Gulf Coast Report
Out with the old, in with the new
July is a hot month on the Gulf–both in weather and in popularity of boating activities. As always on the Gulf Coast, boat owners, fishermen and coastal residents pray there will be no major tropical storms, yet prepare for them as though their arrival were a certainty.
Tournaments Return to Freeport, Texas
Bridge Harbor Marina, with its prime location on the ICW only 1.5 miles from the Gulf of Mexico, was always a top location for billfish tournaments–until last year, when all such contests ceased with a management change. ...
Red Snapper Happenings
A town-hall meeting organized by Congressman Nick Lampson was held in Clear Lake, Texas, in late April. ...
Louisiana Flooding
Louisiana was inundated with flooding this past spring, and boat owners will be seeing the results through the summer. ...
Panama City Billfish Contest
The 25th Annual Bay Point Invitational Billfish Tournament takes place July 9-13 this year, sponsored by Galati Yachts Sales and Viking Yachts. ...
MidAtlantic Report
Getting down to the business of fun
June in the Mid-Atlantic means it’s warm, but not too hot, and that means there’s no excuse not to head for the water. The fish are biting, seasonal waterfront restaurants and bars are open, sailing and cruising schools are in full swing, and there are plenty of water-oriented summer camps for kids to learn about nautical skills and marine environments. ...
Factory Direct for Fountain
The Fountain Powerboats Factory Store has officially opened on the Pamlico River in Chocowinity, North Carolina, just across the bridge from Washington. ...
Taxing Jobs
As many as 100 boats have left Portsmouth, Virginia, since last July when elected officials increased the boat tax from 1 cent to 50 cents per $100 of assessed value. ...
Cleanup for Baltimore
Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley, Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon and children from Maree Farring Elementary School recently broke ground on an environmental education center that is part of a $153 million waterfront restoration project next to Baltimore’s Brooklyn and Curtis Bay communities. ...
There’s Millions in Those Marlin
Ocean City’s White Marlin Open, the world’s largest billfish tournament, will hold its 35th annual event August 4-8. ...
Annapolis City Dock Complete
Following six months of reconstruction and upgrades, City Dock in Annapolis, Maryland, reopened for business on Monday, April 14. Among the upgrades is a new 960-foot bulkhead that wraps around Susan C. Campbell Park to the U.S. Naval Academy’s Gate Zero. ...
Seafood Festivals
One of Maryland’s largest, longest-running seafood feasts, the Maryland Seafood Festival at Sandy Point State Park, has been canceled this year due to economic uncertainty and a highway construction project. ...
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