The arrival of spring, with its mild temperatures and nature-scapes dressed in pastel colors, signals the long-awaited start of the boating season. It’s the perfect time to chart a course to one or more of these splendid gems designated a State or National Park, all found along the shorelines of the U.S. and Canada. New England Described as a Read More
Trawling the East Coast as a Live-Aboard
Live-aboard boater Betty Robinson describes her current lifestyle of meeting new people, traveling to new places and having new adventures in six words, “soaking up life from the water.” It’s a wonderful, if unexpected, thing that this woman, who says she is outdoorsy and not a homebody, would be found fully living life on LiLi, Read More
Navigating Inland Waterways – Annapolis, Maryland to Duluth, Minnesota
What next? After three summer seasons cruising the eastern seaboard, my husband, Peter, and I were ready to go somewhere new. Granted we hadn’t examined every port of call, but we had cruised as far north as the Canadian border along the coast of Maine and south to Florida and the Bahamas. Now, we looked Read More
Motoring Up the East Coast with a Weekend Transient Cruiser
The world of a weekend transient cruiser is far different than that of an extended cruiser. My career has me up early every weekday, often far away from where I left my boat the weekend before. But whether it’s by train or plane, my fiancee, Sandra, and I enjoy a new adventure every weekend when we Read More
The Hodge Family
Ever since Marinalife members Charlie and Missy Hodge have been together, they have owned a boat and tried to spend as much time on the water as they can during the hot summer months. They cruise on Promises, their 42-foot Grand Banks Classic Trawler in the Chesapeake Bay, on the weekends and take mini getaways Read More
What’s New at Bridge Pointe Marina in New Bern, NC and New Smyrna Marina, New Smyrna Beach, FL
Fall Contest Enter for your chance to win a Weems & Plath Chrome Digital Barometer for your vessel. Register at: marinalife.com/fallcontest Fuel Locator Looking to compare fuel prices? Check out Marinalife’s New and Improved Fuel Locator. Search for the most up-to-date fuel prices and filter your search by high speed fuel, ValvTect Marine Fuel, Ethanol Read More
Fall Sportfish Fishing Tournaments – From Maryland to Mexico
Publix Mad Dog Mandich Tournament: October 3-4, 2014 – Islamorada, Fla. Yellowfin Yamaha Fall Brawl King Classic: October 10-12, 2014 – Ocean Isle, N.C. Los Cabos Billfish Tournament: October 14-18, 2014 – Los Cabos, Mexico Big Bass Classic: October 18-19, 2014 – Lake Guntersville, Ala. Captain Ed Dwyer’s Billfish Classic: October 23-25, 2014 – Port Read More
Top Seven Waterfront Restaurants
There may be no place more conducive to fine cuisine than where surf meets turf. Here are seven waterfront restaurants where a heady mix of salt air, fresh flavors and delectable settings make for a most memorable gastronomic experience to celebrate that special occasion or just because. The Cannery Seafood of the Pacific Newport Beach, California The Western Canners Company in Newport Beach,Calif. once Read More
The Virginia Bay Loop
Some of the prettiest ports in the country are located in the southern stretches of the Chesapeake Bay, in eastern Virginia, where waterfront towns have both long and rich histories and the kind of laid-back lifestyle that appeals to those who crave a quiet escape. Cruisers come here for those peaceful mornings on the hook, with a Read More
Cruise Itinerary from Maine to Florida
Ira says that boating is a metaphor for life. One moment the seas are calm with fair winds and blue skies and the next, wind gusts to 30 knots with 12- foot seas. We experience it all for the love of the sea. Five years ago, Ira and I were married barefoot on the bow Read More