Dan Mathers
Dan Mathers is a freelance writer and publisher of the online New England outdoors site SixStates.net. He is a former associate editor for Offshore magazine, and his work has been published in Cape Cod Life, South Shore Living and Adirondack Life. For more information, visit danmathers.com.
Crews Respond To Oil Spill in Rhode Island
For the second day in a row, emergency crews responded yesterday to what appeared to be a diesel fuel spill on the Pawcatuck River near the Westerly Marina in Westerly, Rhode Island, according to an article from TheDay.com. Ray...
European Wind Power Company To Help Cape Wind
A leading European wind power firm has been hired as a consultant for Massachusetts’s Cape Wind project, according to an article on CapeCodToday.com. K2 Management, an offshore wind power project engineering and project management consulting firm based in Denmark,...
Small Connecticut Boat To Race Sailing Goliaths
A sailboat from Mystic, Connecticut will be outmanned and outsized as it sets off on a transatlantic ocean race this week. But its two-man crew is still confident. The 40-foot Dragon will be co-captained by Rob Windsor and its...
Sea Tow Launches Unique Safety Message
With the biggest party day of the summer — July 4th — fast approaching, the folks at Sea Tow want to remind people that booze and boats don’t mix. And they’re working to get that message into the hands...
Cape Cod Group Wants Boaters To Recycle Old Sails
Recycling isn’t just for newspapers and plastic bottles anymore. A group in Chatham, Massachusetts, is asking boaters to keep their old sails out of landfills by recycling them. The group, Sea Fever Gear, has launched its second annual Great...
Giant Floating Art Gallery Arrives In Newport
SeaFair, a giant mega-yacht and floating art gallery, arrived in Newport, Rhode Island, yesterday, where its exhibits will be on display for at least two weeks. The $40 million yacht is the world’s first mobile mega-yacht venue and the...
Article Focuses on Portland’s Porthole Restaurant
DownEast.com: The Porthole Restaurant—the poster child of Portland’s gritty working waterfront—flourishes amidst the rough and tumble epicenter of the city’s decaying piers. Exuding boundless personality, it remains a discernable beacon for intrepid diners who search out pit stops with...
Coast Guard Recovers Body Off Cape Cod
The Coast Guard recovered the body of an East Falmouth man missing since June 21 from Popponessett Bay on Cape Cod Monday evening, according to an article on CapeCodOnline.com. The Coast Guard received a call about the body shortly...
New Haven, CT, Boaters to Protest Dumping
New Haven Register: Some people call attention to an issue by marching in protest; this group will make its point with a flotilla of small watercraft. East Shore resident Larry Smith is inviting boaters to show their feelings over...
Gloucester, MA, Recognized for Arts Scene
Boston.com: When most people visualize Gloucester, they imagine a fisherman casting his nets, or the white sands of Good Harbor Beach, or the excitement of spotting a whale as it rises from the ocean’s depths. Now, thanks to many...
