Tropical Storm Melissa Brought High Water This past week the Atlantic Coast dealt with tidal and coastal flooding due to tropical storm Melissa in the Atlantic Ocean. Although Melissa did not reach hurricane status or make landfall; effects from the storm still created problems. Flood Waters Effect on Boat Show The United States Sailboat [...]
Taken by William Strang-Moya at the 2018 U.S. Powerboat Show preview on Thursday, Oct. 11.
It's the biggest and oldest event of its kind in the world: This weekend, the internationally-acclaimed United States Sailboat Show is celebrating its 49th year. Set against the backdrop of historic Annapolis, Ego Alley and the waters of the Chesapeake Bay, nearly 50,000 sailors and sailboat enthusiasts from around the globe attend the annual boat [...]
If there’s one thing that the town of Annapolis is known for, it’s sailing. That may be why the National Sailing Hall of Fame has made a home at the docks for the last 10 years. Among its many events promoting sailing and sailboats each year, for the last 9, the Hall of Fame has [...]
Ever been to a boat show? What about a Bay Bridge Boat Show? Now, can you say that five times fast? The 2018 spring boat show is coming up this weekend at the Bay Bridge Marina in Stevensville, Md. The springtime convention has been bringing powerboats, now over 400 of them, to the Annapolis area [...]
Excited about boating? Boating is seriously one of the best recreational activities one can ever have (if you have the luxury of doing so), in fact, the US Recreational Boating Market is over 35 million dollars, way back 2014 and more people are getting their boats registered. Boat donation in the US is also growing, [...]
Annapolis and Eastport’s favorite way to get around begins daily service! The Annapolis Water Taxi, owned and operated by Watermark, began weekend service in late April. Daily service and longer service hours for the 2016 season starts this Friday, May 13th. From May 14-30, the Water Taxi Service schedule is Monday-Thursday from 10 a.m.-11 p.m., [...]
In the 16th Century, Spanish explorers sailed around the world searching for new lands and trade routes to help improve their nation’s wealth and resources. Many spent weeks, if not months, at sea as they traveled from continent to continent. During their voyages, many of these seafaring explorers made their homes aboard tall ships called galleons. [...]
photo by fineartamerica.com From the presence of the United States Naval Academy to the million dollar yachts found along Ego Alley to single crab pots floating off private docks, life on the water is a constant commonality in the culture of Maryland's capital city and, as a result, is in the blood of [...]
