Author George Day

March 26, this week, marks the one-year anniversary of the shipping accident that destroyed Baltimore Harbor’s Francis Scott Key bridge with the death of six bridge workers.  The people of Maryland and Baltimore, in particular, took time for a moment of remembrance for the six men and their families. “Everyone working on the scene shared that same priority — those men we lost in the water,” Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott said during an anniversary ceremony Wednesday, recalling the horror that followed the collapse. “While this day is a day of mourning, it is not a day of grief alone,” Scott…

A few weeks ago, we brought you part one of Donald and Marjorie Walker’s story of their cruise from the South of France northward to The Netherlands via the canals, rivers and lakes of the waterway system. This is one of the world’s most elaborate and scenic inland cruising areas with the shores dotted with vineyards, castles and picturesque towns. In Part two, the Walkers leave France and cross into Luxemburg,  where they have to transit dozens of locks to move through the hilly countryside. They also have to accommodate both the large river barges this section of the canal…

Early on Tuesday morning, March 18, a couple and their 9-year-old daughter missed the channel into Charleston, South Carolina’s harbor and ran their 58-foot motor yacht up onto the stone jetty where it began to sink. Luckily, the Charleston Harbor Pilot boat was nearby. Charleston Pilot Launch Captain Montgomery Stafford maneuvered the 75-foot Pilot Launch Fort Moultrie close to the jetty, while Harbor Pilot Doug Logan and Apprentice Stephanie Kelly rescued the family. Coast Guard Station Charleston, which had received a distress call from the family, were soon on scene and took the survivors off the pilot boat for transport…

Next week at the Palm Brach International Boat Show, America is going to have a special treat, the first showing of Maritimo Yachts’ flagship, the stunning 75 Flybridge. This Australian builder of high performance, sport-fish style motor yachts, has had a long and successful presence in North America. Now the queen is making a visit. Like Australians and Australia itself, the new 75 Flybridge does not hold back, does not shy from going all in and to compete at a world-class level in design and build quality. The 75’s lines and strong pedigree evoke long offshore runs to favored Australian…