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.
September 16, 2024
After years of working, sailing, and raising a family in California, Ellen and Brian Swedberg began their Great Loop
September 3, 2024
So, you want to charter a boat, but have no idea how to go about it? Chartering is easier than you think, and we'll break it down in our three-part series.
August 30, 2024
Jeff and Terry Smith started their Great Loop journey in May aboard Wild Blue Yonder, a North
August 26, 2024
After years of deliberating, I finally did it. I bought a boat!
August 1, 2024
On June 12, Chesapeake boaters Brigid Flattery and Wayne Barnes completed their Great Loop adventure, a circumn
July 29, 2024
St. George Island (SGI) is a 28-mile barrier island on the Florida panhandle’s Gulf Coast.
June 27, 2024
The author shares his adventurous Delaware River Romp: a journey from Delaware City to Philadelphia aboard Go-Cat, a
June 24, 2024
Gary and Carol Zierhoffer recently "crossed their wake" and returned from their Great Loop journey aboard t
June 17, 2024
Rafting up boats never gets old for socially-oriented boaters, and now that summer’s here, it’s a good time to tie up with fri
June 5, 2024
We boaters have a unique perspective. We see the water and shoreline differently, and scientists want to hear about it.
May 28, 2024
I’ll never forget the night I was anchored out for the Fourth of July fireworks.
April 15, 2024
Ah, the first sunny spring day on the boat!
March 20, 2024
Chesapeake boaters Nancy Merrill Sullivan and Jason Sullivan are in the midst of completing America’s
March 10, 2024
With the boating season right around the corner, now is a good time to consider your boating safety gear.
February 27, 2024
I have a confession to make. This is a story about a boat delivery that didn’t turn out so well.
February 19, 2024
In October 2023, Ernest Smith completed a bucket list 20-day loop of the Chesapeake Bay in his 17-foot Boston
January 29, 2024
Chesapeake Bay boaters Dave and Sonia Astle recently completed America's
January 24, 2024
Many Chesapeake Bay boaters are aware that the Coast Guard Auxiliary offers free vessel safety checks.