Author Arnie Hammerman

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Airline Pilot Commutes To Work on Ranger Tug

In the early 1900’s, New York businessmen discovered that the trip from Long Island and Connecticut to Wall Street in Manhattan could be accomplished faster and more luxuriously on a boat. They built some amazing fast commuters or business boats specifically for this purpose. Pan forward a hundred years and boat commuting still works. A resourceful airline pilot based in New York City and flying out of LaGuardia follows the lead of these early commuter boat pioneers by living aboard and commuting to work on a Ranger Tugs R-29. Instead of staying in an expensive and tiny Manhattan apartment and…

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Cruising Through Covid on a Cutwater 26

By Capt. Arnie Hammerman Last year was challenging for most of us. Covid made it difficult to get out of the house, let alone to have some fun. As a boater I have been trying to make the best of it while maintaining social distancing and keeping my family safe. Our boat, a Cutwater 26, has proven to be a refuge as well as a much-needed source of entertainment. We live outside of Seattle and are able keep the boat in a slip all year round. We fish, crab and cruise out on Puget Sound and in the nearby San…