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.
CG Cutter Moves to Portland, Maine
The Coast Guard Cutter Jefferson Island, a Portland, Maine-based 110-foot patrol boat, permanently moved from its current moorings at the Coast Guard base in South Portland to the newly renovated Coast Guard pier at the Gulf of Maine Research...
Focus on: Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Portsmouth was settled in 1630 and claims to be the country’s third oldest city. Portsmouth quickly grew into a significant trade port due to its strategic location at the mouth of the Piscataqua River. The city declined in the...
Fishing Portsmouth, New Hampshire
The Portsmouth fishing season begins as soon as the weather moderates in May or even April, allowing boaters to get offshore to target cod, haddock, pollock and other assorted groundfish. Cod up to 40 pounds are available over deep-water...
Portsmouth Names & Numbers
Getting There Charts: NOAA 13283, 13285, 13274SC, 13278, 13286 When approaching the mouth of the Piscataqua River, use caution, as the current is very strong and the channel is plied by a large number of commercial ships and recreational...
Sign Up for Narragansett Bay Seal-Watch Tours
Save The Bay and Rose Island Lighthouse Foundation are offering their seasonal seal-watching tours aboard the M/V Alletta Morris. The tours are hosted by expert guides who provide fascinating insight to these seasonal marine visitors. Group tours and gift...
Newport, RI, Loses Bid to Host America’s Cup
Well, folks, it’s over: San Francisco has committed to investing in new infrastructure and knocked Newport, Rhode Island, out of the race to hold the next America’s Cup. For a heady 2 weeks it looked as if the Cup...
Plan to Repair Lower-Piscataqua Bridges Completed
Seacoast Online reported that the Bi-State Funding Task Force has finished its work in forging a 30-year plan for the Piscataqua, Sarah Mildred Long and Memorial Bridges, which span the lower Piscataqua River and connect the cities of Portsmouth,...
Maine Marine Training Center to Offer Weather Course
Boating Industry Magaine reports that the Marine Systems Training Center in Thomaston, Maine, recently scheduled a 2-day class on marine weather topics presented by Ken McKinley, chief meteorologist of Locus Weather in Camden, Maine. Information will be presented on...
Scituate, MA, Assesses Seawall Damage Caused By Recent Storm
Boston.com: The snowstorm that buried eastern Massachusetts days after Christmas is long gone, but its aftereffects are still being felt in coastal Scituate. A number of homes and streets remained flooded Wednesday and an 80-foot section of the town’s...
Winter Ocean Plunges Help Fight for Prevention
Seacoast Online: After losing 2 sons to drug overdoses, Chucky Rosa plunges into the ocean every day to fight for prevention — this New Year’s he’s asking the community to join in his fight. The Plunge for Prevention, held...
