By the year 2030 the US Census predicts 20% of us will be 65 or older. The New York Times is worried about the prospects of the financial challenge of so many of us living longer. If you look around your marina you’ll probably find…
Long Island Boating World
Bill Sisson grew up along the shore in Watch Hill and describes himself as, “one of a small group of gangly, feral boys who spent hours at the Watch Hill Lighthouse scouring the low-tide rocks for lost fishing gear, terrifying both fish and one another…
“Water, water, everywhere, and all the boards did shrink; Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink.”-The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge It’s a simple three-atom molecule element that covers three-fourths of the earth’s surface at depthsup to 6-1/2 miles deep.…
Driving over the Goose Neck Bridge at least four times a week, I keep noticing a fair-size Catalina-type sail boat abandoned on the southwest side, close to the base of the bridge. It’s obviously abandoned for convenience and is a critical danger to mariners using…
At the time of this writing, I am in Florida working for a few months. Thankfully I am missing all the cold weather in the North. If I were home though, I would attend one of the many boat shows in the Northeast, bound to…
Keeping Our Waterways Clean … Marine salvage is the process of recovering a ship and its cargo after a shipwreck or other maritime casualty … Identify the Scope of Services Required … The scope of services performed by salvage companies are very broad. Salvage may…
Just a little bit longer. It’s such a rough stretch from after the Super Bowl until fishing starts back up again. At least there have been the usual distractions and a new one to keep my sanity.I’m still getting through my arsenal of plugs that…
For open-water fishermen in Southern New England, February is nearly universally considered to be the toughest month of the year, and this is especially true for the saltwater purist. To be completely honest, there are very few options available this month locally for a boater…
January through March is known as “show season” with dozens of outdoor and boating trade shows to fill the time between fishing seasons. It’s a good thing they were around to keep anglers busy as January wreck fishing was pretty darn slow for blackfish and…
Arbitration is a big part of dispute resolution with matters involving maritime law. Maybe it’s the fact that the marine sector has its unique elements, such as salvage law, that lends itself to specialized arbitrators who deal with such issues on a daily basis. It’s…