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Category Archives: Boston Harbor Navigation
Penobscot Bay in October
If one ventures far enough up the coast of Maine, one comes across Penobscot Bay, which must be one of the most beautiful bodies of water in the world. Although a little chilly for swimming, it is ideal for boating … Continue reading →
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Tagged coastal maine, maine boating, penobscot bay, penobscot river
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This day in Nautical History: Cohasset’s most infamous shipwreck
Memorial commemorating the Shipwreck of the Brig St. John in Cohasset, MA: October 7th, 1849 was the date of what is probably the most infamous shipwreck in New England history, that of the Brig St John. The ship was carrying … Continue reading →
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Tagged Brig St. John, cohasset harbor, cohasset shipwreck, grampus, Henry David Thoreau the Shipwreck, minot light shipwreck, shipwreck, St. John
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Boating Season End up in Maine
As the temperature drops and the cold winds blow- boating season starts to wind down up in Northern New England. I spent the day up in Maine yesterday (my second favorite boating spot after Boston Harbor) to close up shop … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2012 boating season, boating season, boating season ends, Casco Bay, harpswell, maine boating
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Safety, Fire and Rescue Boats in Boston
Sea Tow- one of the most important rescue boats on the harbor for recreational boaters: With the weather turning colder and the seas getting rougher, it gets more dangerous to be out on the water. Fortunately, we have some pretty … Continue reading →
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More rough weather- heading out in breaking swells
Starting Friday night, and continuing into yesterday morning, the rain fell and the wind blew hard, kicking up some high nasty conditions out at sea. So naturally, I could not resist just going right out into the middle of it! … Continue reading →
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Tagged boston harbor fall boating, breaking swells, Nantasket Roads, rough seas
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Channel dredging in Boston Harbor
Dredging is currently taking place in Boston Harbor to maintain the shipping channel near its narrowest point off Castle Island. This seems to occur every three to four years. Since several rivers flow into Boston Harbor -The Charles, Mystic, and … Continue reading →
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Tagged boston harbor dredging, channel dredging, charles river, dredging, mystic river, neponset river
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Fall boating: A higher probability of encountering rough seas.
Fall in New England means changing weather fronts and the greater possibility of rough seas. On the Massachusetts coast, rough seas often are the result of an Easterly wind. The larger wind fetch of the open ocean to the east … Continue reading →
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Tagged boating rough seas, boston boating autum, boston boating fall, buoy, fall boating, rough seas, trim tabs
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Mega-yachts in Boston Harbor
Could it be our attractive city nightlife and culture? Or is just an accessible deep water port in the center of our financial district? I’m not sure what it is, but recently, Boston has attracted its fare share of Mega-yachts … Continue reading →
Hurricane season on Boston Harbor: getting prepared
Its that time of year again….Hurricane season! With Hurricane Isaac in the news this week, Boaters will likely have the possibility of hurricanes on their mind for the remainder of the boating season (which still has a good two months … Continue reading →
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Tagged boat hurricane, boating during hurricane season, boston harbor hurricane, hauling boat hurricane, hurricane, hurricane season, securing boat for hurricane
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Boston Harbor to Provincetown Day Trip
Provincetown, Massachusetts on Cape Cod makes a great day trip or overnight trip from Boston Harbor- provided you have good weather, patience and a large enough boat to handle the open water. The latter consideration is really the captain’s call … Continue reading →
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Tagged boston harbor to provincetown, cape cod bay, crossing cape cod bay to provincetown, fast ferry provincetown, flyers provincetown, long point provincetown, macmillan pier provincetown, mooring, Provincetown, provincetown transient slip, race point
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