Cruising the Northwest Passage in the high Arctic is something casual boaters cannot do on their own. For my Arctic experience, I went with the experts at Adventure Canada. For 17 days we explored 3255 miles of remote waterways in the high latitudes of the…
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This past summer we cruised to Montauk for three nights, “The End”.Keep reading, there’s more! Montauk is literally the end. You will see bumper stickers and T-shirts attesting this. The geographical Long Island starts where Brooklyn and Manhattan are separated by the East River. It…
River was my destination on a pleasant winter day. I chose to visit here for a half-day road trip because I had the urge to be on the water. With my boat wrapped for the season, this easy-to-visit island had the water views I needed.Roosevelt…
This is part two of cruising to Pitcairn Island, the home of the mutineers of the HMAV Bounty and the world’s most remote island. Part one in last month’s Long Island Boating World can be read at www.liboatingworld.com or by emailing tab@tabhauser.com. Last month’s covered…
When you think of Tahiti, most people conjure up exotic images of Bora Bora and the gorgeous peeks and atolls of the Society Islands. Tahiti is a lot more both geographically and culturally than these popular islands that 95% of tourists visit.In square miles over…
When cruising the Connecticut coast consider a two-night stop in the town of Branford. This old New England town was settled in 1644 and has a population of about 28,000 people. It is located just east of New Haven and west of Guilford.Cruising here is…
Watch Hill, RI is a laid-back, small upscale beach and boating community that should be on your port of call list when cruising the region. Located on the southwest tip of the state, it is surrounded by water on three sides. This includes the Atlantic…
Long Island is the largest island in the contiguous 48 states. The South Shore beach coast extends east and nearly straight for 118 miles starting from New York Harbor and ending at Montauk Point. The north shore coast is shorter in east-west distance but has…
Being away from the sea and a boat from October until May is just too long for me. For my fourth winter boating story I went to get my fix of salty air by boarding a petite size, low frills cruise ship with 30 other…
Panic, according to Google word search is a “sudden sensation of fear, which is so strong as to dominate or prevent reason and logical thinking, replacing it with overwhelming feelings of anxiety and frantic agitation consistent with an animalistic fight-or-flight reaction.”When you are aboard a…