Calvert Marina gets kudos from visitors; cites friendly staff and low rates for transients
Category: Boating
Powered by two Caterpillar engines this 135 foot yacht has a cruising range of over 5,000 miles and is home-ported in the Cayman Islands.
Not all of Maryland’s bridges are in disrepair and crumbling; some have stood the test of time
A group of watermen took the day off work Thursday to protest and block a project by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources in the Little Choptank River in Dorchester County
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources today released the 2014 Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey results, which showed the abundance of spawning-age females was 69 million, declining just below the minimum safe level of 70 million.
Buzz’s Marina: the center of all Rockfish action on the Chesapeake Bay
Charter boat Gerry C sank in Chesapeake
The top three baits guaranteed to catch fish in the Chesapeake Bay and tributaries are bloodworms, soft crab, and grass shrimp. Ironically, the best quality, freshest bloodworms and soft crabs are not always found in bait and tackle stores
It was no ordinary fin. That fin rose six feet out of the water and was making a bee line to the stern of our boat. I dove across the surging mass of fish into the cuddy cabin and grabbed my 12 gauge Remington stainless steel security pump shotgun that was loaded with pumpkin ball slugs. I also seized the Crown Royal bag of shells for additional ammo.
Clipper ships taking the shortest route between the Mississippi and the Atlantic often end up on the shoals of Key West in the 1840s. Salvaging the ships’ cargos has become a lucrative business for two companies — one headed by a feisty young woman. Then she falls in love with the captain of a wrecked ship while he recuperates at her home. She travels to Charleston and is charming to the man most likely to be head of the captain’s company, thinking she will be able to get the captain the position he wants on the company’s first steam ship.