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Yellow Flag

Last weekend, while enjoying the entertainment at Mile Marker One on the Annisquam, I got into a conversation about the perils of passing under the Blynman Bridge. My new-found boater friend had recently had bad luck transiting the passage way due to three contributing factors. One, the tide was turning, which caused a series of tall, flat, waves to build up under the bridge. Two, she allowed too many passengers to congregate in the bow, which precluded the boat’s ability to climb, as opposed to plow, through waves. Three, she misjudged the timing of boats intent on coming up river [...]

August 7th, 2019|

Skinny Water

Recently I was talking to a relative about a recent GPS purchase. He was very excited about his new electronic addition and the ability to pilot his boat with added confidence through all sorts of weather. As we conversed, the focus drifted to dangers lying close to the the buoys that marked safe passage. Over the past few weeks, we had both noticed the impact of the off-season in a variety of places, from the entrance to Manchester Harbor to the middle of the Annisquam river to the Essex river inlet from Ipswich Bay. Over the winter, abrupt water depth [...]

June 23rd, 2019|