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.
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.
January 21, 2024
There is no way to sugarcoat this. It’s winter. It is in fact an El Niño winter.
January 1, 2024
I got the idea from my friend and patient Ed.
December 27, 2023
Do you have trouble keeping New Year’s resolutions? We at PropTalk recommend making boating resolutions instead.
December 21, 2023
Are you a member of a powerboating club?
November 30, 2023
Upon selling Walden, a 1987 Ericson 38-200 sailing sloop, and moving from South Florida to Annapolis, MD, it was time for a new
November 29, 2023
This fall, a group of 45 international cruisers teamed up with a group of Annapolis-based cruisers, both power and sail, to experience the beauty of the
November 16, 2023
As the cold weather sinks in, we wanted to share some cold water safety tips for boaters on the Chesapeake Bay
November 3, 2023
Croatia is a strange place. It’s part Eastern Europe and part laidback Mediterranean.
October 21, 2023
Jimmy Buffett passed away on the Friday of Labor Day Weekend.
October 17, 2023
The first day of charter is usually hectic.
October 11, 2023
The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AIWW, or for our purposes just the Atlantic ICW) and the Gulf Coast Intracoastal Wa
October 4, 2023
Finding the proper boat for one’s boating needs is paramount in determining whether boating will be a blissful and blithe
August 30, 2023
The Sea of Abaco forms the northernmost boundary of the Bahamas, and it’s a compact yachtie playground, perfect for a weeklong