When it comes to teenage boating, you must keep yourself aware of how they are performing, especially with the boys who tend to be well, “Antsy?” Whatever. There is a better word, but I don’t have it right now.My grandsons grew up on the bays…
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Hidden in the shallows of coastal tidal salt marshes are very special gems, some of which are 5 to 9 inches in length. They are not glistening diamonds; they are turtles, whose shell is adorned with diamond-shaped plates (scutes) with different colored growth rings, giving…
A cruise ship by any other name is a passenger liner. But not vice versa.Ocean liners were designed to transport passengers and deliver mail from one country to another. They were simply a mode of transportation, such as the TITANIC’s ‘unthinkable’ voyage from the United…
Never do today what you can put off till tomorrow! Actually, that is pretty bad advice and usually I don’t do that. I like to take care of minor problems before they are a major problem. In the beginning of September, I had one of…
I hope you all enjoyed my last article about our very first trip to Watch Hill Fire Island back in September of 1998 – 27 years ago. It’s amazing how fast the years have gone. What do they say the days are long but the…
The holiday season is quickly approaching again. Time for all the family and friend gatherings that make this time of year so much fun. I love going to parties and seeing how everyone decorates their homes be in Christmas trees or Menorahs. All the twinkling…
As the winter holidays near, we feel a change in the air. The days are shorter and the nights are colder. Change is part of life, sometimes welcome… sometimes not. We see changes over time in the maritime community. From a cultural standpoint, we see…
During the time of COVID, many folks felt constricted by what became housed in lifestyles and the definite sense of depression that hung over us, which was hard to escape. People began to look for outdoor pursuits that would be uplifting, out in the fresh…
Well, that season, like all of them, went too fast. It’s not over yet though. November presents plenty of opportunities to go out with a bang. By choice or not depending on your marina manager, sadly a good number of boats are winterized and wrapped…
Jersey anglers are entering the finest months of the year, more specifically, striper hounds are ready to get theirs. Striper fishing will be firing on all cylinders as November through the end of December usher in hordes of migratory bass on their way southward. From…