Have you ever come across this scenario while captaining your vessel?Two boats are barreling down the channel at extreme speed. One should be over closer to the red “CAN” buoys and the other should be on the opposite side of the channel closer to the…
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I see it all the time. Boaters and guests hanging their butts anywhere they please on a boat in motion. Where are the Captains of these vessels? Asleep in the cabin? Vaping in the head? Downing a Bud? – Oops! I mean Coors! You are…
You’re going on your boat for a day of fishing with the crew, or perhaps a day with family and friends. What’s the best way to handle this on your vessel? Over the years I have observed many dos and don’ts when it comes to…
I have never been a fan of licensing everything we do. It goes against my grain. You need licenses to metal detect in New York State. There is both salt and freshwater fishing licensing. Hunting licensing, special permits to hike in certain places, shell fishing…
Foul Weather Gear Essentials So, you don’t want to be just a sunny day sailor? Well, if you’re really into boating why would you be? In our area of the Mid-Atlantic only slightly less then half our days are sunny anyway so be prepared for…
Driving over the Goose Neck Bridge at least four times a week, I keep noticing a fair-size Catalina-type sail boat abandoned on the southwest side, close to the base of the bridge. It’s obviously abandoned for convenience and is a critical danger to mariners using…
It came to my attention that NOAA Fisheries is proposing a 10 knot speed limit on all pleasure boats, between 35 ft and 65 ft., in order to decrease mortality rates of right whales. This would extend out 100 miles from shore. By the time…
You work hard and in your off time, you love taking your boat out into the bays to hang out and relax. Maybe your thing is fishing trips, anchoring up with friends, or just taking a quiet sail in the late afternoon. It’s all good.…
Aids to navigation have been around coastal waters since the first Neanderthal went fishing in a calm bay cove. Having caught all he needed, he paddled back in his crude willow branch and hide skin boat and found that low tide arrived, and a sand…
You love your boat. You keep it shining and mechanically perfect. That’s the way most boat owners are. But do you have the same concern for where you dock your vessel, be it at home or in a marina? The fact is you can avoid…