What do you call a man with serious interests in growing kelp, cleaning up beaches and the surrounding waters and partnering with Cornell Cooperative Extension, Stony Brook University, Adelphi University, the Town of Oyster Bay, Lazy Point Farms and Friends of the Bay? You’d call…
Long Island Boating World
So far, after all the work I have done on the boat, it’s been a very good summer on the boat. Swimming and cruising on the bay have been an uneventful and pleasant experience. I have only had to make a couple of adjustments on…
Here we are again nearing the end of summer. Hopefully we’ll have some nice weather through October. Due to a deployment and some health challenges, I wasn’t working out on the water this season but am hoping to get out a couple of times before…
The History of the Ship’s Compass … A compass is a device that indicates direction. It is one of the most important instruments used for navigation on land, over the seas, and in the atmosphere. Ironically, even though it all happened centuries ago, the name…
You love your boat. You keep it shining and mechanically perfect. That’s the way most boat owners are. But do you have the same concern for where you dock your vessel, be it at home or in a marina? The fact is you can avoid…
With the summer doldrums hitting harder this year with higher air and water temps, I know I’m not the only one excited for some September fishing. The migration of striped bass will be starting by month’s end, a more reasonable (6 fish) black sea bass…
For many reasons, September is my second-favorite month of the year, only falling behind October for the top spot. This is when the air begins to finally begin cooling down, most tourists leave my quaint little shoreline town, and best of all, every type of…
September officially marks the end of tourist summer, and while we are thankful for the visitors business, we now enter local’s summer where fishermen gain our beaches back from the multicolored umbrellas, closed off areas and restricted beach buggy access. Summer water temps sure took…
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 trouble shooter cut back to three days a week but…
There are many types of roses cultured by the most incredible botanists and horticulturists since the first garden varieties were cultured in China almost 5,000 years ago. From there it spread overland and sea routes to the Middle East. As Rome grew, so did the…