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Educate the Crew
It doesn’t matter if you’re an old salt, or just have a few voyages under your keel, you probably figured out, early on, that things [...]
46th Annual Newport International Boat Show, September 15 – 18th
It’s hard to believe, but summer is winding down, and the fall boat shows are on the horizon. The Newport show is particularly enjoyable due [...]
Trailer Gymnastics
It's that time of year again and springtime commissioning is in high gear. The checklist outlines a number of different activities from hull washing to [...]
Do Good and Do Well
Recently I attended the annual Maine Boatbuilders boat show. There was a wide variety of booths and among them, a number of old friends to [...]
Online Navigation Course
Navigational skills are useful regardless of whether you’re piloting on a river, lake, or ocean. However, for many boaters, it’s not convenient to attend a [...]
Maine Boatbuilders Show, March 18-20, Portland ME
The annual Maine Show is coming up fast. The Show will feature a broad and diversified group of marine specialists. Boat builders that work with [...]
Boat Show Snippets
Last Sunday marked the end of the winter boat show and luckily I was able to attend on the final day. Cruising the event floor, [...]
Checking In
Here in New England, we’re in middle of winter doldrums. Fortunately, it’s been a relatively mild season so far, which is good and bad. It’s [...]
Progressive® Insurance New England Boat Show, February 13-21
The annual winter boating show will fill the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center when it kicks off in about two weeks. As usual, the show [...]
Where’s the Skiff?
There’s a common fantasy among many hardcore boaters in this neck of the woods, namely, boating in the serious off-season months of December thru March. [...]