Imagine cruising through unfamiliar waters without your GPS sonar, nautical navigation charts or even electricity. That’s what Colonial-era ship captains faced while sailing through the Chesapeake Bay. Its jagged coastlines, treacherous shoals and unpredictable forces of nature created a harrowing experience for sailors who only had buoys in the water and signal fires on land to keep Read More
Cruising the Chesapeake Bay & Long Island Sound towards Maine
Bon Voyage Welcome Aboard! We departed from our homeport in Vero Beach, Fla., headed north to Maine aboard our 78’ Ocean Alexander, Rhythm ‘n Blues. This journey took us to many ports of call, traveling over 5,500 nautical miles from Florida to Maine and back. The daunting task of making all of these marina reservations was Read More
13 Top Summer Boating Destinations
Irvington, Va. Sited on the banks of Carter Creek where it flows into the Rappahannock River, Irvington boasts deep, protected waters and a quaint Colonial ambiance. The village once thrived as a stop for steamboats carrying goods and travelers across southern Chesapeake Bay, which is why The Steamboat Era Museum here is so popular today. For more history, head to Christ Church (finished in Read More
Lake George, New York
Narrow, 32-mile-long Lake George is nicknamed the Queen of the American Lakes. It is surrounded by the Adirondack mountains, which amounts to some of the most stunning scenery on the East Coast. Its pristine waters and untouched wilderness are also steeped in American history. Fort William Henry, built by the British, sits on its southern Read More
Fishing in Manasquan, New Jersey
Though New Jersey may be best known for Bruce Springsteen, “The Sopranos” and a boisterous governor, the state’s 127 miles of coastline boasts some of the finest fishing found on the planet. While it’s possible to enjoy good fishing for a variety of species year ‘round, including winter months, the best opportunities to score some of the tastiest fish Read More
Cruising from Maryland to Maine
Our summer boating season has begun! My husband Rick and I cruise on Artemis, our Offshore 54 Pilothouse, which we purchased in Ft. Lauderdale in 2014 with plans of completing the Great Loop over a three-year period. Last year was our first year cruising and it consisted of four legs beginning in Ft. Lauderdale in Read More
Interview with the Manager of Harbor East Marina – Baltimore, Maryland
How long have you been manager at Harbor East? Harbor East Marina opened in May of 1994 and I have been the General Manager ever since. You have seen lots of changes in Baltimore’s Harbor throughout the years. Which change was the most exciting? The Star-Spangled Sailabration in September 2014 with the hordes of visitors that poured into Read More
Birding in Cape May, NJ
Cape May, New Jersey has long been known as a birding hotspot among land-dwellers, sporting some amazing statistics of spring and fall migration. Over 40,000 hawks, eagles and falcons are counted each year from the Hawkwatch at the Cape May Point State Park, and over a million waterbirds were counted from the Avalon Seawatch between September 22 and Read More
For the Love of Wooden Boats
As the ferry approached the dock at Port Townsend, a lone sloop was beating to windward. Gracefully tacking across our stern, the flag blue topside showed a mast of brightwork and a lapstrake hull. She was a wooden boat, and I knew I was home. Of all the yachts I have served as master, the only ones I have truly loved, sail or Read More
Cape Charles Yacht Center
In 2013, Erye Baldwin had plans to create a development in Cape Charles, Virginia, that would help preserve, protect, and revitalize the Eastern Shore. In May 2014, that vision became a reality with the opening of Cape Charles Yacht Center, the newest destination for marine and yacht services on the East Coast. Located right off the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, Cape Charles Yacht Read More