Well, Labor Day has come and gone. It’s been a good summer for boating, lots of warm, sunny weather and moderate sea conditions. Many boaters shift gears after the holiday, trading oars for pigskins. However, some choose to enjoy the crisp air and clear water late into the season. Environmental conditions shift in the fall, and two important ones are swell size and sunlight conditions. It’s not unusual to encounter 6-8 foot steep swells after Labor Day and that’s important because many lobstermen do not provide enough scope to their pot lines which causes the buoys to submerge under the [...]