Staff
Staff The New England Boating staff comprises various award-winning professional boating photographers and writers, most of whom also contribute to national and regional boating publications and media outlets.
Fisherman Fund Seeks to Honor Stan Gibbs
The Fisherman Fund is trying to raise funds for a statue to honor legendary surf fishing legend and lure-maker Stan Gibbs. The design of the statue was derived from a photo of Stan Gibbs 1953. The statue will hopefully...
Boston Harbor Alliance 2012 Gala Set for June 21
The Boston Harbor Alliance will hold its annual gala fundraiser at Fort Warren on Georges Island on Thursday, June 21, 2012. Gala Information: Tickets: $500 per person inclusive of Cocktails, Entertainment, and Sunset Dinner Where: Fort Warren When: Thursday,...
Paddleboat Too Big for Norwalk
The Hour: An impressive vessel, the 600-passenger Mississippi paddleboat, The Island Belle, is sure to catch the eye of visitors crossing the Stroffolino Bridge into South Norwalk. But watershed regulators say the 110’, 3-story vessel—owned by Westport resident Ken...
Boats Needed for RI Take a Kid Fishing Day
The Rhode Island Saltwater Anglers Association (RISAA) is in need of boats for its annual Take a Kid Fishing Day, scheduled for Saturday, June 16. This popular event gives children, most of them from inner-city areas, a chance to...
Late-Spring CT/RI Hot Spots by Capt. Bill Brown
As summer approaches, the waters along the South County beaches of Rhode Island and the rocky shore of southeastern Connecticut hold a wide variety of game fish. In particular, the tidal ponds behind many of the Rhode Island barrier...
York River, ME, May Receive Wild & Scenic Designation
SeacoastOnline: A bill that would fund a comprehensive federal study of the York River is awaiting action in the U.S. Senate after it sailed through to passage in the House of Representatives on Tuesday. The House unanimously passed the...
Volunteers Sought for Recreational Boating Study
TradeOnly.com: The organizers of a Northeastern boating study are looking for volunteers to help determine how waterways are being used and the economic contribution of boating to the region. SeaPlan is partnering with the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone...
Goose Hummock Cape Cod Fishing Reports: 6.6.12
Goose Hummock has posted its roundup of Cape Cod reports for 6.6.12. Here are some highlights: Capt. Hap Farrell reports from Cape Cod Bay that fishing really picked up over Memorial Day weekend. The south edge of Billingsgate Shoal...
Coast Guard Responds to Argument in Potter Cove, RI
EastBayRI.com reports that Portsmouth Police and the Coast Guard were apparently called to Potter Cove, a popular anchorage on Prudence Island in Narragansett Bay, on the evening of May 26 after neighboring boaters got into an argument over noise...
Pleasure Boat Stuck on Rock off Darien, CT
Darien Times: A leisurely lunch turned into an unplanned-for dinner when unfortunate boaters off Long Neck Point found themselves adrift from a mooring on Sunday. Sgt. Jeremiah Marron, information officer for the Darien Police, told The Darien Times that...
