Quimbys Editor
Coast Guard Considers Paddleboards "Boats"
Recently, a paddler aboard a standup paddleboard (SUP) was directed to leave Iowa’s Lake McBride by a state marine officer saying that a boat registration was required. Which leads to the question: Are paddleboards boats? Surprising to many boaters, the Coast Guard’s Office of Auxiliary and Boating Safety in Washington says they […] Read More
The Complete Listing of Marinas and Locks on the Inland and Gulf Intracoastal Waterways
A Journey Back In Time
My husband, Cliff, and I have always loved riverboats, to the extent that we tear up every time we see the end of the movie “Showboat.” How can we not?! As the song “Old Man River” is being sung in the background, Ava Gardner is tearing up as she sees the Showboat slowly leaving […] Read More
Hog Heaven
Pssst, listen up. I have a dirty little secret to tell: I love personal watercraft. That’s right, I said it. I’m crazy about those fast, flashy, impossible to ignore buzz bombs that drive some other boaters nuts. Sorry. My first ride was on a standup Kawasaki in the Lake of the Ozarks […] Read More