In my June article (Looking Back), I wrote about a boat show I attended with my father back in the late sixties or early seventies. There was one particular boat that I saw, which left a lasting impression. It was a Tollycraft sport fishing boat.…
Long Island Boating World
It’s gonna’ be a hot day, what better way to get cool than to step aboard and feel the cool breeze as you speed across the water. Well, not quite! If you’ve never given any thought to dangers of boating in hot weather and exposure…
It’s seriously upsetting that time flies by so fast – it seems summer had just begun and now we’re in August. I had toyed with buying myself a kayak or paddleboard this summer, as I have never owned a boat or anything to go out…
Deep summer in New England. Hydrangeas are popping, beach and lake shores are packed with locals and vacationers alike. Lobster rolls and ice cream cones are acceptable at any meal. We look around at all of the green and find it hard to imagine that…
August is an amazing month to be fishing on Long Island. So many species to target both inshore and offshore, and no better place to beat the heat than on the water. Novice or expert, August is the month where anyone has a shot to…
A searing heatwave blanketed the state through early July, most likely setting the stage for a blistering August. If that’s the case, tropical currents will be upon us in the waters and we should be seeing plenty of exotic species moving up into the area…
If you have never visited the Long Island Maritime Museum in West Sayville, you are missing a real experience, especially if you love boats and bay history. It sits on land with a great bay view and various historic buildings for displays and active boat…
The literal translation of the Arabic word dahabiya is the English word “Golden”. A dahabiya is a unique shallow draft boat that looks more like a barge than a boat and is propelled by the wind, river current or oars. It is a boat with…
The first European settlers to reach the shores of Massachusetts often found piles of lobsters stranded on the beach. Then regarded as “cockroaches of the sea,” they were used as bait and fertilizers, and eventually fed to servants, prisoners and slaves. But by the late…
The Ward Line’s 480-foot-long luxury cruise ship, SS Morro Castle, made regular runs between New York City and Havana, Cuba, in the 1930s. On her maiden voyage in 1930, she made the 1,100-mile run in 59 hours. Even though the trips were during the Great…