Russo Marine has announced that it will be the first New England boat dealer to sell Greenline Yachts, the first hybrid boat line. Russo Marine has locations in Boston, Massachusetts, and Wakefield, Rhode Island. Greenline introduced its first hybrid-engine...

MVGazette.com: From new ferries to a terminal overhaul in Woods Hole, the Steamship Authority will be embarking on some major capital planning and spending projects in the coming years. At the monthly boat line meeting in Hyannis this week,...

Gloucester Times: Gloucester Mayor Carolyn Kirk’s office has released a proposed “bridge plan” to have the federal government finance a transition for fishermen displaced by drastic reductions in landings for 2013 and reinvent the nation’s oldest fishing port,...

The 42nd Annual Figawi Race Weekend is set for this weekend: May 25-27, 2013. Entries include sailors from several states and 240-plus boats (including 30 powerboats). More than 3,000 sailors and visitors, as well as locals, are expected to...

The Buzzards Bay Rowing Club will host its 6th annual “Buzzards Bay Open Water Challenge” (formerly known as Row for the Bay) on Saturday, June 1, at 10:00 a.m. in support of the Seamen’s Bethel in New Bedford, Massachusetts....

On a quiet, foggy morning you might just hear them, or glimpse an ethereal figure in the half-light. Was that the shout of Dr. William Pepper struggling with a mighty fish at the Hopper? Could that be the ample...

If you want to learn about the problems caused by mixing water and fuel, go to the experts. In this case we consulted with the outboard department at Burr Brothers Boats in Marion, Massachusetts, where master technicians Jeff Harrison,...

Cape Cod Online: The man pulled from waters off Megansett Harbor this morning in a “life-threatening condition” is 69 and from Somerville, according to Falmouth police. Police, fire and department of natural resources officials were called to the harbor...

The Coast Guard ended its search for a missing boater after he was found safe at approximately 5:50 a.m. Saturday, May 18, at Hoppy’s Landing, on West Island in Fairhaven, Massachusetts. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England in Woods...

On Wednesday, May 15, Mattapoisett harbormasters responded to a call that a sailboat had grounded on a sandbar east of Ned’s Point. Upon arriving on scene, responders found a sailboat hard aground with its sails intact, but no one...