Last fall, thousands of people gathered on the banks of the Odet River in western France to see something unique: seven chocolate [yes, we said chocolate] boats competing in the sweetest regatta ever.

Georges Larnicol first made headlines last year, when he managed to sail in a 1.2-ton-heavy chocolate boat in Concarneau. The master chocolatier, who owns a dozen shops throughout western France,. . . Read More

In honor of Liberace's birthday, who would have been 93 today, we present something that has nothing to do with that.

After a fruitless Web search for "piano boat," which led us down a tangential journey to a boat that Billy Joel had designed, we happened upon this website when we keyed in "unique boats" just for the heck of it.

We think you will enjoy the images here, too.

For the website,. . . Read More

Greatest Loop from Gary Reich on Vimeo. PropTalk delivers Beneteau's Swift. . . Read More

Flying Dog decided to brew its Pearl Necklace Oyster Stout all year long. A dry stout brewed with local Rappahannock River Oysters, Pearl Necklace was initially released as a limited edition brew last November.

In addition to enjoying a well-conceived concoction, you can help support a cause essential to the brewery’s backyard. Proceeds. . . Read More

Remember that saying "shake and bake" from the movie “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby” that Cal and Ricky would charge each other up with before a race? Well, it doesn’t have anything to do with a shakedown cruise, but it seemed fitting anyway.

If you find yourself out on the Bay between Norfolk, VA, and Annapolis this Thursday, keep an eye out for Beneteau’s Swift Trawler 34, The. . . Read More

If you don’t like soft shell crabs, get counseling… err, don’t read any further.

While on a PropTalk road trip to Deltaville, VA, this past weekend, I had the opportunity to sample my first soft crabs of the season at the Sandpiper Restaurant in White Stone, VA. The crabs I had in Virginia were so good that I decided to phone ahead to Hunter’s Crabs in Grasonville, MD, on the way home to see if. . . Read More

As someone who is most often carrying around a camera, and also very interested in "everyday" history, this collection of photos is particularly interesting to me. I have long been fascinated by the story of the Titanic, well before the iconic movie of two decades ago. These photos, taken by Father Francis Brown, were all "in the moment",. . . Read More

No doubt all of you are thinking we have jumped ship and joined the Conch Replublic (explaination of that for our European friends at the end of the story) here in the Florida Keys! For the past six weeks we have truly been on “island time.” Much sleeping in, playing rummy (January score 40-40), walking, reading, eating (entirely too much!!!), watching the sun rise and set on the water, enjoying. . . Read More

Discover Boating hosted a coloring contest at the 2012 Baltimore Boat Show sponsored by PropTalk as well as other boat show sponsors. Children of many ages submitted their art work depicting boating, swimming, fishing and all sorts of fun on the water.

Here are the entries:. . . Read More