News Focused on Activity in our Coastal Waters

Murder, arson rocks cruising community

In a case that reads like a psychological thriller, the owner of a Great Harbour trawler lost his wife and boat in a divorce. Then he lost his mind.

Weather made easy while on the water

Technology is enabling weather watchers to share what they see with others. Boaters and others can get free real-time weather information from www.weatherlink.com, a website where amateur weather wonks — 9,384 of them, to be exact — are sending data updated every 60 seconds from their weather stations.

Do you have what it takes to be a lighthouse keeper?

As dream jobs go, the keeper of Maine,s Cuckolds Fog Signal and Light Station could rank right up there with St. Peter's gig as keeper of the keys at heaven's gate.

Seamanship Quiz

Test your knowledge with these Coast Guard license exam prep questions from the National Captain’s Institute www.captains.com

Stowaway

When the Wilde Yacht Sales crew ran into fog on Long Island Sound while transporting four boats to the SailQuest Boat Show in Milford, Conn., the convoy pulled together and slowed to 4 knots. That’s when an osprey decided the mast of a Ranger Tugs R-27 was a good place for a short break. “He just seemed to get a kick out of our little flotilla,” says crew photographer Paul Tortora, who snapped this shot. www.wildeyachts.com

This photo originally appeared in the September 2012 issue.l

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