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November 12, 2025
Ok, yes, we know you are probably not going to cruise your boat from the Chesapeake Bay to the Pacific Northwest (PNW).
November 12, 2025
You love cruising, but you’re not interested in having gobs of power on a fuel-chugging monstrosity that gets half a mile to the gallon? Nor are you interested in being at the mercy of the wind?
November 11, 2025
Nothing says “holidays” on the Chesapeake quite like lighted boat parades.
November 10, 2025
Images of Francis Scott Key penning the “Star-Spangled Banner” after observing the siege of Fort McHenry are what most people envision when thinking about the War of 1812.
September 15, 2025
Many Chesapeake boaters consider fall the best time of the year.
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