Have you ever noticed how our society is so often divided into two opposing groups? Conservatives versus liberals. Mc Donald’s versus Burger King. Lowe’s versus Home Depot. Coke versus Pepsi. Cats versus dogs. Button-fly versus zipper. Great taste versus less filling…I could go on and…
Long Island Boating World
Many of Long Island Sound’s beachgoers, scuba divers and boaters may not know that our waters harbor a species of coral, also found in the Caribbean and the west coast of Africa. Even scuba divers that have encountered the tiny, eye-arresting marine creature might not…
On a recent visit to the Deltaville Maritime Museum, a display of Pond Model boats captured my attention. More than 150 models of various kinds of boats, from tugboats to sailboats, are on display. This exhibit is a collection of pond boats amassed by Genevieve…
Each month, an interesting aspect of the world’s oldest continuous maritime service will be highlighted. The men and women of the United States Coast Guard follow in the fine tradition of the brave mariners who have served before them. As sentinels and saviors of the…
Makes you very grumpy! Last month, after replacing the cockpit stereo speakers I went below to find the air conditioner had failed as indicated by the message “HPF” on the air conditioner panel. HPF, means high pressure fault. Usually caused when the air conditioner compressor…
I hope you enjoyed my last article about Baci’s First Trip to Watch Hill Fire Island. Taking a puppy with you is like taking a newborn……you never know how things would go. I hope I shared enough tips with everyone in case you were thinking…
The lighthouse is on Point Arguello, located in Santa Barbara County, California. It serves the Santa Barbara channel, Gaviota Coast, joining Vanderuberg Space Force Base near the city of Lompoc, California. The original lighthouse was built in 1901 and had a white square tower above…
Usually, as soon as I write a column on de-commissioning the boat for the winter season, Indian Summer arrives to bathe us in the last warmth of the year. As of this writing, it seems like it has arrived – but no one needs much…
Picking up from where we left off in September by proclaiming it as my favorite month to fish, I admit October is a close second. At worst, it would be third behind July, usually my favorite big striper month. But October to me has more…
People often see statistics as something associated with dull presentations about profit & loss statements in corporate boardrooms. But the recent 2024 Recreational Boating Statistics report offers the marine community a good deal of information that could make for safer boating in the future. There’s…