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It is mid-April, and the weekend forecast calls for temperatures in the 80s. Now, in New England, until we’re safely past Memorial Day, Mother Nature [...]
40 Yard Line
Yesterday I attended the annual Maine Boatbuilders show in its new venue, the Portland Sports Complex. The show, spread out over two domed football playing [...]
Early Signs
It’s early March and a major snowstorm is forecasted to hit the area within the next few days. However, spring is right around the corner, [...]
Maine Boatbuilders Show, Friday, March 24 – Sunday, March 26
The spring boat show season is moving into high gear. The New England show finished a couple of weeks ago, and the Maine Show is [...]
General Dynamics Introduces Bluefin SandShark
A new autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) is now available for purchase by scientific, defense, and commercial customers. The underwater “drone” can cruise up to five [...]
Boat Show Snippets
I attended the New England boat show yesterday. It was quite an event with lots of new boats and service professionals. Here are a few [...]
Time To Check In
It’s been a mild winter in New England so far this year. There’s been some snow and cold temperatures, but, in general, it’s been a [...]
Self-Drive Canal Boating in Canada, Spring 17
Le Boat, a service company with 900 self-drive canal cruisers among various European countries, is planning to offer the service in Canada next Spring. [...]
‘Tis the Season
Winter has arrived in New England. It’s 25 degrees out and snow is in the forecast. By most standards, it is not an ideal time [...]
Fall Flippers
We’re starting to move towards the tail end of the boating season. The days are growing shorter, and the breezes cooler. To be sure, there [...]