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.
Rename New Hampshire’s Tall Ships Festival
The organizers of New Hampshire’s annual Tall Ships Festival in Portsmouth are making a final appeal to the public for ideas to rename the event. The Piscataqua Maritime Commission recently announced it would allow the public a chance to...
Rhode Island Company Gets Bay State’s Oldest Shellfish Grant
A Rhode Island company has gained Massachusetts’s oldest shellfish grant, according to an article in the Cape Cod Times. Earlier this month, Falmouth selectmen unanimously approved the extension of the Waquoit Bay-based Seapit River shellfish grant and its transfer...
Massachusetts Marine Park Nears Completion
A new marine park in Scituate, Massachusetts, has moved one step closer to reality, as selectmen on Tuesday awarded what will likely be one of the last contracts for the project, according to an article in the Patriot Ledger....
Sailor and Internet Pioneer Donates to Newport Marine Charities
An internet pioneer and avid sailor who once promised to donate to marine charities if he ever hired professional sailors to race with him has made good on his word. According to an article on YachtingWorld.com, Yachtsman Jim Clark...
Maine Receives Federal Boating Grant
This week, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced Maine was one of 11 states awarded federal boating grant money as part of an effort to help fund construction of docks, boat slips, and other facilities to support recreational...
Boating Facilities Must Now Be Accessible To Disabled
The first major revision of the Americans With Disabilities Act in 20 years went into effect on Tuesday, and included are new standards requiring disabled access to boating facilities. The regulations apply to more than 7 million public places,...
Brewer Yacht Yards Increase Fuel Discount
With the threat of high gas prices looming for this summer, Brewer Yacht Yards has announced it will double its fuel discounts to customers this season. Brewer, a chain of 22 full-service boatyards and marinas throughout New England, already...
Commerce Department Makes Concessions To Fishermen
Reversing its policy, the federal Department of Commerce has agreed to grant significant concessions to New England fishermen, particularly those who have been victims of overly harsh law enforcement policies, according to a report from SouthCoastToday.com. U.S. Commerce Secretary...
EPA To Bury Contaminants In New Bedford’s Harbor
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced plans to address low-level contamination in New Bedford, Massachusetts’s harbor by burying and capping PCB-laden silt at the bottom of the harbor, according to a report from SouthCoastToday.com. EPA officials say they...
Mystic Seaport Examines Tattoos And Sailors
Tattoos and sailors seem to go together like peanut butter and jelly. If you don’t believe that, just take a look at Popeye’s forearms. How many other cartoon characters do you know who are tatted-up? Now, Mystic Seaport in...
