Here we are, at the beginning of another season of saltwater fishing in Southern New England. This is a wonderful time of the year for me as there is so much promise, so much hope, and so much excitement about the months that lie ahead.…
Long Island Boating World
A sense of normalcy has settled upon our lives, as Covid for now seems to be in the rear view mirror, God help us, it stays that way. May’s fishing is primed for success. As of late March, the striper run in Raritan Bay is…
The operation of a vessel on the water might be seen as similar to the operation of a vehicle on a roadway. In both, you have a helm, controls, and instrumentation. However, with the vehicle, one is often confined in place by a seatbelt with…
Piloting a Speedboat … Ready, Set, Go … But not too Fast !!! … Thinking back to 2020 when the pandemic reared its ugly head, not many people thought it would lead to an economic boom time for boat sales. In part, this was driven…
When I teach seamanship classes, I eventually get around to the fact that the sea is a dangerous and hostile place – but, if prepared, you can increase your odds dramatically if you view yourself as an astronaut on a far away planet. Help is…
Ice shrouded the rigging and angry seas swept over the deck as the Resolute plunged through the North Atlantic. Sailing out of New London, Connecticut on the whaler George Henry, Captain James Buddington found the British ship HMS Resolute locked in the ice, abandoned. The…
The Seawolf-class nuclear-powered fast attack submarines (SSN) are currently in service with the United States Navy. The class was originally intended to succeed the 688 Los Angeles-class attack boats, and design work began on it in 1983. A fleet of 29 submarines was planned to…
The British Royal Yacht Britannia was decommissioned in 1997 as a cost cutting measure. It certainly was impressive and added to the British image while providing a kind of floating British embassy with all the pomp and circumstance associated with British royalty.The building of a…
Stumbling below decks with a lighted lantern or candle on a wooden ship had definite risks. Oil lamps could drip, spill over and light a ship afire in no time. Candles had similar dangers. Lord knows how many ships afire sunk into King Neptune’s world…