September 2024

By liboatingworld

Published in August 2024

Mark Twain, Captain, Author and Passenger
Mark Twain, Captain, Author and Passenger
By Mark C. Nuccio
“When I was a boy, there was but one permanent ambition among my comrades…that was to be a steamboat man.” Mark Twain.Many of us think...
Pontoon Boat
Pontoon Boat
By Capt. Bob Cerullo
In all my years of boating, I never had too much to do with pontoon boats. There was one vacation several years ago on a...
Crabbing for Blue Crabs in Long Island Sound
Crabbing for Blue Crabs in Long Island Sound
By Robert Bachand
Blue crabs, beautiful and graceful swimmers, provide a delicate, sweet flavor for any seafood lover. Traditionally, the year-round population of Long Island Sound blue crabs...
A Quest For Greatness
A Quest For Greatness
By Gregory Pettys
The first I read about Sir Ernest Shackleton’s daring exploits was in the 1959 book Endurance, a New York Times best-seller, by Alfred Lansing. My...
Skipper’s Corner
Skipper’s Corner
By Capt. Eddy Smith (retired)
Not everyone is fortunate enough to own a waterfront home with your boat waiting a few steps across the lawn or deck. Many boaters can...