On the Water

The Anti-Pirate Potato Cannon...and 101 Other Things for Young Mariners to Build, Try & Do On The Water, is now available at select bookstores. Written by award-winning marine writers David Seidman and Jeff Hemmel, the book is filled with fun and unique projects that are perfect for parents and children to do together. …Read More

Philippe Cousteau and an ABC news crew went diving in Hazmat suits to see what was going on below the surface.  It’s an underwater look at what is already being called the worst oil disaster in US history. Quote: “I think this has got to ... …Read More

Philippe Cousteau and an ABC new crew went diving in Hazmat suits to see what was going on underwater.  It’s an underwater look at what is already being called the worst oil disaster in US history. …Read More

Flash restrictions won’t let me embed this on my fly fishing blog, so here’s a great bit from Andros South guide Torrie Bevans about fly casting into the wind. Filmed by Kirk Deeter of Field & Stream. …Read More

Flash restrictions won’t let me embed this on my fly fishing blog, so here’s a great bit from Andros South guide Torrie Bevans about fly casting into the wind. Filmed by Kirk Deeter of Field & Stream. …Read More

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Take one look at Jerkthatjig’s new Octojig, and the word that pops to mind is “weird”. Of course, if it’s effective, who cares how crazy this thing looks??? In truth it’s not all that far off from Shimano’s Lucanus jig, which came out a year or two back. But there are some major differences. Cost, for [...] …Read More

April is looking pretty good for sailboat brokers according to Yachtworld.com.  Yesterday I took a look at boating stats in general.  Today, I want to review brokerage sailboat sales for the month of April where once again the market looked good yea... …Read More

A $250 West Marine gift card goes to Capt. Chuck Cahill, who has two boats vying for their next upgrade. …Read More

The housing bubble popped, the economy crashed, and the boating industry still doesn’t seem to have a clue. I say that while admitting that I don’t have much of a clue myself when it comes to the business end of boats. But check out some snippets from the latest NMMA press release: -First quarter 2010 data shows a slowing in [...] …Read More