Coast Guard Awards $4.8 Million in Grants for Recreational Boating Safety
The Coast Guard announced in June the awarding of 24 competitive grants totaling more than $4.8 million for recreational boating safety initiatives. Fourteen national non-profit organizations received cooperative agreement funding to advance the National Recreational Boating Safety Strategic Plan objectives designed to reduce the number of accidents, injuries and deaths on America’s waterways […] Read More
Coast Guard Advises Safety for Ohio River Valley Boats
The Coast Guard has issued a statement advising safety for recreational boaters along the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio rivers, near Point State Park, due to congestion in the waterway. “To help ensure safety and facilitate commerce on our three rivers, we would ask all recreational boaters to remain outside the navigable channel […] Read More
What to Look for in a Marina Contract
Even the fairest marina contract will be slanted in favor of the marina as it — or more likely its lawyers — wrote it. This doesn’t mean there’s no option but to sign on the bottom line. Not everything in a contract is written in stone, and many adjustments can be made with both […] Read More
Lovin' The Loop! Part 3
It’s not often that we can’t sleep while anchored out. But the excessive heat and humidity lead to an endless, restless night. We’re sitting near the mouth of the Bohemia River on the upper Chesapeake Bay hoping for a breeze, but there is none. It’s early July, the beginning of another uncomfortably hot, Chesapeake summer […] Read More
Profile: Guttenberg Municipal Marina
There’s something special about little Mississippi River towns. Guttenberg, Iowa, population 1,980, is one of those. It combines a new municipal marina with a number of attractions and points of interest, many of which honor its German heritage. The marina is the result of a 10-year effort by the city to obtain […] Read More
Big Features, Big Water, Big Fish
Alumacraft Voyageur 175 The Voyageur 175 is an all-new boat available in tiller, “CS” side-console and “Sport” dual-console configurations (pictured). Each model shares a large, open cockpit and deep-V aluminum hull for rugged performance in larger waters. Other highlights include a big bow storage platform, built-in cooler, 19-gallon aerated livewell with timer and light, […] Read More
The Nautical Heart of the Great Lakes
Charming towns, islands, inlets, rivers and parks become together to make Lake St. Clair a glorious getaway spot. Tagged the “nautical heart of the Great Lakes,” there’s not only a bounty of water activities — it’s one of the top bass fishing destinations in the U.S. — but also shopping, dining and cultural fun […] Read More
Tying One On in Lake Taneycomo
From behind the cover of a boulder, the largemouth slipped into the edge of the current, inspected my midgefly and then drifted back to the shelter of the rock. The rise left a dimple on the surface that soon dissipated, but it lasted long enough for me to spot the quarry. I […] Read More