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May 13, 2026
In early August, 1608, Captain John Smith and his crew “fell with the River Pawt
May 13, 2026
Mark your calendars; it’s racing season!
May 13, 2026
Teak is widely known as a premier wood for the marine industry, so when asked to do a piece on teak maintenance, the hardest part was distilling the article down to a digestible size while still ge
May 12, 2026
In the April Classic Boat column on the Shirley M., you may remember that Bryer Davis m
March 4, 2026
For many Chesapeake Bay boaters, owning a cabin cruiser already feels like freedom.
March 2, 2026
The Maryland Dove, a replica of the ship that set sail from England in 1633, is currently undergoing repairs at Dennis Point Marina in
March 2, 2026
We all have hardware and hull fittings on vessels, but often these are not properly installed or bedded properly.
March 1, 2026
Lyman, Chris-Craft, Bertram… these are names we all are probably very familiar with. But these days we don’t hear much about custom-built boats, let alone boats built in someone’s backyard.
February 26, 2026
The Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail follows the route unde
February 25, 2026
They say you can’t please all the people all the time, but you might be able to toss that saying overboard if those people are pleasure boaters and the boat you’re talking about is the new