The California gold rush began in 1848 and people from all over the United States rushed to California in search of gold. Some traveled the difficult overland route, but many made the voyage on ships around Cape Horn to the West Coast. After dropping off…
Long Island Boating World
Armed with four torpedoes and two twin Browning machine guns, the small, fast and highly maneuverable PT boats (patrol, torpedo boats) were an important part of the U.S. Navy’s weapons systems during World War ll. Equipped with a trio of Packard engines, their maximum speed,…
If you’re like me you probably planned a few projects over the winter, for the boat and maybe the house. I had planned a few and after the fall season of raking leaves for days on end I was able to start on them.First up…
This month’s article is a hybrid centering on magnetic boat compasses and it includes a short story at the end relating to the subject by my associate writer, Mark C. (Sea) Nuccio titled “Three Compasses” which you may or may not enjoy. The subject of…
The Hendricks Head Lighthouse Station had been commissioned in 1829 on Southport Island near Boothbay Harbor in Maine. The area overlooks the mouth of the Sheepscot River and the Atlantic Ocean near the Cuckolds Light, and views the Sequin Island Lighthouse. This location helped bring…
Sometimes, the simplest thing can take on monumental proportions – if you get it wrong. And setting a proper anchor, and retrieving (or “weighing it” so you can “make way”), can make all the difference in the world when the wind starts to stiffen and…
Captain Murray stepped onto the bridge and scanned the horizon. The gale-whipped waves crested as his charge, the S.S. Alaska of the Guion Line, neared the waters off Fire Island, Long Island. In the distance, he finally spotted the torch of a pilot boat approaching.…
Observing the way different vessels move through the water can be interesting. A 20-foot Flying Dutchman on a downwind reach at 8 knots seems to fly across wave tops with little more than a quiet “swoosh” to mark its tracks. In contrast, a 20-foot club…
Wow has it been a cold winter!! I am so looking forward to Spring.As I may or may not have mentioned before, I don’t eat much red meat and overall, don’t get enough protein in my diet, despite eating beans, chicken and fish. I read…
Almost there. That thought pretty much sums up the month of March for me and most anglers. Just as the off season felt like it would never end, it’s about to. In the same mindset of championships being won in the offseason, so too does…