Dani McGrath

There are 18 lighthouses in New Jersey. Read about how Armchair Sailor blogger Dani McGrath challenged herself to see all of them. READ MORE

While sitting on the beach in Old Lyme, Connecticut, this past summery weekend, I watched a fleet of small fishing boats in Long Island Sound and Plum Gut catching all sorts of fish.

All of the recent hurricane coverage showing devastated islands, demolished houses, overturned cars and boats tossed ashore as if they were toys can’t help but make me think about some of the vessels famously lost to hurricanes.

There are so many wonderful yarns about Charlie Barr, the legendary skipper who captured three America’s Cup victories. This one just turned up in a book I was reading that’s published by The History Press over the weekend.