, on a beautiful quiet, wind free day…
Posts published in “October 2022”
Aids to navigation have been around coastal waters since the first Neanderthal went fishing in a calm bay cove. Having caught all he needed, he paddled back in his crude willow branch and hide skin boat and found that low tide arrived, and a sand…
Famous Ships – Part 1 … The Stories They Tell … 1, The Santa Maria … This ship was the largest of Christopher Columbuses’ 3 ships. It was the flagship for his voyage across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492 …The Niña and Pinta were support…
I am oft reminded of this expression and it goes back to Biblical days – when there were fewer people and even fewer boats. If each generation wants to hand over these creeks and bays to their children and grandkids in the condition that we…
Fall has arrived with all its beautiful colors. For me it’s the time to enjoy the cooler weather and go bicycling on the rail trails that are all over the Northeast. A nice time to just walk around your neighborhood and local parks too.For cooking,…
When people think about filing a maritime lawsuit, they think primarily in terms of substantive law. That means they focus on “big picture” things. In a boating accident, these substantive law issues often revolve around theories of negligence. Was a vessel traveling at excessive speed?…
It’s been a quiet summer, so far, and we haven’t traveled very much. That’s mostly due to the price of fuel and COVID avoidance. The Blonde, my wife, has had her job as an architectural troubleshooter cut back to three days a week but it’s…
The fall run has not disappointed. Striper fishing is steady and improving, albies abound, along with some gator blues in the mix. When weather windows allow, tuna are anywhere from 5 to 150 miles off our shores, the sea bass bag limit has ticked up…
What can be said about fishing in October aside from making the best of all opportunities you encounter? I hate to say it, but the end of another boating season can now be seen on the horizon, and for many, it could very well end…
October’s cool nights and sunny days mean all that’s good is coming to the Jersey Shore. Without a doubt, October is one of if not the best months to wet a line along the Garden State. So much is happening that the Fall Run officially…