On the Water

I’ve tried to stay away from talking about the oil spill and its effect on fishing up to now, but a new video from BoatUS and massive amounts of BS coming from all directions force me into confronting reality. So here it is: We’re screwed. From all the shouting we’ve heard about booms, skimmers, and [...] …Read More

Puzzling the problems of the day. Photo by KL Walking through door of the International Yacht Restoration School will likely affect you considerably. Speaking from experience. But I’ll let Jens Lange tell it his way. Jens is a grownup who had a successful but less-than fulfilling 18-year, Europe-based career in the auto industry that had him [...] …Read More

And the discounts for summer charters keep on coming. Today, the news is from Absolute Yachting in Greece, which tells me the 51-foot sailing catamaran Elvira wants more charters before the end of June. Thus, for any last-minute charters in the next t... …Read More

The Deneki Andros South fishing lodge is a sweet place to catch bonefish. …Read More

Shark season has begun on the Mid Atlantic coast and mako shark fishing can be incredibly exciting, but there are some basic ways you’ll want to rig your boat which are sometimes overlooked by new shark anglers. For once, this isn’t just a matter of catching more fish; in this case it’s as much about protecting your [...] …Read More

Yeah, yeah, yeah; the new iPhone 4 was announced and it looks pretty cool.  And if its GPS and background apps processing are good enough, maybe it can track as well as my Droid Incredible ;-).  That track above especially exemplifies the ... …Read More

During a recent offshore delivery of a new Krogen 58′, I had the opportunity to check out Northport System Inc.’s Fugawi Marine ENC charting and navigation software. It loaded painlessly on a new Windows 7 laptop, ran flawlessly for 3 days nonstop, and had an easy learning curve. If you’re looking for something to run [...] …Read More

Management firm Edmiston and Company sends word that the 193-foot Austal motoryacht Outback is trying to "optimize" charter availability in the Western Mediterranean for July. Outback's owner is now dropping the yacht's weekly base rate from €375,00... …Read More

The guide, who turned out to be one of the top tarpon chasers in the Keys, eased off the throttle and looked around at the scenery. He had an idea of where to run for the fish, but needed to get his bearings. He reached down under the console and pulled out…a restaurant placemat. It [...] …Read More

I tried to make “500 million euros and a city in Italy” go away, and I failed. It keeps coming back. But, while I thank you for the inquiries, dear reader, I don’t know a thing, and I am nostalgic for a time when I wasn’t sucked into rumors. I wouldn’t have been sucked into this [...] …Read More