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September 15, 2025
Dave Henn, of Ellicott City, MD, is up-cycling pieces of nautical history into hand-crafted pieces of functional art, using wooden water skis, old charts, and even the bow of a Whirlwind powerboat.
September 10, 2025
My 1928 vintage wooden powerboat, the Anna Mary, has an external wooden rudder mounted on the transom,
September 8, 2025
There’s little else that says “fall on the Chesapeake Bay” than fresh oysters.
September 5, 2025
The Discovery Village public boat ramp in Shady Side, MD, closed abruptly on July 1, 2025, with no prior notice to the public.
September 3, 2025
Editor’s Note: As mentioned in previous articles, the purpose of a vessel safety check (VS
August 27, 2025
If you want a boat that a family of four could comfortably cruise on, but you also want outboard power, your choices are going
August 27, 2025
We just spent a week cruising the Upper Chesapeake with my boating group, and I started to think about the benefits of having experienced boating friends.
August 27, 2025
The York River in Virginia is relatively short in miles compared to other Chesapeake Bay-area rivers, but what it lac
August 20, 2025
TrawlerFest Baltimore is THE show for cruising enthusiasts, with a wide selection of seminars and also an in-water boat show and social activities.
August 19, 2025
As readers of PropTalk know, the Chesapeake Bay offers some of the best cruising grounds in the world.