These are good times for tug boat fanatics in the North East. On Labor Day, there was the running of the 21st Annual Great North River Tug Boat Race on the Hudson River in New York City, sponsored by the Working … Continue reading
Rick Spilman
Saltwater crocodiles are close enough to living, breathing, terrifying sea monsters. Capable of growing to over 20 feet long and weighing a tonne, they are the the largest of all living reptiles and the largest riparian predator in the world. Saltwater … Continue reading
Another year and I still did not manage to get up to Gloucester for the Schooner Festival and Race. Oh well. Maybe next year I’ll drag my catboat up for the catboat races. Congratulations to all the captains and crews … Continue reading
Diana Nyad has succeeded in swimming the 110 miles from Cuba to Key West, FL, across the Straits of Florida. She is the first person ever to do so without a shark cage. The swim took 53 hours and she … Continue reading
Diana Nyad is nearing the five mile countdown to Key West on her epic 112 statute mile swim from Cuba to Florida. If she completes the swim, she will be the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without a cage, … Continue reading
One of our favorites, the topsail schooner Unicorn is for sale. Tall Ship Unicorn For more information contact Dawn Santamaria, Co-Owner/Operator of STV Unicorn & Founder of Sisters Under Sail at dawn@tallshipunicorn.com. Asking price: $950,000 USD. … Continue reading
There are reports of an unsuccessful attack on the Cosco Asia, a 10,000 TEU container ship, which was transiting the Suez on Saturday night. As reported by the BBC: Canal authority head Mohab Mamish said a “terrorist element” targeted a … Continue reading
An amazing short video on the art and science of sailing the America’s Cup AC 72s on hydrofoils. When “foiling” these boats have been exceeding 40 knots. Hydrofoils: Flying on Water See also: ABOUT THE AC72: A NEW-AGE SPEEDSTER … Continue reading
The strange saga of “A Whale” continues. The ship is reported to have recently come under fire by a Libyan Navy patrol boat, as it attempted to enter the Es Sider terminal in Northern Libya, apparently without clearance. The ship … Continue reading
Great activities on the water, on both coasts, this Labor Day weekend. In San Diego, the annual Festival of Sail began yesterday with a Parade of Sail and continues through Monday with lots of great activities. as described by San Diego … Continue reading
Dick Newick, the brilliant multihull designer, has died at 87. His designs, particularly his trimarans, revolutionized the world of multihull sailing. His designs are remarkably graceful, simple, light and astonishingly fast. In a very real sense, the history of multihull … Continue reading
The 29th Annual Gloucester Schooner Festival, in all its glory, is being held again over Labor Day weekend with waterfront tours, public lobster bakes, fireworks, and of course, many lovely schooners. Sunday begins with a parade of sail before the … Continue reading
In June, we posted about the Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman’s traveling 16.5 metre-tall “Rubber Duck,” which has visited 13 cities in nine different countries. It last visited Hong Kong harbor and is now reported to be on its way to Pittsburgh. In … Continue reading
In 1970, fisherman discovered a shipwreck in about 85 feet of water, ten miles off the Absecon Inlet on the New Jersey coast. For more than 40 years, divers have visited the unidentified wreck. Now the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration … Continue reading
I was saddened to learn that the singer that I knew as Lou Killen died early this month after a six year battle with cancer. Killen was an influential voice in the British folk song revival of the 50s and … Continue reading