Stephen Blakely

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New Boats

Hokule'’a

Hokule'’a is more than just an ocean voyaging canoe

La Trappe Creek Society, with Pire (center) at Cayo Largo Marina.
Boating News

Cayo Largo’s Capitan del Puerto

Club Cienfuegos is a government-run, prerevolutionary yacht club on Cuba’s southern coast.
Profiles

Cuba: chartering a bareboat

'Chart Chat' at the end of a day
Destinations

Passing Cloud - Cousin of Bluenose

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Destinations

Haida Gwaii

Bill Reid's sculpture The Black Canoe
West

The Haida Canoe and the Vikings of the Pacific Northwest

The vehicle carrier Brilliant Ace passes under the Roth Bridge. The C&D Canal saves ships such as this a lot of time and money.
Destinations

C&D Canal dos and don’ts

Fuel and an on-site restaurant attract cruisers to the Summit North Marina in Bear, Delaware.
Destinations

Stopping along the C&D

This is the now defunct Eastern Lock of the original C&D Canal in Battery Park, Delaware City, Delaware.
Destinations

There are no shortcuts

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Destinations

Hope Town Light - Abacos, Bahamas

Kevin Feindel is general manager of the Lunenburg Industrial Foundry.
New Boats

The builders of Bluenose

The Dory Shop on Lunenburg's waterfront
Destinations

Lunenburg: a special place

The new Bluenose II
New Boats

Rebirth of an icon

Bluenose under sail in 1938.
New Boats

Why was she named Bluenose?

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New Boats

About the Great Loop and The Greatest Loop

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New Boats

Great Loop Gallop

The Army Corps of Engineers is rebuilding Poplar Island using clean dredge material from the Chesapeake.
People and Places

Poplar Island: Success in the Bay

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Destinations

Destination: New York City

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Destinations

Tug captain offers his transit tips

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Destinations

Resources/Water Tours/Marinas - New York City

The start of the 102nd Mackinas Race was a chance for a Chesapeake Bay sailor to sample freshwater racing.
Great Lakes

Chesapeake sailor earns his stripes on a Great Lake

Three miles north up Patapsco River is the head of Baltimore's Inn Harbor and city center, marked by towering downtown office buildings and hotels.
Mid-Atlantic

The best of Baltimore begins at the deck of your boat

Tangier is a quiet, communal slice of life as it used to be on the Chesapeake.
Destinations

Tangier Island, Va.

Destinations

Where to go, what to see in Tangier Island, Va.

White Hawk, a 44-foot Cherubini ketch, tacked its way to victory in this year's Constellation Cup.
Mid-Atlantic

Racing heats up at frostbite fundraiser

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Mid-Atlantic

Baltimore’s Historic Ships

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Mid-Atlantic

Old Glory’s sailing roots

The 'rockets' red glare' and 'bombs bursting in air' shed the only light over Fort McHenry during the Sept. 13, 1814 attack.
Mid-Atlantic

Live history on our ‘Star-Spangled’ seas

The author warns that while the shores of the British Virgin Islands may beckon, don't cross over from the USVIs without the right paperwork.
Northeast

To navigate the BVIs, learn the ‘customs’

The author warns that while the shores of the British Virgin Islands may beckon, don't cross over from the USVIs without the right paperwork.
South

To navigate the BVIs, learn the ‘customs’