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Dark horse, perennial take Rolex titles
Consider these well-known names: Matt Fisher, Chris Larson, David Loring, Mike Martin, Jim Richardson, John Ruf, Matt Struble and George Szabo.
They all won sailing world championships for the United States last year, but were passed over for the Rolex Yachtsman of the Year Award.
A longtime legacy of stripers and lures
Ron McKee, a lifelong friend and fishing partner, first met Bob Pond when he was 11 years old.
"I was delivering papers in town and I met him in a parking lot near his big blue van full of fishing gear," says McKee, 53. When young McKee asked Pond about fishing, the older man began throwing lures into a box. With each lure came an explanation of how to use it.
Tender loving care for a fixer-upper
An 18-year-old from Connecticut builds a mini-runabout by refitting a tender from bow to stern
When the Berger family bought a 1965 Boston Whaler Eastport a decade ago, little did they realize the unsung hero of the purchase would be a small tender thrown in with the package.
No lifeline left for Loran-C
The Coast Guard announced Jan. 7 it would decommission the Loran-C program and terminate the Loran-C signal broadcast from Jupiter Inlet, Fla., effective Feb. 8.
The federal government says technological advances, specifically the advent of GPS, have made the 67-year-old Loran-C program obsolete as a maritime navigational tool.
Buyers come out for smaller Providence show
Boaters had a mixed reaction to the condensed floor space at the 17th annual Providence Boat Show
With dealers bringing fewer vessels to the show, the booth and exhibitor space was limited to one floor of the Rhode Island Convention Center.
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