Never do today what you can put off till tomorrow! Actually, that is pretty bad advice and usually I don’t do that. I like to take care of minor problems before they are a major problem. In the beginning of September, I had one of…
Long Island Boating World
I hope you all enjoyed my last article about our very first trip to Watch Hill Fire Island back in September of 1998 – 27 years ago. It’s amazing how fast the years have gone. What do they say the days are long but the…
The holiday season is quickly approaching again. Time for all the family and friend gatherings that make this time of year so much fun. I love going to parties and seeing how everyone decorates their homes be in Christmas trees or Menorahs. All the twinkling…
As the winter holidays near, we feel a change in the air. The days are shorter and the nights are colder. Change is part of life, sometimes welcome… sometimes not. We see changes over time in the maritime community. From a cultural standpoint, we see…
During the time of COVID, many folks felt constricted by what became housed in lifestyles and the definite sense of depression that hung over us, which was hard to escape. People began to look for outdoor pursuits that would be uplifting, out in the fresh…
Well, that season, like all of them, went too fast. It’s not over yet though. November presents plenty of opportunities to go out with a bang. By choice or not depending on your marina manager, sadly a good number of boats are winterized and wrapped…
Jersey anglers are entering the finest months of the year, more specifically, striper hounds are ready to get theirs. Striper fishing will be firing on all cylinders as November through the end of December usher in hordes of migratory bass on their way southward. From…
I tend to look at my saltwater fishing season as beginning in March searching for schoolie striped bass in tidal rivers and holdover creeks and ending when Connecticut tautog season closes in late November. Yes, November fishing can be rough weather-wise, but I’ve always felt…
If you love boating and sailing and want some sea adventures to keep you in a nautical frame of mind, I recommend you delve into the 16 books written by Tristan Jones over the course of his lifetime at sea.These books are exciting, full of…
The great ocean liners carried passengers across the Atlantic Ocean between Europe and America for nearly two centuries. These magnificent steam powered ships carried the rich and famous as well as immigrants seeking a new life. They competed against each other for the Blue Riband…