Features (Boating)

Article - Boating; , Good Living; , People; , Places; , Things; , Features; by Krista Pfunder - 2/13/20

Singles on Sailboats Invites You to Come for the...

Hearing the name of local club Singles on Sailboats—especially around Valentine’s Day—likely sparks images of soulmates meeting for the first time on the deck of a yacht.

What you may envision as a niche dating group—a la FarmersOnly.com, but “Chesapeake Bay style”—is not a dating group at all.

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Article - Boating; , News; , Things; by Kathy Knotts - 1/23/20

Ships Without Souls?

Autonomous vessels may soon sail the seas

We have watched with wonder as self-driving cars begin to navigate our roadways—with mixed results. Could similar technology be used to navigate the oceans?

Dr. Glenn Wright certainly thinks it’s where the industry is headed. In fact, he wrote the book on the topic. Unmanned and Autonomous Ships is planned for release in early 2020.

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Article - Boating; , Green Living; , News; by Warren Lee Brown - 10/31/19

The 2019 Nobel Prize for chemistry was awarded to three scientists for their work developing lithium-ion batteries. The results of their work were on display at the U.S. Sailboat Show, applied in ways boaters can use to keep the beer and other essentials cold while using little or no fossil fuel.

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Article - Boating; , Green Living; , News; by Warren Lee Brown - 10/31/19

Cleaning up Anne Arundel Waters

Proposed no-discharge zone would save area waters from boaters’ treated waste

By next year’s fall boat shows, Annapolis Harbor and Anne Arundel County’s Bay tributaries will be a little cleaner. That’s because boats in those waters will no longer be allowed to discharge any sewage.

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Article - Boating; , History & Lore; , News; , People; , Places; by Bobbie Carew - 10/3/19

50 Years on Chesapeake Bay

Over all the changes, the wonder remains

As we get older, we pass many milestones: a decade since college graduation, 25-year school reunions, silver anniversaries and half-century birthdays. I have spent 50 years power boating and sailing on Chesapeake Bay. Fifty years! Two-thirds of my lifetime on the waters of the Bay. Fifty years filled with wonderful memories of marvelous, exciting and sometimes awesome weekends and vacations on the water.

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Article - Boating; , Fishing; , Good Living; , News; , People; , Places; by Susan Nolan - 8/15/19

Diversions & Excursions: Pulling Crabs from the...

You have to get up early if you’re going to fill your basket

“Nothing is better than being on the water in the morning,” I tell my skeptical family as we head out the door at 5:45am.

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Article - Boating; , Good Living; , News; , People; , Things; by Brad Dress - 7/25/19

Kids Cruise the High Seas

Hoisting sails teaches life skills

As the Woodwind drifted from the sunlit waters of the Annapolis marina, seven young sailors prepared to sail the 74-foot schooner into the Chesapeake Bay and back.

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Article - Boating; , History & Lore; , News; , People; , Places; , Features; by Brad Dress - 7/3/19

Restoring a Landmark

After more than a century in the water, keeping Thomas Point alive is no easy task

As Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse loomed ever closer in the brackish waters of Chesapeake Bay, John Potvin placed one leg on the edge of Audacious, a pristine white deadrise.

The fishing boat’s engine roared and sputtered as it neared the historic landmark: a towering, red-and-white circular house squating on crisscrossed metal beams.

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Article - Bay Weekly Interviews; , Boating; , Fishing; , Good Living; , Green Living; , History & Lore; , News; , People; , Places; , Things; by Sandra Olivetti Martin - 6/7/19

The Enduring Legend of Bernie Fowler’s Wade-In

For the 32nd straight year, Fowler will lead friends and family into the Patuxent to make a point. For the first time, Betty Fowler won’t be with him.

When 95-year-old Bernie Fowler leads people into the Patuxent River on Sunday, the river in his heart will be one neither you nor I can imagine.

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Article - Boating; , News; , People; , Places; , Things; by Kathy Knotts - 5/2/19

Paddles Up

Find more fun on updated water trail maps

Finding a place to put your boat in the water is a little easier this spring, thanks to the passionate paddlers who have mapped it out for you.

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