With boating season fast approaching, we figured it would be a good idea for boaters to consider their current insurance plans. Here to offer some advice is Jay Kay, President of marine insurer (and BoatingLocal sponsor) Stafford Insurance: Study...

New Haven Register: A social media campaign to raise money to repair the pleasure craft of Dave Henneberry, the Boston-area man who found one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects hiding in his vessel, has raised a boatload of...

The Nor’easter of February 8-9 kept Sea Tow Central Connecticut’s Tom Kehlenbach and crew busy with a large sportfisherman that sank at the dock. Here’s what happened, and how they dealt with it: “Heavy snow weighed down the bow...

MyFoxBoston.com: Several boats have caught fire at a Marshfield marina. Investigators say it’s too early to tell if it was arson, but word of a suspicious fire in southeast Massachusetts did bring federal agents to the scene. The blaze...

Fairfield Daily Voice: A “multiagency effort” kept a 34’ motoryacht from sinking off a Westport Island on Friday evening , Norwalk Fire Deputy Chief Edward Prescott said. Two people were rescued from the boat. The efforts also...

Note: boat profiled in the following review is not a new model, yet one that deserves attention of boaters in New England. May-Craft founder Kenneth May has a long history of building Carolina-style fiberglass outboard workboats with moderate transom...

For many boaters, launching can be a lesson in humiliation and frustration. So imagine doing it every day—even on busy weekends—with a 33’ center console! That’s exactly what Capt. Terry Nugent of Riptide Charters does all season long, and...

Stafford & Co. Insurance of Fall River, Massachusetts (a BoatingLocal sponsor), has announced a new agency affiliation with Progressive Insurance. Progressive is a leading national insurer of watercraft up to 50′ and $250,000 in value, or personal watercraft up...

SeacoastOnline: The mystery of the antique stolen skiff has been solved. The thief came forward Sunday, April 8, according to boat owner Carla Rollins. “He had egg on his face for Easter,” she said. Rollins did not name the...

BoatingLocal’s Tom Richardson and Steve Madden attended the opening of the 6th annual Boatbuilders Show on Cape Cod, held February 10-12 at the Hyannis Resort and Conference Center. This show primarily features small custom and semi-custom builders and other...