On the Water

I saw the news in Soundings Trade Only yesterday that Bob Hewes had passed. Hewes is credited with building the first modern flats boat in the 1950s, born out of a bonefishing trip with legendary fly angler Lefty Kreh. In doing so he influenced an entire genre of angling, specifically how people approach skinny water [...] …Read More

A friend recommended I check out the “Careful Catch” web site, which is all about catch and release fishing, and was surprised to discover plenty of good saltwater fishing tips along with the catch and release info. If you want to learn more about how to safely release fish – and how to catch more [...] …Read More

Edmiston and Company has launched a revamped website with some nice new features in the yacht charter section. If you click on "yacht charter" and then "yachts," you come to this page, which lets you search for charter yachts by motor or sail, length,... …Read More

Pardon me if I use an entry on the improving state of marine iPhone apps to illustrate my concerns about NOAA's local chart screw ups, but it works (I think).  Navimatics Charts&Tides 3.6.2 was the first charting program of any sort I've see... …Read More

It is possible to get a new boat from a top-shelf builder - without spending a small fortune. …Read More

Maggie Vale, a charter broker with Rikki Davis Worldwide Yacht Charters at Churchill Yacht Partners, attended last week’s industry-only charter yacht show in Newport, Rhode Island, where her office is based. Here is my interview with Vale about the b... …Read More

Takemefishing.org has put out a free Boat Ramps iPhone app. Notice the “free” is not capitalized. The app itself is free, rather than an app that lists where there are “free boat ramps.” I downloaded the app and checked it out. You can search for nearby ramps based on your current location, by zip code, [...] …Read More

Today I added a new Panbo category for gear I try which is not electronics related, but which is good enough that you might want to know about it.  Like the Moonlite Marine rail cleat above.  I'd never seen one in the aluminum and stainless... …Read More

Okay, most places where people sail, you wouldn’t see this mix of geography, seabreeze, and sailing types. Beyond that, the quiz of the day goes, why is this truly, Only In San Francisco? As seen from Crissy Field, Andrew Koch (kite Blue #19) has just tacked short of the rocks and is setting [...] …Read More

Will bluefin tuna fishing be shut down in the near future? According to the New York Times, an environmental advocacy group called the Center for Biological Diversity filed a request under the Endangered Species act, requesting that this fish be placed on the endangered species list – thus ending fishing for them. The request is, [...] …Read More