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“One swallow does not make a summer, but one skein of geese, cleaving the murk of March thaw, is the spring.”— Aldo Leopold If we’re shipping the March issue to the printer, and you’re reading the March issue of the magazine right now, then March is finally on the horizon. In the Northeast that brings a mixed few weeks of leaden skies and dirty, icy slush, with an occasional snowstorm of epic proportions. March is winter with a tranquilizer dart in its haunches — it’s going down but not without a fight. No matter: It is also the unavoidable gauntlet we must run to arrive at spring and — for many a boater — a time to stretch deeply, wipe the sleep from our eyes and put on some real…
Raven is a true boat dog here in South Florida. She enjoys the sunset as much as we do. Raven has been our first mate since we got her at 8 weeks old. She loves to help the captain raise our Island Spirit 401’s main, adjust the sails and assist in anchoring. But her favorite job is rescuing the poor swimmers at the sandbar off Key Biscayne. She is a water dog through and through. Terry Boram Miami ABOUT ART KADEY … Upon reading your article on Kadey-Krogen Yachts, I was a bit taken aback that the only mention of Art Kadey was that he was the marine engineer who co-designed with naval architect James Krogen to produce these vessels. What was not mentioned is what an extraordinary person Capt.…
The 360 Offshore is North Carolina builder Tideline’s biggest center console power cat to date, leading the builder’s lineup alongside the 235 Hybrid. “The 360 Offshore offers the future of offshore sportfishing combined with classic style and appeal,” says Tideline Boats co-owner George Stronach. “Our newest catamaran combines the performance, comfort and fishability of the newest highend offshore fishing cats with the classic lines and aesthetics of a traditional, custombuilt sportfishing boat.” Die-hard anglers get two 45-gallon and two 88-gallon live wells, more than 2,300 quarts of fishbox capacity in two 815-quart deck lockers and a 688-quart foredeck coffinstyle cooler, and rod stowage on the hardtop and under the gunwales. The dash can swallow up three multifunction displays to help put 360 Offshore owners on the fish. Deck layouts are…
1. INTERNATIONAL RULES: Which vessels are normally allowed to anchor in a narrow channel? A. not under command B. restricted in ability to maneuver C. engaged in fishing D. none of the above 2. INTERNATIONAL RULES: For determining safe speed, all the following factors are mentioned in the Rules except: A. presence of background light at night B. draft in relation to the available water depth C. competency of the crew D. constraints imposed by the radar range scale in use 3. INTERNATIONAL RULES: The danger signal may be given in which of these situations? A. meeting and overtaking B. meeting and crossing C. overtaking and crossing D. meeting, crossing or overtaking 4. A dye marker used as a distress signal must be: A. red B. orange C. yellow D.…
If viral videos had a smell, this one would’ve reeked like an out-of-control frat party at 3 a.m. Millions of Americans watched it. Most wanted to retch. Now the boaters who made the video are facing felony charges and prison time in an animal-cruelty case that is being called an outlier even among officials and activists who regularly see serious abuse cases. “It is unusual,” Don Anthony, communications director for the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida, says about the extent of the charges. “It was a surprising move that these actions were taken so seriously.” The video was shot in June 2017 and went viral in July. It showed a group of men dragging a shark by its tail behind a powerboat at a high rate of speed off Florida.…
Everett Pearson was a fiberglass boatbuilding pioneer who co-founded Pearson Yachts and helped to launch the J/Boats sailboat brand. Pearson died Dec. 24, 2017, at the Hope Hospice Center in Providence, Rhode Island. He was 84. Born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, he earned a bachelor’s degree in economics in 1955 at Brown University, where he was captain of the football team. He and a cousin, Clinton Pearson, had a long history in business by then, having delivered groceries, sold Christmas trees and more during their younger entrepreneurial years. By the late 1950s, they were building fiberglass dinghies in a garage at a time when wooden hulls still ruled the day. The pair got their official start in the boating business in 1959, after being approached to build a Carl Alberg…
