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The Sailaway Gourmet

We celebrated Memorial Day and here we are heading into full swing for our summer season. I hope we all get to spend a lot of time out on the water with our friends and family. Our summer picnics, BBQ’s, and gatherings on boats always…

NJ Fishing Report

Last year at this time we had no reports due to the pandemic shutting most everything down from marinas to tackle shops to charter boats. Thankfully, it appears we have much more freedom and opportunity this June to get out and enjoy the outdoors. To…

CT Fishing Report

When the northward migrating stripers are feeding on squid any “look alike”, anything from some deer tail hair on a chunk of lead to a sophisticated duplicate will draw strikes and catch fish. In deeper water hard-core striper anglers jig, troll deep or use fresh…

LI Fishing Report

May started with a great deal of wind and rain. This made it difficult for anglers to get out and chase their favorite fish. But when Mother Nature allowed, those who made it out were not disappointed. Opening day fluke fishing saw some real good…

Autonomous Ships

Cars that drive themselves have been around for years. So it is a no brainer that boats would one day be driving themselves. In fact, they have been doing short trip across rivers and bays for quite a while. Unmanned underwater exploration vessels have been…

The Boat I Didn’t Buy

The old Huckins in the back of the used car lot had seen better days. Where repairs had been made they seemed to have been made by a person who had never been on a boat before. I did not expect a $4,500 boat that…

The Sea Islands of South Carolina

My beautiful home state of South Carolina boasts 187 miles of Atlantic coastline renowned as the Lowcountry and Just off our sand beaches lays one of its most striking features, the Sea Islands; an extended string of twenty-five barrier islands that transform constantly with the…

Taking Exit One off the LI Sound

Captains and families on the Long Island Sound do not have to go far for a fun weekend on their boat. Long Island’s north shore has six “exits” off the Long Island Sound that are worth a visit. These include three bays, two harbors and…