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…
Long Island Boating World
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…
A Brief History of Whaling …The commercial whaling fishery in the United States is thought to have started in the 1650s when a series of contracts were established between Long Island residents and the Shinnecock Indians … Further North, the Wampanoag Tribesmen are thought to…
It came to my attention that NOAA Fisheries is proposing a 10 knot speed limit on all pleasure boats, between 35 ft and 65 ft., in order to decrease mortality rates of right whales. This would extend out 100 miles from shore. By the time…
We were running out of food so after several weeks on a rented mooring at Block Island, we headed Patty O’, our 42-foot Huckins sedan cruiser, back to our boat yard.Once back in our slip, after fueling Patty O’ and Mustard, our 22-foot Century runabout,…
Well, the transition to counting down to spring is here. 2022 was a solid season regardless of the homestretch on the east end being a bit lackluster. The spring bluefish bite was the best I’ve ever seen in my 9 seasons of fishing in between…
Happy New Year! January is a weird month fishing-wise for me as well as most of the boating population in southern New England. It’s close enough to the end of the fishing season to still be fresh in our minds, but it’s also just removed…