Tom Richardson
Tom Richardson is the co-director and host of BoatingLocal. 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.
Video: Visiting the Hingham Shipyard Marinas
The Hingham Shipyard Marinas (HSM) was officially formed in 2007 when the Hewitts Cove Marina and Landfall Marina, both on Hewitts Cove near the border of Hingham and Weymouth, Massachusetts, were combined to create a massive, full-service boating facility that...
Brewer Yacht Yards to Hold 2012 Open House Event
Boaters across New England are invited to attend Brewer Yacht Yard Group’s second annual company-wide, location-wide Open House on September 29, 2012. All 22 BYY marinas from New York to Maine will be open to provide tours of the...
Rhode Island Beach Cleanup Schedule
2012 Cleanups: Saturday, September 15 8:00-9:30 a.m. Misquamicut Beach Fall Festival Cleanup 12:00-2:00 p.m. STB Center & Camp Cronin (Narragansett_) Sunday, September 16 8:00-9:30 a.m. & 5:00-6:30 p.m. Misquamicut Beach Saturday, October 13 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Rocky Point Cleanup...
Fishing Westbrook, CT
By now most anglers know Westbrook as the place where the world-record striped bass was landed in 2011 by Greg Myerson. While Myerson won’t reveal exactly where he landed the 81-pound leviathan, his catch has striper fishermen flocking...
Hull, MA, Fall Rowing Season Open Enrollment
Enrollment is now open for the Hull Lifesaving Museum‘s South Shore (MA) Youth Rowing Fall Season, which runs September 17 to November 17. All kids, ages 12-18, are welcome; no experience necessary. Days and Times: Mondays, Wednesdays: 3:30pm- 5:00...
Coast Guard Suspends Search for Missing Swimmer
Coast Guard crews and local agencies have called off their search for a missing man in the waters off Westbrook, Connecticut. Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound watchstanders were notified by Connecticut State Police just after 11:00 a.m., on...
Photos, Story from ACK Race Week
CLICK HERE for great photos of the Nantucket Race Week taken by Jim Powers on the Nantucket Inquirer & Mirror: For more info on the races: The Inquirer & Mirror Share this Article On Follow BoatingLocal: Like BoatingLocal on...
Coast Guard Searches for Owner of Unmanned Kayak
The Coast Guard searched for the owner of an unmanned kayak near Hodgkins Cove, Massachusetts, on Thursday, August 30, 2012. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Station Gloucester were notified of an unmanned kayak along the surf line in Hodgkins Cove...
Navy Destroyer to Launch from Bath, ME
The public is invited to join Maine Maritime Museum and a host of dignitaries in a Sail Away Salute to the newest Bath Iron Works-built Aegis guided missile destroyer, Michael Murphy DDG-112, on Wednesday, September 5, as the ship...
Review: Lehr Propane-Powered Outboards
In May 2012, I had the opportunity to see one of the new Lehr propane-powered outboard in action at the Brewer Pilots Point Marina Spring Picnic and Vendor Show in Westbrook, Connecticut. The outboard was invented by Capt. Bernardo...
