Chesapeake Bay Cruising
Our Chesapeake Bay Cruising section features insights from liveaboards, tips and stories on cruising the Great Loop and Intracoastal Waterway (ICW), along with expert tips about boat maintenance and safety. For charter vacation stories visit our powerboat chartering section.
August 5, 2025
Drew Mutch and Michael-Anne Ashford, formerly of Severna Park, MD, live on Back Creek aboard their Kadey-Krogen 48 Whaleback Escape Plan.
July 28, 2025
You've heard of the Great Loop and probably even the DelMarVa loop, but have you ever heard of the Albemarle Loop?
July 14, 2025
When it’s hazy, hot, and humid, jumping on a boat and zipping across the water is a great way to cope. But let’s do it safely. Summer heat can creep up on boaters and take a toll.
June 25, 2025
“Who Moved My Cheese?” Many of you may remember the book with this title. The fundamental principle is that a mouse gets used to going through a maze and finding cheese at the destination.
May 22, 2025
A tongue-in-cheek reflection on de-winterizing your boat and preparing for the boating season.
May 21, 2025
In our last article, we discussed how to physically prepare for your voyage on America’s Great Lo
May 12, 2025
I have known boaters who have never dropped their anchor.
April 22, 2025
So, you’re looking for an adventure and have decided on America’s Great Loop.
March 31, 2025
Our Great Loop dream began when I saw in a doctor’s waiting room an article entitled “The Greatest Adventure You Have Never H
March 31, 2025
As we launch our boats this spring, let’s refresh our memories on common safety practices that smart mariners use.
March 26, 2025
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to use your boat until you use it up.
February 24, 2025
There is nothing that I would rather do than go for a boat ride, and I do that almost daily year-round!
February 24, 2025
Over the past year, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Natural Resources Police Boating Safety Education and Outreach Unit, have conducted many Vessel Safety Checks (VSCs) at
February 19, 2025
Age may make us wiser, but it has the opposite effect on agility and endurance.
January 27, 2025
Mid February 1994 and sailing outbound from Baltimore aboard the M/V San Lorenzo was a chilly affair.
January 21, 2025
Chesapeake Bay boaters make the leap from small boats to a vessel that took them on a 13-month circumnavigation around the eastern half of the United States:
December 17, 2024
Sometimes you do it slowly and enjoy it. Sometimes you do it fast because you must.
December 12, 2024
Brrr… It’s getting cold in Chesapeake Country.