On the Water

There’s a hot new communication method available to boaters and fishers, because DeLorme and SPOT not interface to allow text messaging from afar, be it on your boat in the middle of the ocean or a mountaintop lake. SPOT satellite messengers have required you to pre-program your texts up to now, but the Earthmate PN-60w is [...] …Read More

Say it ain’t so, Joe. I mean, Larry. I mean, those rumors that are flying around that a city in Italy has promised 500 million Euros for the America’s Cup, the rumors that claim said city is on the brink of taking over America’s Cup 34. It’s serious enough that a member of the Long Beach [...] …Read More

 Comark Corporation announced that it has developed a new pilothouse computer with integrated 19″ display. The Comark Pilothouse Computer features Intel Core Two Duo processor options, conformal coatings for corrosion resistance and a host of other pilothouse-friendly features.  Best of all perhaps, the price. Comark says the CPC is being offered at a starting price [...] …Read More

I just got off the phone with Ricardo Castrodad, the public affairs officer for the U.S. Coast Guard in Puerto Rico, regarding last weekend's sinking of the 48-foot Swan sailing yacht Victoria. The Coast Guard is now making new information available ab... …Read More

Regardless of anchoring acrobatics -- and just how the heck do you tie this wild 146 foot trimaran alongside a dock, with a line throwing gun? -- M/Y Alastra joins the short list of exotic vessels I'd love to cruise around Penobscot Bay, if only brie... …Read More

This past weekend we went chumming for striped bass, and I saw something that makes a great addition to the tips for striper fishing included in one of my books, Rudow’s Guide to Rockfish (that’s what we call stripers, here in Chesapeake country; you can check out the book at www.GETGUP.com, if you’re so inclined). Since chumming is [...] …Read More

Management company International Yacht Register has announced a whopper of a discount aboard a major motoryacht, the 192-foot Lurssen Capri. The yacht's regular weekly base rate for the "high season" month of July in the Mediterranean is €290,000, b... …Read More

I’m not sending out props for this book just because the authors sent a signed copy to my daughter, or because my name is listed in the acknowledgements, or even because David Seidman and Jeff Hemmel are colleagues from way back. I’m pimping the Anti-Pirate Potato Cannon because, well, even though it’s written for kids, [...] …Read More

The National Geographic Channel is kicking off the Expedition Great White series this Sunday at 9:00 pm eastern. Chris Fischer, who roamed the world for ESPN2’s “Offshore Adventures” show, along with Capt. Brett McBride, lead a crew on a scientific expedition to catch and tag great white sharks. From the looks of the video teasers, [...] …Read More

REPORT FROM THE SWIFTSURE By David Schmidt “Hey David, do you want to drive?” I glance up from a sodden perch on the rail of JAM, John McPhail’s well-rigged and well-sailed J/160, as we pound into stiff westerly winds and square waves six to eight-feet (did I mention square?) about two hours into the start of the 2010 [...] …Read More