Browsing: Chesapeake

On Watch with Peter Janssen
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Maryland Lifts Ban on Recreational Boating

There’s good news in Maryland. You can go boating there again. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan just lifted the state’s boating restrictions, which have been in place for more than a month as part of the fight against COVID-19. They had prohibited recreational boating, except for paddle boards and for people fishing for food. Now, recreational boats, power, sail and PWCs, are permitted in the state’s waters once more. Anglers can fish for the sport of it, and not just for sustenance. The state’s Department of Natural Resources expanded permitted recreational activities to include boating, fishing, golf, tennis and camping. Hiking,…

Destinations
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Oxford, Maryland, a Picturesque Boating Haven Since 1683

If you’re in Annapolis for the boat shows, or simply cruising through the Chesapeake on your way south for the winter, give yourself a treat and stop across the bay at Oxford on Maryland’s eastern shore. Founded in 1683, Oxford is small, with only 651 people, and quiet (its most prosperous time was during the Revolution), but it’s a picturesque boating haven simply invites you to slow down and relax a bit. Oxford is almost surrounded by water, with the Tred Avon River and Town Creek wrapping around it on three sides. Their banks are lined with restored 18th and…

Cruising Life
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Historic House Takes 50-Mile Cruise on the Chesapeake: Video

Here’s a great story from Chesapeake Bay Magazine. See the video: HISTORIC MANSION TAKES 50-MILE BAY CRUISE Yes, you read that correctly: an Easton, Maryland mansion built in the early 1760s was picked up and moved – first by flatbed truck and then by barge – up the Eastern Shore to Queenstown this week. It was a spectacle for anyone near the Tred Avon River Wednesday, a 400-ton literal “house boat” on a barge with tug. The Town of Oxford, Md. posted video on their Facebook page, taken from the Oxford Bellevue Ferry. https://www.facebook.com/579789318707909/videos/403632177002828/?__tn__=K-R&eid=ARBUI3hmUM-Yf0cxzeEv2TKdaK4IhwedeD1mTlk8_NCD4eBtWDNSXXde9_ZTbx5en2asphTtcUVi5vZe&fref=mentions&__xts__[0]=68.ARBhUFYAdj6DZMidPhMbwfhbU74zYbYG8Ur_8QrIgMsHnK1SUN8rbIN_LnE2pbkaNVIWtqs8Zq5yLpdsW2aqihL0YkW-BVbtmNPyGl0ytO8xUHz81rr8PjaA-qXGDe1_yfga0WXPX5VKbPdnU30J3o7RTeZ5cC3R-y8Zid_lHeowZ7NZr2PdQrSUOrVCTF9Ui6pgXgPmarlc5E__Mgm1BdI7aHCReGBLMjYBnsZxvtU6p51QqsxuUKNnXFibtaenq2TO-TmZR9g49CyhrU5QqT-Ey1KCeliKpCi5CYXJ7Hp7GI8-HXFKx7z6KSh1SBFSqIXVeF6TSIdtAPitaw The historic Galloway house, a Georgian mansion…

Annapolis Boat Show
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Popular Annapolis Power Boat Show Opens Oct. 3

The United States Powerboat Show in Annapolis is always popular, for a whole lot of reasons. It’s easy to get to, it’s easy to see a lot of new boats and gear there, and it’s in Annapolis, the hub of the Chesapeake, a cruising mecca with boatyards and marinas and waterfront restaurants and watering holes all around. And then there’s the U.S. Naval Academy with grounds next to the show, historic Annapolis stretching up Main Street to the state capital, and Washington, D.C. is an easy drive away. Centered around City Dock (also known as Ego Alley) in the middl9…

Cruising Life
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Popular Annapolis Power Boat Show Opens Oct. 3

The United States Powerboat Show in Annapolis is always popular, for a whole lot of reasons. It’s easy to get to, it’s easy to see a lot of new boats and gear there, and it’s in Annapolis, the hub of the Chesapeake, a cruising mecca with boatyards and marinas and waterfront restaurants and watering holes all around. And then there’s the U.S. Naval Academy with grounds next to the show, historic Annapolis stretching up Main Street to the state capital, and Washington, D.C. is an easy drive away. Centered around City Dock (also known as Ego Alley) in the middl9…

Cruising Life
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A Quick Guide to Cruising to a Boater-Friendly Washington, DC, an Iconic Destination, Whatever Your Politics

If you’re cruising in the Chesapeake this spring or summer, you may want to think about taking a side trip up the Potomac to visit Washington, DC, a great cruising destination for a long weekend or even more. It may be a well-kept secret, but the nation’s capital is boater-friendly, with several new and revamped marinas, a few within walking distance of some of the most iconic sights in the world. Here’s a story I wrote not long ago for Southern Boating about cruising to Washington. Local construction has improved some of the marinas since then, but all the attractions…

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Annapolis Powerboat Show: More New Boats than Ever, in Same Terrific Spot

The United States Powerboat Show Annapolis is always a popular show – for a whole lot reasons. It’s fun, it’s easy to get to, and it’s easy to enjoy. And it’s in Annapolis, the hub of the Chesapeake, a cruising mecca with boatyards and marinas – and waterfront restaurants and bars – all around. Centered around City Dock in the middle town, this year the show, the 46th annual, runs from Thursday, Oct. 12 through Sunday, Oct. 15, and has more new boats than ever before – 450 of them, in fact, ranging from 8 to 80 feet LOA. And…

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Report from Annapolis: “Best Show in Years”

The Annapolis Powerboat Show just ended, and the reviews are coming in: “Best Annapolis in recent years” –  Dave Northrop, director of sales and operations, Americas, for Grand Banks and Palm Beach Yachts. “Our attendance was 4.8% better than 2015 and the best since pre-2008.” – Paul Jacobs, show president and general manager. “The overall attitude of customers was more positive than any of us can remember.” – Jeff Messmer, VP of Ranger Tugs and Cutwater Boats. “It looks like it will be a great show.” – Bentley Collins, VP of Sabre and Back Cove Yachts. “We were so busy,…

Annapolis Boat Show
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Report from Annapolis: “Best Show in Years”

The Annapolis Powerboat Show just ended, and the reviews are coming in: “Best Annapolis in recent years” –  Dave Northrop, director of sales and operations, Americas, for Grand Banks and Palm Beach Yachts. “Our attendance was 4.8% better than 2015 and the best since pre-2008.” – Paul Jacobs, show president and general manager. “The overall attitude of customers was more positive than any of us can remember.” – Jeff Messmer, VP of Ranger Tugs and Cutwater Boats. “It looks like it will be a great show.” – Bentley Collins, VP of Sabre and Back Cove Yachts. “We were so…

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Tangier Island is Sinking as the Chesapeake is Rising

Great story about Tangier Island in the lower Chesapeake, which is being threatened by rising sea levels, in The New York Times Magazine today. The future there seems  pretty bleak. I took the picture above four years ago on Smith Island, just a few miles north of Tangier, which is facing the same fate. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/10/magazine/should-the-united-states-save-tangier-island-from-oblivion.html