March 19, 2026
Spring means different things to different people, but we boaters mark the season by removing tarps and shrinkwrap, scrubbing topsides, commissioning vessels, and burning socks. In the natural worl
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March 18, 2026
As we move into spring boating season, John Herlig, who teaches VHF radio etiquette at the Annapolis Boat Show’s Cruisers University
March 16, 2026
At any gathering of boatshop and boatyard folks, the subject of the lack of younger workers often comes up.
March 13, 2026
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is preparing to implement a shift in the season for recreational striped bass, or rockfish.
February 12, 2026
Now that the fall haul-out season and the holidays are behind us, the winter season (and the cold weather) are still ahead.
February 9, 2026
Whether you are a boater yourself (I hope) or have a special boater in your life, there are some ways to show you speak the language, the boater’s love language that is.
February 5, 2026
Editor’s Note: If you missed Part One, you can read it here. Last month the author covered the
January 29, 2026
When John Wilmot reached out to tell me about his classic boat, I was tickled, as John’s wife, Betty, was a fellow cockt
January 27, 2026
Since October 2022, at least six professional and experienced Chesapeake Bay watermen have died on the water, prompting
January 22, 2026
A valuable piece of history will come to the Annapolis Maritime Museum (AMM), when the 1899 Fresnel Lens from Thomas