Tom Richardson
Tom Richardson is the director and host of New England Boating. Before that he served as the editor of Northeast Boating from 2005 to 2009, and as managing editor of Salt Water Sportsman magazine from 1995 to 2004. He lives, boats and fishes in southeastern Massachusetts with his wife and three kids.
Maine Maritime Museum to Host Canoe & Kayak Building Course
The Maine Maritime Museum in Bath, Maine, is hosting a course on building a wooden kayak or canoe, using stitch-and-glue kits from Chesapeake Light Craft. There are several styles to choose from. Material fee varies from $850 to $1,000,...
Drinking, Dune Damage Cited in “Penguin Plunge” Complaint
The Jamestown Press of Jamestown, Rhode Island, reports that some town residents have complained about the amount of public drinking and environmental damage caused by participants and spectators at the 2011 Penguin Plunge, the annual winter swim held at...
Next Generation Power Delivers Lightweight UCM1-3.5 Generator
Boaters who are downsizing and minimizing expenses, yet still desire an onboard generator should look into Next Generation Power’s ultra-compact, lightweight UCM1-3.5 diesel generator designed to fit small to medium-sized vessels where space is at a premium. With a...
Fishing Boat Catches Fire in Casco Bay, Maine
The Coast Guard has responded to a vessel fire between Great Chebeague Island and Crow Island in Casco Bay on January 25, 2011. Coast Guard Station South Portland received a call at 11:24 a.m. from the Cumberland County Fire...
Voyage of a Vintage Schooner
EastBayRI.com ran an interesting first-person account written by local sailor Mike Martel on the voyage of the Mary Rose, a 1926 65-foot staysail schooner designed by Nathaniel Herreshoff that had broken free of its mooring in Bristol, Rhode Island,...
Mystic Seaport to Feature “Behind the Canvas” Painters Series
The Mystic Seaport of Mystic, Connecticut, will present a 4-part series hosted by professional painters who will discuss their work and demonstrate how they capture maritime subjects on paper and canvas. The renowned artists will share their personal stories...
Maine Surfers Pitch in to Protect Beaches, Public Access
The Portland Press Herald reports on the efforts of a Maine surfing group that has recently removed trash and debris from Higgins Beach. The group will next focus on Scarborough Beach, where new offseason parking restrictions have made it...
Minor Fuel Spill Reported Near Boston
Coast Guard Sector Boston received a report on Saturday, January 22, at around 1:23 p.m., from the Exxon-Mobil terminal that a 100-foot-by-100-foot fuel sheen was sighted on the Mystic River. Local partners and the Coast Guard responded immediately and...
Striper Slaughter Update: NC to Change Commercial Rules
Sounding Trade Only reports that fisheries managers in North Carolina plan to change commercial striped bass regulations after several trawlers were captured on video discarding thousands of dead bass last weekend (January 15-16) off Bodie Island, on the Outer...
Video: Escape to St. John, USVI
Okay, we admit that an article on boating in the Caribbean is beyond the normal purview of our New England focus, but we figured no one would fault us for serving up some tropical eye candy in the dead...
