Connecticut
Feds Outline Post-Sandy Repair Work for 2013
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has released a state-by-state synopsis of the work they plan to perform on damage caused by Hurricane Sandy. Damages to be repaired in the Northeast include: New York: Clean up along the southern...
Catamaran Destroyed in Stratford, CT, Blaze
CTPost.com: The old catamaran that has been a fixture in Stratford Harbor for years is no more. The Stratford Fire Department said that large craft, which has served as a houseboat for Lor Cubbison, was destroyed by fire Saturday...
51st Catboat Assoc. Meeting Underway
The 51st annual meeting of the Catboat Association will be held February 1-3, 2013, at the Mystic Marriott in Groton, Connecticut. Cost per person is $50. The meeting features numerous seminars and an intimate boat and equipment show. Here are...
Norwalk, CT, Dredging to End in October
TheHour.com: The third and final phase of the Norwalk Harbor dredging project will get under way this October , but its scope will be curtailed, according to the Norwalk Harbor Management Commission (NHMC). “It’s 150,000 cubic yards that needs...
CT Introduces Youth Fishing Passports
Connecticut’s Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) has launched a “Youth Fishing Passport” program to introduce kids (16 and under) to fishing opportunities across Connecticut. The new “Youth Fishing Passport,” is available free of charge and allows youngsters...
Grounded Tanker in New Haven Refloated
WTNH.com: Coast Guard officials say a 620’ motor tanker carrying more than 160,000 barrels of gasoline that ran aground in New Haven Harbor has been refloated by the incoming tide. Officials say the tanker ran aground during low...
Volunteers Rally to Clean Milford, CT, Marsh
New Haven Register: About 110 people braved the cold Monday to clear debris from a marsh at Silver Sands State Park . “We were really relying on the volunteers, that they were going to show...
Boat-Storage, Repair Facility Proposed for New London Site
TheDay.com: The owner of a former wholesale seafood business in Fort Trumbull wants to bring a 5-story, stacked-boat storage facility and marine repair shop to waterfront property on Trumbull Street. Peter Foss, who owns a 0.88-acre...
Discovery of Long Island Sound Subject of Talk
Tom Andersen will present a talk on January 29 in Guilford, Connecticut, titled “Adriaen Block and the Discovery of Long Island Sound.” Here’s a posting from Andersen’s blog, called Sphere: It’s the 400th anniversary of the European discovery of...
2013 Hartford Boat Show Kicks Off
The 44th Annual Hartford Boat Show starts today (January 24) and runs through Sunday, January 27. Held at the Convention Center in Hartford, the show features hundreds of new boats, marine products and services. Informative seminars on boating and...
