PropTalk Magazine December 2025

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Boat Review: American Tug 362

When you embark upon serious coastal cruising, few vessels will prove as versatile as the American Tug 362.

By Lenny Rudow

See the Bay: Holiday Happenings in Chesapeake Country

It’s time to deck the hulls!

By Staff

The How and Why of a Prop Strike

How to minimize propeller strikes and stay safe on the water.

By Steve Gershman 32

Selling the Family Boat

Just because it might be time, doesn’t mean the decision is easy.

By G. Steven Martin 35

Cruising the Pacific Northwest

Next summer, beat the heat and consider chartering far from home.

By Mike Pitchford, Peter Trogdon, and Tom Farcosky 38

Bay People: Madison Trotman

Madison leads the canvas division at Quantum Sails Annapolis.

Interview By Beth Crabtree presented by Herrington Harbour

‘Tis the season and we’re ready to deck the hulls! Find a list of lighted boat parades around the Chesapeake Bay on page 26 and learn more about our cover boat on page 44.

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ve things you should know about boat insurance

Are you ready to embark on your next on-water adventure? Before you set sail, here are ve things to know about boat insurance.

1. Boat insurance isn’t just for accidents

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2. Accidents can happen to anyone

When accidents happen, boat insurance offers liability coverage for damages or injuries you cause while boating, up to speci ed limits. It can also cover lawsuit costs if you’re sued.

3. Boat insurance can cover medical payments

Boat insurance offers a range of optional medical payments coverage limits, helping to cover medical expenses if you’re in an accident or someone is hurt on your boat, regardless of fault.

4. Most lenders require boat insurance

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# We’re all boaters, and we all love the Chesapeake Bay - chances are we have more in common than you think.

We’re all Boaters

Let’s face it, it’s been a difficult news week for, well… a long time. We love to put labels on ourselves and others, which only leads to more division. I don’t mean to make light of any of our current issues, but I would like to take a moment to zoom in on this dichotomy in the boating world and ask simply, why?

You’ve heard all the labels, I’m sure: sailors, powerboaters, anglers, paddlers, blowboaters, stinkpotters… and the list goes on. Some are purely descriptive, while others are pejorative. There are noted differences between sailors and powerboaters, of course, but why the animosity? One of the common stereotypes is that sailors are better mariners, more knowledgeable, and that powerboaters are… not. They ‘just want to go fast and throw a huge wake.’ But come on, while that may describe a few people on either side, that is a huge generalization.

You could chalk it up partly to misunderstandings. Say a sailboat cuts too close to a powerboat trolling with lines in the water. Perhaps the sailor knows nothing about fishing and has no idea that his keel is about to start dragging those lines. So, the people on the powerboat start screaming at the sailor, but he continues by, not even realizing that he just destroyed hundreds of dollars’ worth of fishing gear. The sailor probably also does not realize that a boat with fishing gear in the water has limited maneuverability, similar in fact to a sailboat. But regardless, both sides leave the interaction with an inherent dislike for the other.

On the flip side, say it’s a beautiful breezy day on the Bay. Both sailboats and powerboats are out in abundance. A powerboater is cruising along and can’t figure out why this sailboat keeps coming right at him, never altering its

By Kaylie Jasinski

course. Perhaps he’s not versed in wind dynamics, or the fact that the sailboat has far less maneuverability than he does. Perhaps he’s on autopilot and being stubborn. So, he keeps his course, not breaking the rules per se, but also not giving the sailboat a wide enough berth, which in turn throws a huge wake. The powerboater might not realize how much trouble a big wake across the bow of a sailboat can cause (it can fully halt the sailboats’ forward momentum or even swamp them). So again, both sides believe the other person was in the wrong and thus think all sailors/powerboaters are jerks.

In both of the above scenarios, was there a “right” and a “wrong” person? Yes. But rarely is it ever as simple as assigning blame.

So, what’s to be done? For one, if you are not already familiar with your onwater Rules of the Road, I suggest you

brush up on them often. But here’s the thing: even if you know those rules backwards and forwards, not everyone else on the water does. There are a lot of new boaters on the water, along with people who probably haven’t taken a boating course in 20 or more years (if ever).

One thing I’ve learned that has helped tamp down on my frustrations this past summer is to just be courteous, regardless of who is “right.” Your primary obligation is to operate in a safe manner and to avoid a collision at all costs. So even if you know you have the right of way, but the other person isn’t giving way, whatever you do, please don’t be stubborn. Take a deep breath and alter your course if needed to keep both you and the other boater safe.

Alternatively, sometimes it’s a matter of politeness, rather than rules. If you pull into an anchorage and see another boat already anchored, you could pull up right next to them, or you could be polite and find your own space. Once in your space, you could crank up your music so

that it drowns out everything else in the anchorage, or you could keep it at a reasonable level for you and your guests to enjoy.

Which brings me back to my original point. There is something we all have in common that has drawn us to the water. Boating is an expensive hobby. We drop thousands (sometimes hundreds of thousands) of dollars into our boat, our trailer, our tow vehicle, our marina, our mechanic, etc. but we do that because just being on the water is worth it. Even if we don’t spend nearly as much time out there as we would like.

There’s division everywhere we turn these days, but as boaters, let’s try to have at least one place where we all get along. Wave to your fellow boaters out on the water. Be courteous to each other, know and follow the rules of the road, but always take it upon yourself to choose safety over being right. You can also gain some perspective by seeing how the other side lives.

Powerboaters, ever wondered why sailboats seem to zig zag across the Bay? Choose a nice night and consider booking a sunset sail with one of the many historic vessels on the Bay. This won’t be a huge time commitment, some sailboats serve snacks/drinks, and it’s really hard to beat a Chesapeake sunset. Sailors, ever wanted to explore an anchorage or harbor but were prevented from doing so due to your sailboat’s draft? There are a variety of powerboat charters that could make this happen, from larger yachts with tons of amenities to small electric boats that are so quiet you might just forget you’re on a powerboat.

Take a cruise in each other’s shoes and then take that perspective with you the next time you’re on the water. At the end of the day, we’re all boaters, so we probably have a lot more in common than you think.

Meet Cunningham

Mary Reiser shares these photos of her dad’s dog, Cunningham (her father is Hank Reiser of Pocahontas Marina, a PropTalk supporter!). Cunningham is a one-year-old black lab who hails from Edgewater, MD. He’s pictured here on a 1946 Adams named Oakie. Mary says, “Cunningham works in the varnish department at Marine Services LLC (at the marina). He is very busy at work but enjoys swimming and going on boat rides when he can.”

Want to see your boat dog featured in PropTalk? Email one to three photos and a short description to kaylie@proptalk.com.

October Puzzle

We received a record number of entries for our October Word Search— congratulations to Frank Robbins, who was randomly selected as our winner! Frank shared this note, along with his submission:

“Fun word search! I picked up PropTalk from a gas station in Stevensville, where we stopped on the way back from seeing my daughter in DC. As a guitar player, I had to stop and see where the PRS factory was, and as a closet wooden boat fan, I felt compelled to pick up this copy of PropTalk. This area of Maryland is very attractive as a possible retirement area, especially if I could get a part time job at PRS or at a boat yard learning a new skill! Anyway, thanks for the cool read and fun puzzle!

Cheers, Frank R.

Editor’s note: We love hearing where you pick up your copy of PropTalk! We got so many nice emails during the word search submission period, from boaters completing the puzzle while anchored in Frog Mortar Creek in the Upper Bay to readers in York, PA. Feel free to send photos of your copy of PropTalk out in the wild or notes on where you pick it up anytime to kaylie@proptalk.com

November Editor’s Note Kaylie, Iread your article in November PropTalk just now. I thought it was well written, heartfelt, and left me with a nice warm feeling.

Thank you. Alan S.

Send your questions, comments and stories to kaylie@proptalk.com

Onaway—Language Connections

Hi there, former Maryland and Chesapeake resident here who now lives in Northern Michigan. I followed the Instagram post to your story about the Hartge family launch Onaway (proptalk.com/ classic-boat-onaway). I’m a maritime historian who once upon a time came to know several Hartges during my time in and around the museum in St. Michaels and later made plenty of Chesapeake 20 sails as a sailmaker. Your connection of the Onaway to parts of Michigan, to the name of the launch, is probably on the right path.

The word ‘Onaway’ was used in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s “Song of Hiawatha,” with its roots in the Ojibwe dialect of the Anishinaabe languages of the native people of the upper Great Lakes, themselves part of the greater Algonquin language. The “Song of Hiawatha” had a large cultural impact on Americans from the late 1800s into the 20th century, as increased modernity and industrialization led to a romanticism about the native world displaced just a couple of generations prior. The word ‘Onaway’ or ‘Onawa’ translates as an exclamation of “alert!” or “wake up!” In this time period, versions of ‘Onawa’ were used fairly commonly as a boat name, including the classic 1928 12-metre which still sails today in Newport.

Thanks, Jordan O. Traverse City, Michigan

David Sites

Iheard you were working on a piece about David Sites (check out PropTalk’s interview with him on page 21); I hope I am not out of line by reaching out just to pass along a note to you that David has been extremely helpful to Pride of Baltimore, Inc. and has been very generous with his time, boat, and photography. We are very grateful and would describe him as a champion of the Chesapeake Bay and a good friend of the ship.

Patrick G. Smith Pride of Baltimore, Inc.

Discovery Village Public Boat Ramp Reopens

On October 15, Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman announced a new agreement between Anne Arundel County and Discovery Village Shady Side, LLC to provide public water access by reopening the county’s boat ramp at Discovery Village, effective immediately.

The boat ramp at 4800 Atwell Road in Shady Side closed for public use on July 1. Shortly after the closure, the Anne Arundel County Department of Recreation and Parks partnered with nearby Parish Creek Marina to provide public access to the marina’s boat ramp through the end of the 2025 boating season. This new agreement provides public water access at Discovery Village through July 2027.

“This new agreement is good news for the county, our taxpayers, and our boaters in South County,” said County Executive Steuart Pittman. “We now have a fair, fiscally responsible agree-

ment that restores public boating access at Discovery Village.”

The terms of the new agreement eliminate long-term liabilities that were included in the previous lease. Paired with the lower rent cost negotiated in this agreement, it is estimated to save the county more than $1.5 million over the next 21 months. The new agreement includes a lease rate of $292,195 in total rent as well as repaving of the boat ramp parking lot. These costs will be paid from the county’s capital budget.

“The county never stopped the conversation with the property owners at Discovery Village,” said Jessica Leys, director of the Anne Arundel County Department of Recreation and Parks. “We are thrilled to have a new lease that restores public access at this location. We also continue to pursue other avenues to increase public water access in the area and county-wide.”

This agreement reflects the county’s ongoing commitment to expanding water access opportunities for all residents. The Department of Recreation and Parks currently operates three public boat ramps, 18 car-top launch sites, two indoor swimming pools, and three public beaches.

“This new agreement re-establishes the public water access at Discovery Village, balancing popular public amenities with fiscal responsibility and saving taxpayer money,” said County Council Chair Julie Hummer. “The Department of Recreation and Parks has been working tirelessly to increase public water access opportunities throughout the county, and I look forward to residents enjoying the fruits of their labors at Discovery Village and other locations in the months and years ahead.”

More water access information can be found on the county’s website: aacounty.org.

An Awesome Season on the Water

Century Club Adventures with David Sites

David Sites, the top-scoring Century Club member with 263 on-water days logged in 2025, answered some questions about his boating season:

How did your boat end up as a safety vessel the day the Pride of Baltimore II returned?

Patrick Smith, the vessel relations manager for the Pride of Baltimore II, gave me a call and asked if I could be the safety boat for some swimmers that were going to jump into the Baltimore Harbor to greet the ship back to Baltimore after their long summer trip (to the Great Lakes). The swimmers were State Senator Bill Ferguson, Councilman Mark Parker, Johns Hopkins from the Baltimore

Heritage Foundation, and professional open water swimmer Katie Pumphrey. (My girlfriend) Laura, my buddy Mark Fanelli, and I took the swimmers out towards the middle of the harbor where they jumped off my boat to greet the Pride. We followed along as they swam in the harbor to help keep them safe from other boat traffic.

Remind us what kind of boats you have.

My main and favorite boat is a 28-foot Tidewater center console with twin Yamaha 300 outboard engines. I also have a Beneteau Barracuda which has an enclosed cabin that I use in foul weather.

For what other outings have you volunteered your boat or your time?

We have volunteered for the Bay Bridge Swim and have taken reporters out to cover things that happen on the Bay (such as the Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race). We watched as the new cranes for Baltimore arrived and squeezed under the Bay Bridge, covered the Ever Forward container ship which got grounded in the Bay, and saw many tall ships that visited the area.

I am a volunteer and the photographer at the Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse. I try to keep a good eye on it, as I pass it on my boat ride almost every day. I photograph some events at the lighthouse and try to keep it in the public eye. I also enjoy photographing the Blessing of the Fleet for the Kentmorr Marina. I always try to help out whenever I am asked.

You say it was an awesome summer… tell us more!

I was invited up onto the Baltimore Harbor Lighthouse, which is amazing.

We have been to numerous water-related activities all summer. The Thomas Point Lighthouse was built in 1875, and we celebrated its 150th anniversary at the Navy Stadium for a fundraiser.

We have been attending the work boat docking competitions with Drew Payne on his Big Worm charter boat all summer. There are a bunch of us that go, and it is always a blast.

We were invited to ride on the Pride of Baltimore II from Annapolis to Baltimore. They even let me go out on the bowsprit along the way.

I was invited to go out on the DNR icebreaker Sandusky when my river froze over. We went over to Fishing Creek to break up the ice so that the Coast Guard could get out to the Bay. The captain of the Sandusky let me drive, and we went out to the Thomas Point Lighthouse.

Any cool wildlife sightings?

I did see a few pelicans this year, which is always cool. I also went out with Jay Fleming, a top-notch photographer, on one of his photography workshops. We stopped at a great blue heron rookery, and I was able to get some cool photos of some chicks. Jay and Shelby made it a great experience. Jay was very helpful and gave me some good photography and camera tips.

What’s your advice to aspiring Century Club members?

Keep it fun, share photos of things you see, try different things, and explore new rivers and creeks. There’s so much to see and enjoy.

Learn more about the Century Club at spinsheet.com/100-days.

Thomas Miller Named 111th Admiral of the Chesapeake

Governor Wes Moore has commissioned Solomons resident and University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science professor Thomas Miller as the 111th Admiral of the Chesapeake Bay. The Admiral of the Chesapeake Bay is a lifetime achievement award bestowed upon individuals who have made an extraordinary contribution to the conservation and restoration of the Chesapeake Bay.

“Thomas Miller has dedicated his career to understanding and applying the best science available to support Maryland’s fisheries and the ecosystem,” said Governor Moore. “His work has helped to bring together the cooperative crab fishery that we have today in the Chesapeake Bay. The studies and policy discussions developed by Professor Miller are informing how we manage changing conditions in the Bay caused by climate change and invasive predators. His work will help ensure we have a sustainable long-term future for blue crabs as well as other culturally and economically important Chesapeake Bay species.”

Miller, who has served as a professor at the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory in Solomons since 1994, has played a key role in developing the modern scientific understanding and management of Maryland’s recreational and commercial fisheries. He joined the laboratory in 1994 as an assistant professor and quickly became involved in emerging discussions about how Maryland and Virginia can better cooperate to manage

Two New Free Safety Microcourses:

Aids to Navigation Basics and Nighttime Boating Basics

The BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water has launched two new boating safety microcourses to help boaters focus on issues important to safe navigation. Aids to Navigation Basics and Nighttime Boating Basics are the latest in a series of short microcourse offerings that help fit into any boater’s busy schedule.

Aids to Navigation Basics is designed to help boaters understand the meaning of basic buoys and markers. The course also reinforces the importance of maintaining a proper lookout and consulting an up-to-date chart to navigate safely.

Nighttime Boating Basics addresses a common issue for recreational boat operators: operating after dark when navigation can be more challenging. The course teaches boaters how to prepare for evening outings, comply with boating regulations for reduced visibility, and recognize the proper use of navigation lights on recreational vessels.

“Annual U.S. Coast Guard statistics have shown that understanding Aids to Navigation (AToN) and the challenges of nighttime boating are perennial issues for boat operators,” said Ted Sensenbrenner, director of boating safety at BoatUS Foundation. “We’re excited to bridge the gap to help address operator inattention and improper lookout, which are some of the leading causes of boating accidents.”

The interactive courses, which can be completed in less than 30 minutes, include engaging video quizzes, simulations, and modules that help enrollees learn navigational basics. Following course completion, boaters will be equipped with essential tools to navigate waterways confidently and responsibly.

The courses were produced under a grant from the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund administered by the U.S. Coast Guard to benefit national public boating safety. While the new

the Chesapeake Bay’s blue crab fishery using scientific surveys and data.

In 2000 and 2001, Miller served on the Bi-State Blue Crab Advisory Committee where he led meetings of researchers who reached a consensus that increasing fishing pressure could threaten the long-term viability of blue crabs in the Chesapeake. The 2001 Action Plan that came from the committee’s work was the first to call for the Bay-wide thresholds on the blue crab fishery that Maryland and Virginia now use to prevent overfishing.

Since then, Miller has been recognized as a leader in Chesapeake Bay research. His insights have helped inform management approaches for key Bay species such as menhaden and dolphins as well as blue crabs.

Miller has long used his scientific expertise as a way to inform policymakers and find solutions to complex fisheries issues. He currently serves on the Scientific and Statistical Committee of the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, and as a scientific advisor to a number of federal and state agencies.

courses do not meet any state education requirements, they provide additional in-depth learning opportunities that complement the information in the BoatUS Foundation’s NASBLAapproved free online boating safety course, which satisfies boating safety education requirements in 37 states.

To sign up for the new free microcourses or other online offerings, visit boatus.org/courses.

Strong Attendance and Sales at Annapolis Powerboat Show

The 2025 Annapolis Powerboat Show concluded on a high note Sunday, October 5 with the strongest attendance since the banner year of 2021. With sunny skies and steady crowds, this year’s show offered a vibrant mix of boats, buyers, and boating enthusiasm.

Despite stiff competition on Saturday from the Navy–Air Force and University of Maryland football games, attendance that day held even with last year. The other three days saw noticeable increases in traffic—bolstered by ideal fall weather and a show packed with innovation.

“This was the best Powerboat Show we’ve seen in years,” said Mary Ewen-

Tson, president of the Annapolis Boat Shows. “Boat sales were brisk across the board, including several models north of the $1 million mark. It’s clear that people are investing in time on the water.”

While the show launched under beautiful skies, Thursday morning brought significant flooding to City Dock, damaging a handful of exhibits and temporarily limiting access to others. “Our team and our exhibitors work hard to put on a great event, and we all depend on the revenue generated during the show,” Ewenson said. “It’s disappointing and financially damaging when we have flooding like this. We’re

all looking forward to the completion of the City Dock construction and an end to the flooding!”

Still, the mood was festive on the docks. Showgoers enjoyed signature cocktails and lively company, with Painkillers flowing courtesy of Atlas, the Fleet Reserve, and Latitude 38—a welcome continuation of a beloved tradition after Pusser’s departure to Baltimore.

And on a personal note, PropTalk celebrated its 20th anniversary at this year’s show—thank you to everyone who stopped by to raise a toast with us! Next up: the Bay Bridge Boat Show April 17-19 in Grasonville, MD. For more details, visit annapolisboatshows.com

MTAM Career Day and Marine Apprentice Program

wenty marine technology students from the AACPS Center for Applied Technology (CAT) South attended a Career Day at the 2025 Annapolis Powerboat Show, hosted by the Marine Trades Association of Maryland (MTAM).

The CAT South students toured the boat show armed with questions for various MTAM partners about careers in the recreational marine industry.

Burr Yacht Sales, Smith’s Marina, Pocket Yacht Company, North Point Yacht Sales, SeaKeeper, Diversified Marine/ Bay Shore Marine, BoatUS, the Annapolis School of Seamanship, Bosun’s Marine, MAD Soaps, Get Blasted, Yacht Brokers of Annapolis, and Proptalk and FishTalk Magazines were the exhibitors who posed a question for the students at their booths.

student Vincent Line, “My favorite part was the vibe around the boat show, as everyone was really friendly and excited to share their knowledge.” Most of the students were also happy to learn that the skills they have been taught at CAT South are already applicable in the industry.

According to Emily Decker, workforce development coordinator at MTAM, “The

MTAM also announced the launch of its Marine Technician Apprenticeship Program during the Annapolis Powerboat Show. This first-in-the-state initiative will provide aspiring techs with comprehensive on-the-job training, classroom instruction, and a direct pathway to a career in recreational boating. It also provides tax benefits and reimbursement to businesses.

The exercise was a huge success as students had the opportunity to engage with marine professionals in a welcoming environment. According to CAT South

students and partners all agreed that it was a great day to learn about career opportunities within the industry, and it generated a new level of excitement about growing the marine trades workforce.”

Developed through a grant from the City of Annapolis, the program addresses the growing demand for skilled marine technicians in the city and helps close the talent gap within businesses. Apprentices will learn from industry veterans while gaining handson experience with inboard and outboard engines, electrical systems, vessel systems, and marina operations. Once placements are made in Annapolis, MTAM will make arrangements to slot apprentices with members in other areas of the state. To learn more, visit mtam.org

Stop by for hats, tees, fleece, mugs and burgees. Gift cards, too!

Through Dec 7

St. John’s Lost at Sea (Ulysses) Exhibition The sea can be a merciless foe. It is also a poignant metaphor for the human psyche. This exhibition tells the story of a subject set adrift in more ways than one. Features sculpture, painting, and prints by nine artists from North America and Europe. Free. Open Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Fridays, 2 to 7:30 p.m. at St. John’s College in Annapolis.

Through Feb 28

CCA Pickerel Championship

Register any time before the end of the tournament. Open to MD, DC, and DE tidal and non-tidal waters. This is a catch-photo-release tournament using the iAngler Tournament app. CCA membership is required to enter.

Through Mar 31

The Great Chesapeake Invasives Count

Help collect important data while competing for great prizes! Log your invasive species catches (northern snakehead, blue catfish, flathead catfish) on iAngler, and FishTalk will present live, monthly prize drawings. Register: ccamd.org

November

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CCA Angler’s Night Out 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at West End Grill in Annapolis. Speaker: Zach Ditmars. Topic: Chain pickerel and how to win the CCA Winter Pickerel Championship. Free and open to the public.

14-16 Easton Waterfowl Festival

Join family and friends to celebrate the traditions, music, art, and food that make this area of the world so special. For over 50 years, the Waterfowl Festival, Inc. has staged an annual event that has raised $6 million for wildlife and habitat conservation, education, scholarships, and research.

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Waterfowl Festival

Youth Fishing Derby

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Bay Street Ponds at the Easton Waterfowl Festival. An Easton Elks Club, Waterfowl Festival, CCA Maryland and DNR sponsored fishing derby. Open to the public; bait, tackle, and rods provided or bring your own. Youth who do not own a fishing rod will go home with one for FREE (while supplies last).

19 Annapolis Anglers Club Monthly Meeting

Speaker, food and drink, table raffle, and 50/50. Food starts at 6 p.m. followed by meeting at 7 p.m. at the American Legion Post 7, Crownsville Road, Annapolis, MD.

22 Eastern Shore Sea Glass & Coastal Arts Festival: Holiday Edition

Showcasing artisans and craftspeople, selling an array of unique coastal and sea glass goods, including jewelry, home decor, art, and more. Features food and live music at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels, MD, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

27 Thanksgiving Happy Turkey day!

28 Blue Friday

Held the Friday after Thanksgiving, Blue Friday is a day to spend time on or near the water celebrating the Chesapeake Bay. Take a walk, pick up trash, go for a boat ride, spend time with family and friends.

29 Middle River Lighted Boat Parade

The Mid-Atlantic’s largest lighted boat parade and almost the largest in the USA! In Middle River, MD. To enter text your name, address, boat type and size to (410) 463-2686. Stay tuned for updates on Facebook.

30-Dec 31 Holidays at Piney Point Lighthouse Museum

Come enjoy guided tours for all ages of the lighthouse and museum. The Keeper’s Quarters and museum will be decorated for the holidays and special festive exhibits will be available. Piney Point, MD. Free family open house on November 30.

December

1 CAPCA Members Fall Business Meeting and Dinner

5 p.m. at the Annapolis Elks Lodge in Edgewater, MD. Enjoy an evening of connection and engagement with fellow members for just $15 per person. Meeting also available on zoom. CAPCA members only.

3 CCA SoMD Chapter Holiday Happy Hour

5 to 7:30 p.m. at Ruddy Duck Piney Point. Join CCA for a casual holiday happy hour with fellow anglers, conservationists, and community members who care about protecting the Chesapeake Bay and Southern Maryland’s waterways.

4 Midnight Madness in Downtown Annapolis

Stroll along Main Street, West Street, Maryland Avenue, State Circle, Market Space, and Dock Street from 4 p.m. until midnight to support local businesses. Find entertainment, holiday decorations, refreshments, and sales.

5-6 A Dickens of a Christmas Experience historic Chestertown, MD’s, Victorian holiday extravaganza! This two-day event includes entertainment, home tours, food, book talks, merchandise, and more. And don’t forget to come dressed like the dickens!

6 Alexandria Scottish Christmas Walk Parade

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Old Town Alexandria, VA. Dozens of Scottish clans dressed in colorful tartans parade through the streets of Old Town, joined by pipe and drum bands, as well as terriers and hounds, community groups and more to celebrate the city’s Scottish heritage.

6 25th Alexandria Holiday Boat Parade of Lights Parade starts at 5:30 p.m., dockside festivities 2 to 8 p.m. at the Old Town Alexandria Waterfront in Virginia.

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Bohemia River Boaters Lighted Boat Parade

5 to 7 p.m. in Chesapeake City, MD. View From Pell Gardens, Chesapeake Inn, or either side of the canal. The boats will leave from the basin by Chesapeake Inn at roughly 5 p.m.

6 Holiday Boat Parade and Party at The Wharf

5 to 8 p.m. activities throughout The Wharf in Washington, DC, including a beer garden, s’mores, ornament decorating, karaoke, live music, visits with Santa, and more. 7 p.m. boats arrive in the Washington Channel. Fireworks finale at 8 p.m.

6 Yorktown Lighted Boat Parade

Pre-parade festivities start at 6 p.m. at the Yorktown, VA, waterfront and include caroling around illuminated braziers, a musical performance by the Fifes and Drums of York Town, and complimentary hot cider from the Boy Scouts of America. At 7 p.m. the boats will finish out the evening as they make their way down the river in a dazzling display of lights.

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76th Annual CambridgeDorchester County Christmas Parade

Lineup at 4 p.m., parade at 5 p.m. This year’s theme is “Surfing into Christmas.” The Parade route begins at Long Wharf, progresses down High Street, turns left onto Poplar, straight down Race Street, and ends at Washington Street by Haddaways.

6 Rock Hall Tree Lighting

Santa arrives by boat at the Rock Hall Bulkhead at 6 p.m. and arrives on Main Street (approx. 6:30 p.m.) for the tree lighting.

10 Frederick Saltwater Anglers Monthly Meeting

Meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month at the Frederick Elks Lodge #682. Optional food starts at 6 and meeting begins at 7. We have a speaker and vendor along with raffle prizes and a 50/50.

11 Midnight Madness in Downtown Annapolis Stroll along Main Street, West Street, Maryland Avenue, State Circle, Market Space, and Dock Street from 4 p.m. until midnight to support local businesses. Find entertainment, holiday decorations, refreshments, and sales.

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Christmas in St. Michaels

The event’s mission is to provide resources to help local nonprofit groups enhance the quality of life for the residents of the Bay Hundred community. Gingerbread house competition and display, marketplace, breakfast with Santa, Talbot Street Parade (Saturday at 10:30 a.m.), Lighted Boat Parade (Saturday at 6 p.m.), and more.

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43rd Annual Eastport Yacht Club Lights Parade

Dozens of boats in all shapes and sizes covered in thousands of colored lights parade through the Annapolis Harbor for two magical hours. This year’s parade will feature new prize categories designed to welcome first-time and emerging skippers while still celebrating creativity at all levels. Proceeds from the event benefit the Eastport Yacht Club Foundation.

13 Poplar Hall Christmas Parade of Horses and Market

One of the most beautiful Victorian towns in the country will be the home of an equestrian Christmas wonderland. Horse parade begins at 10 a.m. and Christmas market begins at 11 a.m., along with other events in Chesapeake City, MD.

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Deale Parade of Lights

Organizers are encouraging everyone to get to the parade viewing location by 5 p.m. due to high traffic; parade will start at 5:30 p.m. on Rockhold Creek in Deale, MD. Stay tuned for updates on Facebook.

18 Midnight Madness in Annapolis

Stroll along Main Street, West Street, Maryland Avenue, State Circle, Market Space, and Dock Street from 4 p.m. until 11 p.m. to support local businesses. Find entertainment, holiday decorations, refreshments, and sales.

American Tug 362: Living the Dream

The American Tug 362 is ideal for the cruising lifestyle.

By Lenny Rudow

You love cruising, but you’re not interested in having gobs of power on a fuel-chugging monstrosity that gets half a mile to the gallon? Nor are you interested in being at the mercy of the wind? Modern recreational tugs can deliver the efficiency of a trawler and the comfort of a yacht, and when it comes to enjoying the journey when you embark upon serious coastal cruising, few will prove as versatile as the American Tug 362.

First, consider performance. With a single 320-hp Volvo Penta D4 under the deck the 362 gives you lots and lots of options as to how you cruise. Set the throttle at a mellow 1100 idle and you’ll

make around five knots while burning a miserly 0.6 gph. That shakes out to over 8.5 nmpg, a mark that’s hard to beat in any type of modern powerboat. That also delivers over 1700 nautical miles of range (including a 10-percent reserve), so you could take your time exploring every inch of the Bay’s shorelines—on just 10 tanks of fuel—or cruise from Baltimore to the Bahamas without ever having to stop and fill up.

At the opposite end of the cruising spectrum, you could crank the engine up to 2700 rpm and hop along at twice the speed, while still getting 1.3 nmpg. Or, push the throttle down and take the boat up to its top-end of just over 16 knots.

The wide range of flexibility extends to aspects of this boat well beyond its performance. The American Tug 362 has a two-stateroom layout, so it will work well for cruising as a couple, cruising as a family, or cruising with a second couple. The forward master stateroom features a queen pedestal berth, two hanging lockers, and two opening ports along with an overhead hatch to let in a cross-breeze. The guest stateroom has a double berth, hanging locker, two-drawer dresser, and an opening port. Both also feature USB ports, 110v outlets, and reading lights. And if you need even more berths after the sun’s gone down, the settee in the saloon converts into a double.

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The main cabin features an open design with the saloon three steps down from the pilothouse. A full galley is to port, and there’s a settee and dinette to starboard. The most striking thing about the saloon is its traditional nautical look and feel, delivered by an extensive use of sapele mahogany and maple woods. Also note that the galley is a real one, not like the toy kitchens found on many boats, and this gives you the option to chef it up in a big way when the mood strikes. The refrigerator is a 7.3-cubic-foot upright, the stove top sports three burners, and there’s an actual oven as well as a microwave.

Sidedecks ring the cabin and doors on either side of the pilothouse to allow for easy access, while the saloon door opens out to the aft cockpit. It’s shaded by an overhang, and you can walk through to the swim platform via

Specifications

LOA: 36’6” | Beam: 13’3” | Draft (min.): 3’5”

Displacement (approx., dry): 18,700 lbs.

Fuel Capacity: 230 gal. | Water Capacity: 120 gal. | Max HP: 320

a transom door. On the bow you’ll find a Lofrans windlass with 50 feet of chain and a 200-foot rode along with a raw water washdown, all ringed by a stout bowrail. The flybridge is optional for those who want the ability to run the boat with the wind in their hair and the sun on their skin.

Just in case you might explore the idea of all-weather cruising, note that the American Tug 362 also offers a mix of electric and diesel furnace heat or air conditioning with reverse-cycle heat. And if visiting new and unfamiliar ports will be on the list, you’ll be happy

to hear that the boat’s equipped with both bow and stern thrusters for easy close-quarters maneuverability. In fact, this boat is rigged and ready with just about all of the equipment you’d want for serious cruising: a 300-watt solar panel, a 2000-watt inverter/charger, a Northern Lights generator, 600-amphours of house battery power, a spare parts kits for the generator and engine, and sight-gauges on the fuel tanks. Let the journey begin—and enjoy the experience.

To learn more, visit americantug. com.

Lighted Boat Parades and More Holiday Happenings

It’s hard to believe, but we are just a few short weeks away from the first holiday events of the season in Chesapeake country. So that means, if you’re planning to decorate a boat and participate in a parade, you better get your plan together ASAP! At print time, these were the events that had been announced; as more events are added, we will update our list at proptalk.com

Maryland Lighted Boat Parades

Nov. 29: Middle River Lighted Boat Parade

The Mid-Atlantic’s largest lighted boat parade and almost the largest in the USA! To enter: text your name, address, boat type, and size to (410) 463-2686. Stay tuned for updates on Facebook: facebook.com/ mrboatparade. The captain’s package includes several gift cards from local businesses.

Dec. 6: Bohemia River Boaters

Lighted Boat Parade

5 to 7 p.m. in Chesapeake City, MD. View the parade from Pell Gardens, Chesapeake Inn, or either side of the canal. The boats will leave from the basin by Chesapeake Inn at roughly 5 p.m. chesapeakecity.com

Dec. 6: Baltimore Lighted Boat Parade

5:45-8 p.m. The boats originate from the Anchorage Marina in Canton and slowly make their way along the waterfront towards the Inner Harbor, generally passing by Fells Point around 6 p.m. baltimore.org

Dec. 6: Holiday Boat Parade and Party at The Wharf

This free event features over 60 beautifully decorated boats parading up the Washington Channel (beginning at 7 p.m.), as well as fun landside holiday activities including hot toddies, live music, ornament decorating, holiday karaoke, family photos with Santa, fireworks (8 p.m.), a 45-foot illuminated Christmas tree on District Pier, and more. 5 to 8 p.m. at The Wharf in Washington, DC. wharfdc.com

Dec. 13: St. Michaels Lighted Boat Parade

This event is part of a larger weekend celebration, Christmas in St. Michaels (see more details right). The parade kicks off at 6 p.m. around St. Michaels Harbor. Visit christmasinstmichaels.org and click to the events tab to register and check out a map of the parade route.

Dec. 13: 43rd Annual Eastport Yacht Club Lights Parade

Dozens of boats in all shapes and sizes covered in thousands of colored lights parade through the Annapolis Harbor for two magical hours. This year’s parade will feature new prize categories designed to welcome first-time and emerging skippers while still celebrating creativity at all levels. Proceeds from the event benefit the Eastport Yacht Club Foundation. To register, find a list of spectator locations, and more visit eyclightsparade.org

Dec. 14: Deale Parade of Lights

Organizers are encouraging everyone to get to the parade viewing location by 5 p.m. due to high traffic. The parade will start at 5:30 p.m. on Rockhold Creek. Stay tuned for updates on Facebook: facebook.com/ dealemdparadeoflights.

More Maryland Events

Nov. 30-Dec. 31 Holidays at Piney Point Lighthouse Museum

Enjoy guided tours for all ages. The Keeper’s Quarters and museum will be decorated for the holidays and special festive exhibits will be available. Free family open house on November 30. facebook.com/1836light

Dec. 4, 11, and 18: Midnight Madness in Downtown Annapolis

Stroll along Main Street, West Street, Maryland Avenue, State Circle, Market Space, and Dock Street from 4 p.m. until midnight (until 11 p.m. on the 18th) to support local businesses. Find entertainment, holiday decorations, refreshments, and sales. downtownannapolispartnership.org

Dec. 5-6: A Dickens of a Christmas Experience historic Chestertown, MD’s, Victorian holiday extravaganza! This twoday event includes entertainment, home tours, food, book talks, merchandise, and more. And don’t forget to come dressed up! mainstreetchestertown.org

Dec. 6: 76th Annual CambridgeDorchester County Christmas Parade

The lineup begins at 4 p.m., followed by the parade at 5 p.m. This year’s theme is “Surfing into Christmas.” The Parade route begins at Long Wharf, progresses down High Street, turns left onto Poplar, straight down Race Street, and ends at Washington Street by Haddaways. christmasparade.org

Dec. 6: Rock Hall Tree Lighting

Santa arrives by boat at the Rock Hall bulkhead at 6 p.m. and arrives on Main Street (approx. 6:30 p.m.) for the tree lighting. rockhallmd.com

Dec. 6-7: Baltimore’s Most Festive Weekend

Holiday shopping, festive lighted boats, and beloved holiday characters will all converge to make this weekend the merriest and brightest of the whole season. Holiday Makers Market at Light St. pavilion, family weekend at the Christmas Village at West Shore Park, Fells Point Old Tyme Christmas on Saturday, and more. waterfrontpartnership.org

Dec. 12-14: Christmas in St. Michaels

The event’s mission is to provide resources to help local nonprofit groups enhance the quality of life for the residents of the Bay Hundred community. Events include a gingerbread house competition and display, marketplace, breakfast with Santa, Talbot Street Parade (Saturday at 10:30 a.m.), Lighted Boat Parade (Saturday at 6 p.m.), and more.

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Dec. 13: Poplar Hall

Christmas Parade of Horses and Market

Chesapeake City, one of the most beautiful Victorian towns in the country, will be the home of an equestrian Christmas wonderland. From 9-9:45 a.m. say hello to the parade riders and their horses at the Chesapeake City Elementary School while they’re preparing for the parade, which begins at 10 a.m. Starting at 11 a.m. the Poplar Hall team will transform Pell Gardens into a unique all handmade, old world style Christmas Market, plus a concert and more events. chesapeakecity.com

Virgina Lighted Boat Parades

Dec. 6: 25th Alexandria Holiday Boat Parade of Lights

Dozens of brightly lit boats will cruise along one mile of the Potomac River shoreline beginning at 5:30 p.m. Enjoy dockside festivities in Waterfront Park from 2 to 8 p.m. including a pop-up beer garden from Port City Brewing Company, food, activities, and more. This event is part of Alexandria’s biggest holiday weekend. Learn more at visitalexandria.com

Dec. 6: Yorktown Lighted Boat Parade

Pre-parade festivities start at 6 p.m. at the Yorktown, VA, waterfront and include caroling around illuminated braziers, a musical performance by the Fifes and Drums of York Town, and complimentary hot cider from the Boy Scouts of America. At 7 p.m. the boats will finish out the evening as they make their way down the river in a dazzling display of lights. visityorktown.org

More Virginia Events

Dec. 6: Alexandria Scottish Christmas Walk Parade

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Old Town Alexandria, VA.

Dozens of Scottish clans dressed in colorful tartans parade through the streets of Old Town, joined by pipe and drum bands, as well as terriers and hounds, community groups, and more to celebrate the city’s Scottish heritage. visitalexandria.com

2025 Holiday Gift Guide

For more great gift ideas, scan this QR code or visit proptalk.com/ gifts-for-boaters

Marine-grade 7-in-1 multi-tool built for boaters and outdoor use. Features a serrated blade, marlin spike, shackle key, webbing cutter, spanner, screwdriver, and bottle opener. One-hand access, non-slip grip, and titanium-coated steel for corrosion resistance. Comes with a carry case. Reliable, compact, and ready for any condition. Reg. $100, Sale $70. Wholesale pricing available. categorysports.com

PropTalk for the Holidays

Send a 12-month subscription to PropTalk to your favorite boater. For just $45 your favorite boater will receive 12 months of PropTalk Magazine. Call 410.216.9309 or visit proptalk.com/subscribe

Children’s Books about the Chesapeake Bay It’s never too early to start reading to your child. The beautiful illustrations in Award-Winning International Children’s Author, Cindy Freland’s, books on the animals of the Chesapeake Bay will mystify them as you read. The series of ten books builds an appreciation for the environment in an entertaining way while stimulating curiosity in the unique creatures that thrive there. Create precious memories while sharing special time learning about the Bay. Order books today at cbaykidsbooks.com

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Keep Your Loved Ones Safe This Holiday

Give the gift of peace of mind with the ACR ResQLink View 425 Personal Locator Beacon

— a compact, rugged, subscription-free device that instantly connects to rescue satellites and displays GPS coordinates in real time. Whether they’re on the water, in the woods, or simply heading out on an adventure, this beacon helps ensure someone knows where they are and how to find them.

Because the best gift this season isn’t just what’s under the tree — it’s the certainty that the people you care about return home safe. boemarine.com

Final Fix Products

Designed for boaters who don’t have time to wait, our UV-resistant adhesive and flexible patches bond to PVC or Hypalon, wet or dry. Keep it on board and get back to fun in minutes. Whether it’s a leaky SUP, dinghy, or towable tube, Final Fix seals it tight, FAST. fawcettboat.com

LakeEriewx Marine weather 3-Part webinar Series

Understanding and avoiding thunderstorms on the Chesapeake Bay with Mark Thornton. March 12, 19, and 26, 7-8:30 p.m. Series: $90, $85 if booked before 12/31/2025 with discount code Spinsheet-Save5 spinsheet.com/weather-webinar

Battles at Annapolis: Two Remarkable Football Games in the Army-Navy Rivalry

A new book from David Gendell, co-founder of SpinSheet and PropTalk magazines, tells the stories of the landmark 1893 and 1942 Army-Navy football games, both played on the edge of the Severn River at Annapolis.

# The best guidance regarding your boat’s propeller is this: Don’t run the engine when people are in the water and/or near the boat. This is especially important in a crowded anchorage.

The How and Why of a Prop

Strike

How To Minimize Risks and Stay Safe on the Water

By Steve Gershman, Maryland DNR, Natural Resources Police Reserve Officer

Each year, hundreds of people are injured, maimed, or killed as result of boat propeller strikes. While approaching a boat from behind to reboard, unsuspecting swimmers can get sucked into the operating boat’s propellers. These events can happen so fast that there is often not enough time to react. Additionally, most boats have boarding ladders mounted extremely close to the boat engines/propeller(s).

Another potential problem is “bowriding,” or riding on the gunwale or transom, which is not only dangerous, but also illegal. There have been documented cases where people have fallen off the bow, gunwale, or transom and been dragged under the boat, and were eventually hit with the propeller. Even if the boat is stationary with the engine idling, boat propellers spin and have

enough force to injure or significantly maim.

According to the US Coast Guard’s 2024 Recreational Boating Statistics Report, there were 169 propeller strike incidents in 2024, which resulted in 30 deaths and 158 injuries. In 2023, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) reported 145 propeller accidents, resulting in 133 injuries and 23 deaths. Unfortunately, these incidents happen more than people realize, and it is for this very reason that this article was written.

For non-propeller “propulsion” systems, as used in boats with jet drives or commonly used in personal watercraft (PWCs), they present a much different threat. An individual who falls off the back of a PWC or an unsuspecting swimmer in the water near/behind a PWC, could suddenly find themselves extremely injured if the operator decides to hit the

throttle at that very moment. The amount of force coming out of the jet propulsion nozzle is enough to cause significant injury.

US Coast Guard guidance states: NEVER reverse your boat to pick up a passenger. Always stop, turn around, and SHUT OFF the engine before pulling someone to safety. It is NEVER safe to board or exit from the water while engines are idling because the propeller may continue to spin even when the boat is in neutral. If not in an enclosed cabin, using an engine cut-off switch, which is a lanyard connected to the boat driver and the other end to an engine cut-off switch on the console, can save the boat driver’s life if thrown overboard. This can be the result of a sudden imbalance, rogue wave, or an unavoidable slip and fall overboard.

There have been numerous cases of boat operators thrown overboard, while

# The author plans to hand out these stickers to boaters who participate in the Vessel Safety Check program. Courtesy of Steve Gershman

the engine is still running, who are hit and killed by their own boat, as the boat sometimes enters a circular path with no one onboard. This is commonly known as the “circle of death.”

As a boat operator, you are responsible for every person and incident which occurs on your boat. Failure to keep a proper lookout, especially at night, contributes to a significant number of boating accidents. A person in the water without a personal flotation device (PFD), is extremely hard to see, in both extremely sunny days and at night, as only their head is above water. The height and timing of waves could even cover their head, making visibility extremely limited and challenging.

The best guidance regarding your boat’s propeller is this: Don’t run the engine when people are in the water and/ or near the boat. Keep a sharp lookout for other boaters engaged in various water sports, like scuba diving, tubing, water skiing, wakeboarding, kayaking, etc. It is important to stay at least 100 feet away from a Diver Down Flag.

Here are some other things you can do to minimize propeller strikes and propulsion unit nozzle injuries:

1. Before starting the engine, the operator should look around the boat propeller or PWC propulsion nozzle areas. Ensure no swimmers are in the water.

2. Everyone onboard the boat should be aware of where the first aid kit, fire extinguisher, and radio are located, and go over how to make a May-Day call.

3. Prior to leaving the dock, have a discussion on the dangers of propellers, for both starting engines, while leaving, and returning to the dock.

4. Never permit passengers to ride on the boat’s bow, gunwale, transom, seatbacks, or other locations which increase the likelihood of falling overboard.

5. Establish and communicate rules for swim platform use, boarding ladders, and seating areas.

6. Consider installing an engine cut-off switch if your boat doesn’t have one already installed (depending on the size and type of boat, this may be legally required).

7. Make sure everyone is wearing a PFD at all times, especially at night. (A VHF radio, whistle, light, and mirror should also be tethered to the PFD. A VHF radio does little good if you go out alone, fall in the water, and the VHF radio is on the boat and not accessible.)

8. Use of propeller guards, or ringed propellers, are very effective in preventing injury or death.

9. Have people in the water stay away and be aware of propulsion unit nozzle dangers. Never congregate around propulsion jet nozzles.

10. As reported in the USCG Boating Accident Report Database (BARD) reports, and information obtained by Mr. Polson (propellersafety.com), and in an effort to reduce these incidents, it may be beneficial for boat rental facilities to address these issues to potential boat rental operators during initial familiarization training, and provide a warning sticker at the helm that says: “Danger/Propeller Strike Warning. Do not operate engines with swimmers in the water.”

Selling the Family Boat

By G. Steven Martin

“The two happiest days for a boat owner are the day you buy a boat and the day that you sell the boat.” I truly understand that old adage but selling our family boat was more difficult than I had anticipated.

The marine market was depressed at the time, and we don’t live near a large body of water where people routinely buy and sell boats. After about eight months with the boat parked on the side of a busy highway, we finally sold the boat in February of 2012. That’s not the difficulty I’m talking about.

I’m referring to the sentimental attachment my family had to our boat, Jester’s Pearl. The boat was an essential part of the Martin summers and provided a lot of great experiences and fond memories, even influencing our daughters. Emma and Maggie, young women now, are certified PADI scuba divers. Emma earned a degree in marine biology from the University of Tampa and a master’s degree in marine science with a concentration in coral reef restoration at James Cook University in Australia. She currently works in the Virgin Islands doing coral outplanting work.

“abandoned on the side of the road. We didn’t enjoy seeing the boat like that and when driving by one day my daughter Emma asked, “You’re not really going to sell the boat, are you, Dad?” It put a lump in my throat. My wife and daughters cried when I called to tell them that I had just sold Jester’s Pearl. I didn’t want to sell the boat either, but we only used the boat once during the summer of 2011, and our priorities were changing.

I purchased the boat, a used 1997 20foot Bayliner Trophy 1903 center console, in the spring of 2002. My daughters were ages seven and 10. For nine years they grew up on this boat during the summers

She had become a member of the family, and we had developed a heartfelt connection to her.

For the years that we had the boat, I would trailer it to Annapolis, MD, for spring servicing. This introduced us to Annapolis and Eastport, and we began to explore the area—the waterfront, the Severn River, Sandy Point, Truxtun Park, Spa Creek, Back Creek, and the Naval Academy.

It was a sad sight; our little center console, Jester’s Pearl, ‘blindfolded’ with a 10-foot banner and the words FOR SALE in all caps, looking hauntingly

enjoying day trips to the Chesapeake Bay, Potomac River, Lake Anna, and longer vacations in North Carolina and the Florida Gulf Coast. We had some good times exploring, watching dolphins up close, snorkeling, cruising, and always stopping at the waterside restaurants for some great seafood lunches. The kids really seemed to enjoy this “boating” thing.

When you have a boat, you should make a commitment to being a boat person, and a boating family. When you do not live near a large body of water and have no dock to park your boat, you become a trailering boat family. This means that many weekends of the summer you drive and tow your boat to the water.

The Lawn Can Wait Until Monday It was not unusual to drive two hours to the Chesapeake Bay, Lake Anna, or the

Potomac River. On many occasions our boating neighbors and their kids would join us; two, sometimes three, boats, in a caravan, traveling to the water. We would have a great day of cruising, tubing, and rafting up for lunch. Later that evening, once we arrived home, usually meant that somebody was hosting a party in their backyard… yep in a yard beside a boat, on a trailer parked in the driveway.

There are a lot of great memories from our boating days. Our border collie Skye quickly became a “boat dog” and accompanied us on all boat trips. Over the years of boating around the Sarasota area the dog grew somewhat attached to “Moochie,” a dolphin that was a local legend in the waterway between Sarasota and Venice, FL.

For many years, there were two wellknown dolphins that would prowl the waterway around the Blackburn Point Bridge north of Venice. The locals named them “Moochie” and “Beggar” because they would swim out to passing boats and mooch or beg for food.

The story of Moochie and Beggar is local folklore on the waterway; seems there was some sort of a traveling carnival side show that had a dolphin act. Eventually the side show went bust and two dolphins were subsequently dumped into the Intercoastal Waterway.

Our experience was with one beggar dolphin that we sometimes called Beggar; most times we called him Moochie. Over the years during our summer boat trips, to our delight, we encountered Moochie on more than one occasion.

Skye seemed to remember him from summer to summer too. Moochie sort of became Skye’s boat dog buddy. We never fed the dolphin, and we never let Skye in the water with the animal, but you could ask Skye, “Where’s Moochie?” Skye would jump up, his front paws on the gunwales of the boat, and bark and whine for the dolphin like they were old schoolyard pals. And, sure enough, the dolphin would soon appear and swim up to the side of the boat, cock his head, look at us with that piercing eye and chirp and squeal. Skye barking and howling and the dolphin chirping and squealing back and forth made for some very entertaining boat trips. (RIP Moochie… the beggar dolphin passed away ometime in September 2012).

Therapeutic Maintenance

I took good care of our boat, Jester’s Pearl. I would tinker with the boat just about anytime I had boat fever. I replaced the steering cable twice, the VHF antenna twice (don’t ask), a new stereo, two bilge pumps, one compass, and a new blue bimini. I could spend all day cleaning and polishing and generally puttering about. To me, tinkering with my boat was therapeutic.

After we docked our boat at the Turtle Beach Marina in Siesta Key, I would spend the first day of vacation getting the boat ready for our day trips. One morning, a fellow boater on a pristine blue hulled Grand Banks Eastbay 38, tied up at the end of the dock, walked by, and complimented me on how nice my boat looked, “What year?” he asked. “1997,” I said. “Looks like you take good care of her.” I looked up, smiled, and humbly replied “thank you, sir.” Moments like that are important…

My daughters would occasionally assist with my therapeutic maintenance, which helped establish the captain/crew relationship. With time, they became decent crew members, slowly remembering everything that they had learned the year before. They were now knowl-

edgeable and physically strong enough to launch the boat without much direction. We do not drive the boat on and off the trailer preferring the “slow and controlled” method of floating off and guiding the boat with dock lines.

On one particular trip to Florida, launching at the Turtle Beach lagoon did not go so well. While backing down the launch ramp, the tires went over a rock ledge resulting in the trailer getting hung up on its frame. Then, as we floated the boat off the trailer and tied up at the dock, one of my daughters noticed water squirting out of the side of the boat. The new bilge pump was doing an exceptional job of pumping 1500 gallons per minute out of the bilge. Of course we had not put in the drain plug. I grabbed the plug, jumped into the water, and ordered someone to get me a crescent wrench.

I was chest deep in water at the back of the boat, furiously tightening and hopefully not cross threading the drain plug. For the moment I had forgotten about the trailer which was still hung up on the rock ledge.

My oldest daughter, Maggie, who was watching me, said “Dad.” I ignored her. Again, she said “Dad.” “Just a minute, honey,” I replied. Then I heard, “DAD, LOOK BEHIND YOU!” Now, if you are standing chest deep in any body of water whether it’s salt water, a bay or ocean, a freshwater lake, or a mountain stream and someone says, “look behind you” (we have all seen those movies) and especially in Florida, you should probably take notice.

I spun around with a raised eight-inch crescent wrench expecting to see a fin, maybe a small alligator?... more likely a turtle or manatee. And there they go! The condo keys had floated out of my pocket and were slowly drifting away. Yep! That little green and white floater buoy key fob was doing a great job keeping the keys from sinking.

Don’t forget about the trailer… We were in about four feet of water, starboard side to the dock, and the bow of the boat was almost over the axle of the trailer. My dock lines are 25 feet long, and luckily I have extras.

I tied two dock lines together and looped the eye splice over the portside bow cleat. Then I instructed my wife, Neile, to take the leading end of the line, dive down, and loop the end under the trailer axle and bring it back to me.

My plan was to run that end of the dock line through the starboard cleat and hoist the trailer up using the bow of my boat as leverage. I pulled the dock line,

and the bow would dip some. I pulled more dock line, and the bow would dip again. Each time, the trailer rose up, almost floating. Neile, in the driver’s seat of the SUV, would simply pull forward fast enough while the trailer was “floating,” clearing the ledge so that the wheels settled back down on the ramp. This little piece of ingenuity worked like a charm. I released the end of the dock line, and the SUV pulling the trailer, free of the ledge, drove out of the water and up the boat ramp. A rare moment at a dock when you wished people were watching. Yep, a lot of great memories.

Harsh Reality

After deciding to sell our boat in the fall of 2011, a couple of interested people called and sounded like good prospects. Surprisingly, I had some difficulty discussing the boat with them. Unbelievably, I was a motivated seller, but there I was facing the reality of selling our first family boat. It seemed like some sort of betrayal, and I wasn’t feeling great about the whole idea.

Jester’s Pearl was a good boat. She was family adventures, long vacations with no worries, and short weekend escapes with good friends. We enjoyed being a boating family, and my kids embraced the boating culture, too. They loved cruising on the boat, and they learned things as boat kids. They

understand that being a boating family is somewhat of a privilege and that we see things differently from the water. We get to be closer to the marine environment, above as well as below the water line. We prepare and organize for trips differently than other people. We pay close attention to weather, tides, and water depth.

We take notice of news stories about ships, surfers, and shark bites, because we have a sea-loving connection to them. We arrive at dockside restaurants by boat when other land-locked patrons seemingly look at us with envy. Jimmy Buffett songs have meaning and make more sense to them now. We can cruise and anchor almost anywhere we want, jump in the water, play on a secluded beach, and then pull up the anchor and cruise somewhere else.

Why did selling our boat have such an effect on us?

Our little center console was a big part of the Martin summers. Jester’s Pearl was our first family boat and had brought us many years of fun and pleasure. Like many first-time experiences those memories are etched in a special place in our hearts and minds. She had become a member of the family, and we had developed a heartfelt connection to her; an emotional attachment as a child has to a favorite old toy. And we were just not quite finished with that part of our lives.

So, the boat was sold to a guy who has some property in Chincoteague, VA. I thought that would be a good home for that little center console. He likes to fish and take his grandchildren for boat rides. Maybe someday I’ll call him just to see how she’s doing… maybe he might be ready to sell her.

OPACIFIC NORTHWESTCruising the

Beat the heat and charter far from home.

By Mike Pitchford, Peter Trogdon, and Tom Farcosky

k, yes, we know you are probably not going to cruise your boat from the Chesapeake Bay to the Pacific Northwest (PNW). That would be an epic cruise. Some of you could truck your boat there (as did one of the authors). However, for almost all of you, a cruise in the wild and beautiful Pacific Northwest starts with a call to a charter company, most likely located in Anacortes or Bellingham, WA. More on them later.

Let’s start with why you would consider such a charter cruise. For so many Chesapeake-based charter cruisers, visions of warm crystal-clear water, sandy beaches, and snorkeling explorations come first to mind when thinking about chartering a boat to explore distant waters. Usually this is accompanied by a deeply rooted need to get out of cold winter weather to somewhere warm, so the British Virgin Islands (BVI) or the Bahamas spring to mind.

But what about “charter escaping” the peak summer heat on the Bay? The waters

of the coastal PNW are calling! The warmest summer daytime temperatures there barely get into the 80s on the hottest days, and the nights will remind you of fall cruising on the Bay, snuggling under a comforter. This combination makes the PNW the perfect escape plan from the days in July and August when cruising the Bay often means hopping from marina pool to marina pool, with the A/C on your boat working overtime.

Last August a group of Annapolisarea cruisers did just that. They escaped our typical “hot August nights” in favor of evening temperatures that invited a sweater. The group chartered boats from Northwest Explorations (nwexplorations. com) and San Juan Sailing (sanjuansailing. com), located side by side in Bellingham, and Anacortes Yacht Charters (anacortesyachtcharters.com) in Anacortes, of course. All three offer both powerboat and sailboat options for charter. Provisioning is nearby and easy.

The San Juan Islands can capture you for a lifetime, but a week is a good charter term. There are remote anchorages galore and several ports of call to allow you to mix in some marina stays. Whether at anchor or marina, land-based activities from hiking to shopping are readily available. In any case, trips from point A to point B are short and comfortable runs even for the slowest of cruising boats.

Our little fleet of Chesapeake cruisers departed the charter bases mid-morning and were tied up in Deer Harbor by early afternoon. Deer Harbor, on the west end of Orcas Island, was a fine first stop. There is no town there, but there are a couple of intriguing eateries. We tried an excellent local barbecue restaurant and enjoyed the marina itself with ice cream and live music dockside.

After that thoroughly urban experience, it was time for a more remote anchorage. And so, the little fleet made its way to Reid Harbor, the marine state park on Stuart

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Island, the most northwest corner of the continental United States. In most of the usual anchorages, there are moorings available, and in some cases, small floating dock sections unattached to land. With luck and timing, we snagged one of the floats and the fleet tied up for what may have been our favorite night on the trip.

In Reid Harbor we set crab pots around noon on the way into the mooring area. Several hours later, via dinghy, we retrieved the pots. The haul was not bountiful by any stretch, but we did gather enough Dungeness crabs to cook and pick as part of our potluck dinner on the picnic tables that came along with the floats. We also deployed the dinghies for afternoon hikes around Stuart Island. A little harvesting of the bounty of the sea, a little exercise, and good comradery around picnic tables with a shared meal—what more could you want?

For the uninitiated, you should know that Dungeness crabs are akin to but different from our local blue crab. Because Dungeness crabs are large and take up a lot of space in the cooking pot, the PNW locals typically remove the back shell and guts before dropping them in boiling water. This lesson was taught to our crew by one of your authors, a bit of a local himself. Another author believes that they should come as crab cakes, ready to cook, right out of the crab pot.

Next up, the fleet made the short, maybe 10-mile run from Reid Harbor to Roche Harbor on San Juan Island. Roche is a historic resort with a large, active marina. Here you will find hotel rooms, a spa, an outdoor swimming pool, pickleball courts, ice cream, and several restaurants, making it all worth a lay day, which we took. A short walk up the hill from the marina is a 20-acre sculpture garden with over 150 art installations.

Around the corner from Roche Harbor is Westcott Bay, home to Westcott Shellfish Company. On a warm afternoon the fleet took dinghies the three miles from Roche to Westcott for what was surely the best meal of the trip. We enjoyed oysters several ways, craft beers, and an 80-degree, full sun afternoon. It was a magical time to be outdoors.

The most urban experience in the San Juan Islands is Friday Harbor. The state of Washington operates regular ferry services throughout the Islands, and Friday Harbor is the cornerstone stop. It is also a seaplane base and enjoys a massive marina, a town full of shops, restaurants, a stylish microbrewery with a tasting room, and a whale museum that we toured.

The fleet enjoyed a little extra time in Friday Harbor, partly the result of a less than favorable weather forecast. While the summer months through

September can be great, there can still be occasional weather interruptions, as there are sailing on the Bay.

This brings us to mention some of the differences between cruising the Chesapeake and cruising the San Juans. Besides the summertime water temperature differences (you will NOT want to go swimming despite the lack of jellyfish), there can be strong currents and large tides. At times it may seem as though you are literally crabbing sideways to get to your intended destination.

In addition, you need to be prepared for fog. In fact, August is often locally referred to as “Fogust.” The fog can roll in and out with surprising speed. Your radar navigation skills may well come in handy.

Unlike the Bay, waters of the Salish Sea are deep—10 feet is considered shallow. More typically anchorages are 40 to 100 feet deep. The bottom and shores are often rocks, not sand or mud. Touching the bottom, a Chesapeake ritual, is not easy and definitely not a good idea in the San Juans. Fortunately, the entire area is well marked, and the charter company briefings and charts are well annotated. A prudent mariner will have no trouble.

While some of our little fleet stayed only a week in the San Juans, part of the fleet planned a longer charter. As some of us headed back to the charter base and flights home, the larger group moved on to the Canadian Gulf Islands.

The Gulf Islands are more of the same and not the same. When approaching from the San Juan Islands, the first stop is usually Bedwell Harbor on Prevost Island, to clear Canadian customs. After clearing customs here, our fleet continued to the town of Ganges on Salt Spring Island and Telegraph Harbor on Thetis Island. From here, the group turned back towards the U.S. stopping for two nights in Sydney on Vancouver Island from which we could access Butchart Gardens and Victoria, British Columbia’s capital city, located at the southern tip of the island. This large island stretches north 283 miles and becomes more and more remote the further north you go. If you have two weeks, bring your passport and check it out.

Okay, despite our ruminations on anchorages, marinas and towns to visit, the best of the Pacific Northwest is in nature. From the snowcapped mountains, green forested islands, and cold clear waters to sightings of bald eagles, whales, dolphins, seals, and sea stars, this picturesque corner of our country is well worth exploring.

So, this winter, on some cold but clear day, remember the heat of the summer to come. As you do, scroll over to some of those charter link options in the San Juans and make a plan to escape the heat next summer and have some different boating fun.

WCanvas Alchemist

e recently caught up with Madison Trotman, canvas division manager for Quantum Sails Annapolis (quantumsails. com). As a skilled marine canvas fabricator, Trotman crafts custom canvas and upholstery solutions for both the exterior and interior of sailboats and powerboats. Drawing on nearly five years of industry experience, plus her arts education and technical sewing skills, this young marine professional brings a creative eye and natural ingenuity to each design. Her goal is to create a functional, yet attractive, product that meets or exceeds the customer’s expectations.

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What types of products do you create?

Madison: I make marine canvas and upholstery for boats. Dodgers, biminis, and connector setups are our most common jobs, but I also make enclosure panels for sailboats, flybridge enclosures and covers for powerboats, outside window coverings, interior upholstery, and more.

How did you land at Quantum, and why is it a good fit for you?

When Quantum Sails Annapolis was looking for a new canvas division manager, I was recommended to them, and they reached out to me. Even though Quantum is a large company, the Annapolis loft feels like a small business; there are 10 staff members—a mix of younger and long-term employees. Right away, I noticed everyone’s enthusiasm. They are open to new ideas and receptive to feedback about how we can grow and improve my department; I feel very supported in my career.

What would be a recent example?

Quantum has always had a big booth at the Annapolis Sailboat Show. Seeing potential for growth in the canvas department on the power side, I suggested that we have a booth at the Annapolis Powerboat Show. Jason Currie and Andrew Scott gave my idea the green light, and it turned out to be really successful. At the show, I got lots of good leads, and from them I’ve secured five jobs so far (just a couple of weeks post show) and have more potential customers to follow up with; I’ve been very busy the past few weeks!

Who taught you to sew?

I learned basic sewing from my mother when I was growing up. In college, at the Maryland Institute and College of Art, I majored in photography. There I became interested in cyanotypes, which use sunlight to develop a print on fabric. Working with fabric led me to sew more. For my thesis, I made a quilt using cyanotype with patterns from my mother, grandmother, and great grandmother.

In my first job out of college, I grew my technical skills and comfort using an industrial machine. I worked for a company that makes canine hiking gear, and I got great on-the-job training.

What is one way that you connect with peers in the industry?

This year I went to the Chesapeake Marine Canvas Fabricators Conference in Cambridge, MD. It was three days of seminars, with lots of opportunities to learn about different and new fabrication methods and

products—and a nice place to network. I even met some of the people in the industry that I follow online for inspiration.

What’s one of the challenges of your job?

All boats are different, so in a way every project is something new. Every project brings the challenge of balancing functionality and looks. I want the finished products to look good on the boats and be personalized for the client, but it’s critical that the pieces function well and prevent the intrusion of weather and water.

What’s the best part of your job?

I love putting a whole project together, everything from start to finish. After putting in so many hours on a project (sometimes as many as 80 hours), there’s a lot of satisfaction in seeing it all come together and being proud of how it looks and functions. I also really enjoy jobs that require creativity, such as a full reupholstery with fun colors that give an older boat interior a fresh look.

Is there a project that you haven’t done yet but hope to take on?

I’d love to take on a full cantilever camper enclosure for a boat with a radar arch or hardtop. Instead of the traditional K-frame that comes up from the gunwale or deck, this setup uses a horizontal bimini frame that extends straight out from the arch or hardtop. It opens up the view, looks super clean, and gives the boat a more modern feel. I love projects that blend design and function like that. One of the seminars at the canvas conference this year was all about designing and fabricating these frames, and it really inspired me to try one.

CRUISING CLUB NOTES

As you’ll read in these pages, Chesapeake Bay powerboat clubs offer members cruises, social events, and educational opportunities. In these pages you may share your club’s excursions and other benefits of membership. Send approximately 350 words (sometimes longer) and clear photos of pretty boats and happy boaters to beth@proptalk.com. The off-season is a good time to recognize standout members. Send us a write-up or email beth@proptalk.com for help with an interview.

BCYC Had a Fun Year

Back Creek Yacht Club (BCYC) held its annual allhands meeting on October 11 at St. Andrews Swim and Tennis Club where members enjoyed a delicious Italian dinner catered by Little Carmine’s NY Pizza Kitchen. Following happy hour, Commodore Chuck Kahle thanked the membership at-large before recognizing the year’s outstanding contributions and encouraging everyone to consider volunteering for various positions in the coming year. Individual officer presentations highlighted the many successful on- and off-water events BCYC

members enjoyed throughout the year from the spring soiree (formerly known as the commodore’s ball), through the summer vacation cruise, as well as other weekend boat trips all the way through the fall.

The “business” portion of the evening concluded with members voting in the 2026 slate of officers who not only plan to keep the momentum going next year but are already working on some new events for 2026.

BCYC is a virtual yacht club with no physical property to maintain, which keeps membership costs low and means that we only convene the general membership for a meeting once a year. Our full calendar of events allows members to connect

with each other year-round at locations around the Chesapeake, whether it’s the monthly happy hours at Annapolisarea restaurants, taking boats out for an impromptu raftup, or participating in one of our many destination cruises throughout the boating season. We use WhatsApp to manage these events, making it easy for members to know what’s going on and where to find the next event.

Yacht club membership is not just about cruising the Bay, so if you have been considering joining a club, check us out at backcreekyc.org and join us at one of our land-based events. #WelcomeAboard!

# BCYC’s 2026 flag officers.

Cruising Into Fall

By Bill Ortman

Greetings from the Baltimore Yacht Club located on Middle River in Baltimore County. The change of seasons brings changes to our club as well. In October, we installed our new officers who will serve in 2026. This took place at our Commodore’s Ball held at the Boumi Temple in Rosedale.

As our boats are prepared for winter, we switch over to more land-based activities so we can enjoy our club throughout the year. First, to close out October, we held our annual Fall Festival. This well-attended family event includes activities such as pumpkin carving, face painting, hayrides, and something for the younger and not-so-young members to enjoy—Trunk or Treat.

In November, we held our second fundraiser of the year, a Bull and Oyster Roast (Casino Night), and on Sunday afternoons we host Ravens Watch Parties. Later in November, we will celebrate the holiday with our family-style Thanks-

giving Dinner. As is tradition, on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, members will decorate our beautiful clubhouse for the holidays. That same evening, after a day of decorating and fellowship, we will enjoy the spectacular view our club provides of the Middle River Lighted Boat Parade, which is one of the largest in Maryland, featuring more than 75 lighted boats.

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With a chill in the air, December brings the holiday spirit and our annual Children’s Christmas Party, complete with photos and a visit from Santa. Finally, to close out the year, members come together for a Holiday Dinner and caroling when we enjoy great food, family, and friendship. You can find more information about our club at baltimoreyachtclub.org

Winterization Without Regret: Auxiliary Advice for Annapolis Boaters

By Steve Fridakis

In Annapolis, fall sneaks up fast. One week you’re anchored off Dobbins Island in shorts, the next you’re chipping frost off your dock lines. For boaters, this is the season of hard choices: haul out, button up, or gamble with winter in the slip. Done right, winterization saves time, money, and frustration. Done poorly, it guarantees a spring launch full of surprises. Here’s a list of simple recommendations that every recreational boater around the Bay should keep in mind:

Engines and fuel

• Flush and drain: Run fresh water through inboard and outboard engines to clear salt and silt.

• Antifreeze: Use non-toxic, propylene glycol (“pink”) antifreeze in raw-water cooling systems.

• Stabilize fuel: Add stabilizer to your tank and run the engine long enough to circulate it through injectors or carburetors. Annapolis winters may not be Green Bay–cold, but untreated fuel still degrades.

• Oil and filters: Change them now. Old oil sitting all winter carries acids that can corrode your engine’s internals.

Water systems

• Freshwater tanks: Drain completely, then pump pink antifreeze through plumbing until it flows from every faucet and shower head.

• Heads: Pump antifreeze through the intake and discharge lines. Nothing ends a spring launch faster than a cracked toilet.

• Bilge pumps: Test them before you put the boat to bed. Annapolis winters bring freeze-thaw cycles; a working bilge is cheap insurance.

Electrical and Batteries

• Charge and disconnect: Fully charge your batteries, disconnect them, and if possible, store them indoors.

• Check wiring: Corrosion doesn’t take the winter off. A quick inspection now prevents spring troubleshooting.

Hull and Deck

• Inspect and clean: Remove barnacles, wash salt residue, and wax the hull. Even if you haul in October, you’ll thank yourself in April.

• Through-hulls: Make sure they’re open when stored ashore (to drain) and properly closed if staying in the water.

• Covers: Shrinkwrap or a properly fitted canvas cover keeps snow, leaves, and animals out. Tarps tied with bungee cords rarely last a Chesapeake winter storm.

Safety Equipment: Don’t Just Stash It

It’s tempting to toss your safety gear into a dock box and forget it, but winter is when much of it suffers the most. A few preventive steps now mean your gear will be reliable when you need it:

• Lifejackets (PFDs): Wash with mild soap, rinse, and let them dry completely before storage. Store indoors in a dry place. Repeated freeze-thaw cycles can damage buoyant material, and mildew will ruin webbing. Inspect buckles, zippers, and reflective tape. Replace any jacket showing cracks, mold, or fading.

• Flares and signaling devices: Check expiration dates—many flares are only good for 42 months. Replace expired ones now. Store spares in a waterproof container in a climatecontrolled space. Damp winter air

and freezing temps shorten their shelf life. Electronic distress lights: remove batteries and store them separately.

• Fire extinguishers: Check the gauge and expiration date. Replace any that are expired or showing corrosion. Wipe them down and store them in a dry area if the boat is hauled; if left aboard, make sure they won’t freeze or rust.

• Radios and electronics: If portable, bring them home for the winter. Cold weakens battery capacity and condensation damages circuits. Update MMSI numbers, check for firmware updates, and replace rechargeable batteries if they no longer hold a charge.

# If your vessel stays in the slip, invest in a good bubbler or agitator.

• First aid kits: Inspect contents for expiration dates (ointments, medications, sterile items). Restock now so you’re not scrambling in the spring. Store indoors if possible—freezing temperatures compromise adhesives and medicines.

• Throwable devices and lines: Dry out cushions and throwables before storage. Mildew can make them useless. Inspect heaving lines for frays and replace them if weakened.

Dockside and inwater storage

Some Annapolis area boaters keep their craft in the slip year-round. If you go this route:

• De-icers: Invest in a good bubbler or agitator to keep ice from locking your boat in place.

• Double your lines: Use chafe guards and account for tidal swings and nor’easters.

• Regular checks: Visit your boat often. Even the best setup can’t survive three months of neglect.

Final thoughts

The Chesapeake doesn’t forgive shortcuts—but it does reward preparation. Take the time now, and spring will start with a clean wake instead of a repair bill. Although winterization isn’t exciting, neither

Editor’s Note: For additional winterization advice, turn to ‘Preparing Your Boat for the Winter Slumber’ in the November PropTalk and at proptalk.com # Prepare now!

is waiting until May to get out on the water because your cracked manifold is backordered. A few deliberate steps this fall mean you’ll be ready to enjoy the first warm weekend on the Bay instead of watching it from the boatyard parking lot.

Author’s Note: The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary serves the boating community year-round. If you have questions or are considering joining the Annapolis Flotilla, contact me at stephen.fridakis@gmail.com

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The Miss Bonny Kay, a Henriques 35 Maine Coaster

By Kaylie Jasinski

For this month’s Classic Boat column, I’m sticking close to home and featuring a boat near and dear to my heart—my brother, Capt. Tyler Jasinski’s, 1993 Henriques 35 Maine Coaster, the Miss Bonny Kay

I’ve written about his boat before, but it’s been quite a few years. So, for a little background, it’s named in honor of my grandparents’ crabbing boat, the Miss Bonny Kay, which was named after my mom. Tyler purchased it in 2018 after selling his previous boat, a 1994 35-foot Evans Somerset.

Henriques Yachts was started by Joaquim ‘Jack’ Henrique in the 70s. Born in Portugal, Jack developed a strong passion for building boats while working alongside his father. He immigrated to America

in 1959 and started the company in 1977 in Bayville, NJ.

Soon after taking off, Jack was joined by his daughters and his sonin-law who helped to really establish the Henriques name. Today, the brand is known for its strong and solid hull design, known to endure any weather conditions out at sea, and its focus on true semi-custom craftsmanship. Every yacht is built to order, designed around the needs of its owner. One of the most defining features of Henriques Yachts is space—they have one of the largest cockpits in their class and engine rooms designed for accessibility. Every build is engineered to maximize fishability, comfort, and stability.

It was for many of these reasons that Tyler was originally drawn to this boat.

“It’s like the Swiss army knife of boats,” he says. “It has twin diesels, and it has trolling valves so you can troll easily on the Bay. It’s just as much at home fishing the Canyons as it is on the Bay, so you can do both. It’s also very fuel efficient.”

Our dad, Brian, also chimed in to add that, “It was a former charter boat, so it had a good pedigree; the previous owner had it in charter for 20-some years.”

Both were involved in the search process and brought the boat home together

Making YOUR BOaT New Again!

from Solomons, MD, so naturally I had questions for each of them. Tyler found the boat online and went to see it twice before the sale was official.

My dad shared how the former owner was reluctant to sell the boat. “He had it built to his specs and really didn’t want to sell it,” he says. But perhaps he was just waiting for the right person to pass it on to.

He added how the former owner seemed to like Tyler “because he had his captain’s license, and he wanted to pass it on to someone who would appreciate the boat. And he gave him so much extra equipment that he didn’t have to; extra parts and things for the boat that were worth a lot of money.

“He’s a great guy,” he says. “I still call him every now and then just to check in, ask him how he’s doing; he’s probably in his 80s at this point.”

The day they were meant to take the boat home, a lengthy cruise from Solomons up to Middle River, there was a storm off the coast (we believe it was Hurricane Florence), causing rough conditions in the Bay. The previous owner suggested they hold off for a few days, but seeing as how it wasn’t that rough, Tyler was determined to bring her home. “That’s the reason I bought the boat,” he says. And my dad agreed; he wanted Tyler to buy this particular boat because it was supposed to be safe in big waves. “If anything, this is the type of weather it should be good in,” he added.

On that first cruise, it was indeed rough, but the boat fared wonderfully. The journey was long but thankfully uneventful.

Fast forward a few years. She was christened the Miss Bonny Kay, and there have been many adventures, including an offshore trip up to Cape May, NJ. As with all of these columns, I asked Tyler what he loves most about his boat.

“It’s really good on fuel,” he says. “It’s extremely stable when you’re drifting eels. It’s just a really stable boat; it’s built like a tank. It handled really good offshore, even when it was an east wind blowing like 20, some 35 miles offshore.

But one of the biggest perks for Tyler is the fact that the boat has three stations. “That’s kind of unheard of,” he says. “You can run the boat singlehanded very easily. It’s also got a generator and heat so you can get A/C in the summer and heat in the winter, which is also rare for older charter boats.”

Apart from features, people always love the lines of the boat.

“It looks similar to a classic downeaster,” our dad added. It’s not, but these are some of the remarks Tyler often gets from people who aren’t as familiar with the brand.

“Everyone always comments that it looks like the boat from Jaws,” he says. “It just looks like a classic, clean boat.”

And it’s hard to miss with those clean lines and outriggers. She graces the cover of PropTalk this month;

Tyler was a good sport when I twisted his arm about decorating for the holidays just a day after Halloween… but so it goes in the world of print deadlines.

If you find yourself in the Upper Bay next summer and see a boat that kind of looks like the Orca (I hope you know your Jaws references…) anchored out by HartMiller Island, it’s probably the Miss Bonny Kay. Be sure to give my brother a wave and tell him you heard about his boat in PropTalk!

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Marine Engine & Generator Sales • Parts • Service

By Capt. Rick Franke

Falling leaves, shorter days, and migrating flocks of geese all tell of a fall rapidly sliding toward winter. Most reports of the recent summer boating scene are positive. Attendance at the fall boat shows was very good, and most of the shops sending in reports indicate full order books for winter work. We locals know that late fall and early winter can also offer some very pleasant boating days, with clear but cool weather and hardly any other boats on the water. While enjoying the fall weather, keep your radio handy since the Chesapeake can be at its most changeable during this time of year. Enough of that. Let’s hear from our boatshops.

Jake Glover from Ferry Point Marina in Trappe, MD, checks in: “A Regulator received a full set of new Yamaha F350s, and a classic Shamrock is now running strong with a fresh 5.7L FWC MPI engine. Over in our paint shop, production has stayed steady. Recent completions include a full transom replacement on a Grady White, an Awlcraft finish for a Brooks Boatworks, and a variety of smaller paint and gelcoat repairs. Looking ahead, winter will bring a few major projects to the yard—a pilot boat undergoing collision repair, a 35-foot Markley slated for a full Awlcraft refinishing, and

several offshore sportfishing boats in from the ocean for their winter work lists.”

Alex Schlegel from Hartge Yacht Yard in Galesville, MD, sends this report: “Another good year. We have picked up four good techs in the shop and a knowledgeable guy in the stockroom, J.J. Williams. We need a few more. As of September, winter dry storage is full, and our indoor spaces booked up for the winter. In the attached photo you can see several boats we worked on in September and October, from left to right: Muriel Eileen, a 61-foot buyboat we have done

major work on for years, is here for some paint and varnish. Next to her is a 55-foot Trumpy having her hull painted. Over the past year we have removed her deck house soffit panels above the side decks; sanded, primed, and painted the underside of the cabin top; made and installed new soffit panels; and made and installed varnished mahogany cabin side windows, screens, and panels. She looks like new and should be in a museum. In the engine room some wiring was replaced and re-run in a more orderly fashion, dual Racor fuel filters and fuel lines were replaced,

and the Detroit 4.53 engines are getting annual maintenance.

“Onshore is a Princess V65. She is having the old metal name removed and fastener holes filled, gelcoated, and polished. A backlight name is on the way. We are applying Propspeed to the underwater hardware while she is on the hard. The next boat to the right, in a slip, is a 1978 Shamrock 20-foot center console with the original Ford Pleasurecraft 302. She is having the fuel pump replaced, fiberglass repairs, and Awlgrip touchups. In a slip next to the Shamrock is a Mainship 34 here for gelcoat repairs, searchlight work, and miscellaneous mechanical maintenance. Also in the picture is a nine-foot Boston Whaler, one of 200 built, having nothing done. Next, to the right, on the other side of the pier, is the bow of a Rybovich Yachtfish 54. It is flawless! We are giving some of the brightwork

another coat. For this boat, we removed all the hardware such as stanchions, that are fastened over varnished mahogany, for an extra sharp look.

“Work on boats not in the photo includes a Kadey Krogen 42, which received new fuel tanks, a Stamas 240 Family Fish also had the fuel tank replaced, and an Eastport 32 had a few minor mechanical items looked after. Also hauled out and adjacent to one another, are a wonderful variety of boats: A 1936 New York 32 (waterline length) is long, narrow, heavily ballasted, and loaded with sail, making for an easy motion under way. She was designed by the renowned Olin Stevens and built by Henry Nevins Yacht Yard in City Island, NY. Next to her is a Corsair, a modern high-performance trimaran, light, and 23 feet wide, that has what might be called a kinetic ride. In front of the New York 32 is a diesel 55-foot

tugboat, custom designed for a local marine contractor, built of steel with an aluminum superstructure and viable pitch propellers.”

With 27 full-time employees and six part-time, it takes a lot of customers to keep them busy, and they do stay busy. Tim Kraus of Annapolis Gelcoat and Osprey Marine Restorations sends us this update. “Winter work at Annapolis Gelcoat and Restoration is full. We have a brand new Brazilianbuilt Schaefer that fell off the trailer with major damage before she ever got wet. We also have a Tayana that was in a collision with another boat and a Jeanneau that lost an argument with a day marker. Also, Osprey Marine Restorations in Tracys Landing, MD, just completed restoration of a 65-foot Fleming that had fire damage on her starboard side. So, we are going to stay busy for a while.”

Smokey Glover of Lake Assault Boats in Portsmouth, VA, sends us this report of a completed project. “We conducted sea trials and fire pump test of a new 28-foot Lake Assault Landing Craft Fireboat. The hull was fabricated at the Superior, WI, facility with rigging, wiring, engine, and fire pump installations taking place at the Portsmouth, VA, facility. She is powered by twin Yamaha 150-hp outboards with joystick maneuvering to assist in station holding during firefighting operations. A hydraulic bow ramp permits loading and offloading of equipment or personnel as well

as in-water recovery of divers or swimmers. This boat will provide fire and rescue service at Eagle Bay on Fourth Lake in northern New York State.”

Chesapeake area boat builders have established a reputation nationwide as this excerpt from Judge Yacht’s Facebook page

indicates. “Judge Yachts may be OEM with Suzuki Marine USA and Honda Marine, but as a semi-custom boat builder we subscribe to building boats to meet our customer’s desires. We are able to offer other brands such as Yamaha Marine, like for this 36 Chesapeake, being built to head to the Florida Gulf Coast.”

Rob Hardy of Composite Yacht in Trappe, MD, brings us up to date with this note about his shop’s latest creation. “Since we had her out today for her initial sea trial, this week’s spotlight is all about the CY26—our compact powerhouse built with the same precision and craftsmanship that define every Composite Yacht. Rock solid

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construction and terrific performance, with a warrantee to match. There’s nothing “production” about it—just pure Composite Yacht quality!”

As I see the acres of shrinkwrap spreading in local marinas, I do feel I should repeat a question I have asked several times in past columns: Do you want to use shrinkwrap or should you

consider a more permanent canvas cover? If the answer is shrinkwrap, check with your marina management to make certain that they have a disposal plan for spring when it comes off. If you are a do-it-yourselfer, check with the Marine Trades Association of Maryland (MTAM) for their plan and recommendations

for recycling. You can contact MTAM at mtam.org.

Enjoy the fall, be careful on the water, and have a happy Thanksgiving. See you next month.

FISH NEWS

By Lenny Rudow

Stripers Still Suffering

The 2025 Striped Bass Young of Year index is in, and once again the news is not good. This year’s Maryland index is a four, slightly better than the past two years but still abysmally below the average of 11 and the seventh year in a row of results falling well below normal. In Virginia the results were slightly better but still below the norm, with an index of 5.12 versus the historic average of 7.77. Other species with similar spawning habits, such as white perch, blueback herring, and shad, also showed belowpar reproduction for 2025. On a brighter note, yellow perch showed a rebound with their best numbers since 2018.

Record Breakers

It seems as if state records have been falling one after the next in recent times, and this month we can add two more to the list: Maryland records for longfin tuna and pompano dolphinfish. The longfin record of 74 pounds was smashed this fall when angler Marc Spagnola cranked a 78-pounder up to the gunwales of the Instigator on the way home after a long-range two-day trip to the Hudson Canyon. Days later aboard the Talkin Trash angler James Frazetti Jr. reeled in a seven-pound, eight-ounce pompano dolphinfish, more than doubling the existing state record. As if that wasn’t enough, the very next day Frazetti hand-cranked a 36.5-inch golden tilefish—completing the 10 qualifying FishMaryland catches to earn him Master Angler status.

Floundering Around

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC) determined that summer flounder are not overfished, and overfishing is no longer occurring. Accordingly, they selected a 55-percent increase in harvest compared to 2025, with 55 percent of the allocation going to the commercial sector and 45 percent to recreational. They also determined that a 12-percent “buffer” be deducted from annual catch limits to account for management uncertainty. The MAFMC also says sea bass are faring well, allowing for a 28-percent increase (55 percent recreational and 45 percent commercial). Bluefish got the thumbs-up as well, with a 40-percent boost in recreational harvest limit. Recreational regulations were modified to increase the bag limit from three to five fish, with for-hire boat limits increasing from five to seven fish.

MRIP in the News

The Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP) is back in the news, following more study of the Fishing Effort Survey. This much-maligned program, intended to keep count of just how many recreational anglers are fishing and just what they’re catching, has been blamed for over-counting anglers and their catch, and in many cases can be proven wildly inaccurate—sometimes resulting in regulatory measures that reduced catch and size limits even as some fisheries improved. In 2023 NOAA acknowledged that MRIP numbers were likely an over-estimate, probably in the neighborhood of 30 to 40 percent. Now, according to the 2024 study, NOAA says a revised design and question order in the survey has addressed a primary source of measurement data and resulted in lower estimates of angler effort. Reporting error is said to have been reduced by minimizing “social desirability bias” (reflecting a person’s identity as an angler) and “telescoping” (anglers reporting trips outside the intended timeframe). The revised design is expected to be implemented in 2026.

TOURNAMENT NEWS

Top Three

The Tidewater Kayak Anglers Association (TKAA) Striper Tournament starts December first and runs through the rest of the year, with all waters of Virginia open to anglers in the competition. The biggest stringer of three rockfish wins this C-P-R event, run through the iAngler app. Visit the TKAA at tkaa.org to learn more.

# What lucky angler will win the 2025/2026 CCAMD Winter Pickerel Championship? Photo courtesy of Eric Packard

Winter Picks

As the tournament season for 2025 winds down, there are two events continuing into the winter. The Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) Maryland Winter Pickerel Championship will continue through the month of February, with prizes for the longest stringer of three pickerel, the single longest fish, and more—in total there are nine different categories to win in this C-P-R event. Also running all winter long, the CCA Great Chesapeake Invasives Count awards monthly prizes to winners who log catches of blue catfish, flathead catfish, and snakeheads. This one’s free to enter and piles of awesome angling prizes are handed out every month to participants as winners are announced on Live with Lenny (on Facebook and YouTube). Your catch logs (entered via iAngler) help fisheries managers learn where these fish are prevalent and support science-based management. Visit ccamd.org to learn more and enter.

e-mail you our updated reports every Friday afternoon, just in time for your weekend fishing adventures.

BROKERAGE & CLASSIFIED SECTIONS

S&J Yachts, Brokers for Fine Yachts With 10 locations from Maine to Florida, S&J Yachts is one of the largest full-service yacht brokerages on the East Coast. Our extensive reach & marketing helps find top buyers quickly. S&J Yachts has established an outstanding reputation for integrity and service! Our experienced team of brokers is committed to serving both buyers and sellers, ensuring fair practices and complete satisfaction with every deal. Whether sail or power, we’ll help you find the perfect fit! 410.639.2777 info@sjyachts.com www.sjyachts.com

YachtView.com wants to be your concierge Annapolis brokerage to sell your power or sailing yacht. We offer complimentary, secure dockage with electrical hookups for vessels ranging from 25’ to 80’ until sold. Our commission is 8% for direct sales or 10% co-brokered. We advertise on YachtView.com, YachtWorld. com, YachtTrader.com, and Yachtr. com for excellent MLS exposure. Located 15 minutes from BWI and downtown Annapolis for easy customer access. Visit YachtView.com or contact Capt. John Kaiser, Jr. for a detailed yacht appraisal today! Yacht View Brokerage, John Kaiser, Jr., Full-time yacht broker since 1988, call/text: 443.223.7864, John@YachtView.com, www.YachtView.com

YaZu Yachting With a career in construction equipment rental and sales, thirty plus years boating on the Chesapeake Bay, and a twenty-year Gwynns Island resident, Bob Hoefer has taken his sales talents to the water with a career at YaZu Yachting. “Understanding the importance of relationship building in any sales arena, I am eager to meet and get to know new people. Whether in the acquisition of their new boat or the sale of their current boat, it all starts with a relationship.” 804.241.8924 bob@yazuyachting.com www.yazuyachting.com

POWER

2021 Bayliner E16 Mercury 60ELPT Command Thrust 4-Stroke Outboard (101 Hours), Karavan Galvanized Trailer, Grey Hull, Bimini Top, Garmin GPS, Bottom Paint, and more! $17,995 Riverside Marine, 410.686.1500, sales@riversideboats.com , www.riversideboats.com #21239

2023 Bayliner M17 Mercury 75hp (54 Hours), Karavan Galvanized trailer, Blue Hull, Bimini Top, Snap-on Cover, Ski Tow Pylon, Cockpit Floor Mats, Garmin Echomap 7” GPS, Bottom Paint. $23,995 Riverside Marine, 410.686.1500, sales@riversideboats.com , www.riversideboats.com #21306

2013 Monterey 184FS Mercruiser 3.0L (276 Hours), Load Rite Trailer, Blue Hull / White Bottom, Bimini Top, Snap-on Cover, Ski Tow, Carpeting, Fusion Stereo. $16,995 Riverside Marine, 410.686.1500, sales@riversideboats.com , www.riversideboats.com #21225

2021 Sun Tracker Party Barge 18 DLX Mercury 75hp 4-Stroke Outboard (118 Hours), Painted trailer, Bimini Top, Mooring Cover, Cockpit Table, PRV-13 Stereo. $22,995 Riverside Marine, 410.686.1500, sales@riversideboats.com , www.riversideboats.com #21285

2016 Bayliner VR5 Bowrider Mercruiser 3.0L 135hp Sterndrive (135 Hours), Galvanized Trailer, Black Hull, Bottom Paint, Cockpit and Bow Covers, Jensen Stereo. $16,995 Riverside Marine, 410.686.1500, sales@riversideboats.com , www.riversideboats.com #21253

2017 Tahoe 2150 Mercury 150hp 4-stroke Outboard, Loadrite Galvanized Trailer, Bimini Top, Garmin GPS, Cockpit Table, Jenson Stereo, Cockpit Sink, Bottom Paint. $28,995 Riverside Marine, 410.686.1500, sales@riversideboats.com , www.riversideboats.com #21272

2021 Sportsman Heritage 211 Yamaha F150XB 4-Stroke Outboard, Aluminum Trailer, Twin Garmin 943XSV, Hardtop, Dual Battery w/ Switch, Underwater Lights, Raw Water Washdown, Seakeeper Rideprofessionally installed by Riverside, Bow Filler Cushion, Cooler Slide, JL Audio Stereo, Premium Dual Chair Leaning Post, Bow Cushions w/ Backrests, Transom Full Bench Seat, Outrigger Bases, Prewire for Trolling Motor and Bracket. $64,995 Riverside Marine, 410.686.1500, sales@riversideboats.com , www.riversideboats.com #21279

Jeanneau 22’ New Leader 6.5 WA 2024 Yamaha F200, Digital display, Garmin, Fusion Audio, Windlass, SkiMast, Sundeck. WAS $79,999 NOW $69,999 (Stock# BJ-145) Rudy Marine, 302.945.2254, www.RudyMarine.com

2017 Sportsman Open 232 Yamaha F200XB Outboard (413 Hours), (Trailer Available), Solid White Hull and Bottom, 12” Simrad GPS, Simrad VHF, Hardtop, Dual Battery w/ Switch, Portable Head, Raw Water Washdown, Trim Tabs, Under Leaning Post Tackle Storage, Cooler Slide. $59,995 Riverside Marine, 410.686.1500, sales@riversideboats.com , www.riversideboats.com #21320

2017 Tidewater Boats 230 XLF Yamaha F250 Vmax (253 Hours), 300hr Service was completed 2 years ago and a 100hr Service was completed this spring. Aluminum Tandem Axle Trailer, Garmin GPSMap, Standard Horizon Eclipse VHF, Gull Wings, Sprayshield, Dual Battery and Switch, Underwater Lights, White Bottom Paint, Trim Tabs, Outriggers, JVC Stereo KD-MR1BT, Missing 2 Cushions in Bow and 1 in the Transom. $59,995 Riverside Marine, 410.686.1500, sales@riversideboats.com , www.riversideboats.com #21230

2024 Steiger Craft 23 Miami Yamaha F250 Digital Controls (108 Hours), Warranty until 7/20/29, Venture Trailer, Garmin 1243xsv, 2nd Garmin 1243xsv (Exterior of Cockpit), Garmin Fantom Radar, Garmin GT56 Side Scan, Sionyx, Horizon VHF, Bracket, Wiring, and Setup for future Trolling motor and Humminbird Transducer, Humminbird Solix 10” Screen w/ 2 dedicated transducers, and more! $124,995 Riverside Marine, 410.686.1500, sales@riversideboats.com , www.riversideboats.com #21256

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2020 Parker 1801 CC Like new and Loaded w/ accessories! Yamaha F115 w/ only 110 Hours! $41,900 Beacon Light Marina, 410.335.6200, sales@beaconlightmarina.com , www.beaconlightmarina.com

2015 Sportsman Heritage 231 Yamaha F250XA Outboard (175 Hours), Venture Aluminum Tandem Axle Trailer w/Brakes, Steel Blue Hull w/White Bottom, Hardtop, Ski Tow Pylon, Dual Battery w/Switch, Battery Charger, Underwater Lights, Garmin GPS, Simrad VHF, Raw Water Washdown, Trim Tabs, Under Leaning Post Tackle Storage, Cooler Slide. $55,995 Riverside Marine, 410.686.1500, sales@riversideboats.com , www.riversideboats.com #21322

23’ 2001 Bayliner Capri 235 Wellmaintained and upgraded! 5.7L 250HP MerCruiser engine, new upholstery, freshwater system, cockpit upgrades, and recently winterized w/ new zinc anodes. Trailer included! Excellent value at $13,500 Contact: kmikehall@duck.com

SeaCraft 23 Potter Hull Center Console, direct drive 5.3 Merc inboard, custom trailer included, newly upgraded engine parts. $22,000 Text for more info/pics: 301.452.8499

Brokerage & Classified

2016 Cutwater C-24 Coupe $89,987Call 888.519.9120 or sales@pocket-yacht.com www.pocketyachtco.com

2019 Key West 244CC Yamaha F300UCA Outboard (473 Hours), Load Rite Aluminum Trailer, Garmin 7616 GPS, Uniden VHF Radio, Hardtop, Dual Battery, Portable Head, Raw Water Washdown, Windlass, Trim Tabs, Bottom Paint, and more! $69,995 Riverside Marine, 410.686.1500, sales@riversideboats.com , www.riversideboats.com #21162

2021 Cutwater C-24 CW $99,987Call 888.519.9120 or sales@pocket-yacht.com www.pocketyachtco.com

Twin Vee 24’ Catamaran Dual Console 2024 Pre-owned, New Condition. New custom-fit trailer. Twin Mercury 4-Stroke 150HP 11hrs. Hard T-Top, Rocket Launchers, Simrad, GPSMAP. $190,110/OBO (Stock# U-390) Rudy Marine, 302.945.2254, www.RudyMarine.com

(Cocktail Island) 25’ Chris Craft Lancer Sportsman 1969/2013 $45,500 Curtis Stokes 410.919.4900 curtis@curtisstokes.net www.curtisstokes.net

2023 Yamaha 252SE Like new w/ only 60 hours! Includes aluminum trailer! Call for more details and pricing! Beacon Light Marina, 410.335.6200, sales@beaconlightmarina.com , www.beaconlightmarina.com

Jeanneau 25’ New NC695 S2 Weekender 2025 Yamaha F175, Electric windlass, Bow thruster, Fusion audio, Garmin, Sun awning, Head, +++! (Stock# BJ-233) Rudy Marine, 302.945.2254, www.RudyMarine.com

2020 Crownline 264CR Brokerage - She’s a fast and fun cruiser, loaded w/ features and nearly every option to make boating fun for family and friends. Asking $91,900 Call Dave Townley 410.271.5225 or www.seattleyachts.com

26’ Cutwater ‘22 $140,000 Fletcher C. Bauman 410.263.2000 fletcher@curtisstokes.net www.curtisstokes.net

Cutwater 26’ Cruiser WA 2016 Preowned, excellent condition. New custom-fit trailer, Volvo Penta Diesel 200HP (585 hrs.), digital gauges, GPSMAP, GPSMAP, 35AMP Solar Panel, heat & AC, full galley, full head. $139,999/OBO (Stock# U-395) Rudy Marine, 302.945.2254, www.RudyMarine.com

2021 Ranger Tugs R-27 $169,987Call 888.519.9120 or sales@pocket-yacht.com www.pocketyachtco.com

27’ Cherubini ‘13 $149,000 Jack Kelly 609.517.2822 jack@curtisstokes.net www.curtisstokes.net

27’ World Cat 2740 Glacier Bay 2018 Get ready to dominate the water in style! This vessel pairs elegant design w/ robust functionality making it your ultimate partner for coastal cruising, offshore fishing & sunset-streaked joyrides. Twin hulls for unmatched stability, spacious layout for weekend getaways, power that thrills. Asking $119,900 S&J Yachts, 410.639.2777, www.sjyachts.com

Judge Yachts 27’ Chesapeake 27 2024 Pre-owned boat/trailer. Super loaded. Suzuki twin F200 (65 hrs.), DES, second station, Furuno radar, autopilot, Spot Lock Minn Kota trolling motor, macerator, 100G fishbox. $169,000/OBO (Stock# U-475) Rudy Marine, 302.945.2254, www.RudyMarine.com

Grady-White 28’ 282 Sailfish 2004 Pre-owned, Super Clean. Twin Yamaha F225, Seav2 hull, Digital gauges, Garmin, rocket launchers, windlass, cuddy cabin. $59,999/OBO (Stock# U-432) Rudy Marine, 302.945.2254, www.RudyMarine.com

29’ Hunt Yachts Surfhunter 29 2017 NEW LISTING! Ideal for those seeking a high-performance, beautifully crafted yacht with classic appeal. Legendary handling, combined with timeless design & modern features make her a favorite among boating enthusiasts. $329,000 S&J Yachts, 410.639.2777, www.sjyachts.com

2023 Nimbus T9 30’ New - Hull #121Twin Mercury V6, Foiled Hull, Thruster, Radar, Underwater Lights, Zipwake Dynamic Controls, Extra Fridge. Just Reduced $255,000 Call Seattle Yachts Annapolis 410.397.7323 or www.seattleyachts.com

Jeanneau 30’ New Leader 9.0 CC 2025 Yamaha twin F250, Helm Master joystick w/ autopilot, Bow thruster, Garmin, A/C, H/W, Cockpit Grill, Marine toilet, Teak Flooring +More. (Stock# BJ-247) Rudy Marine, 302.945.2254, www.RudyMarine.com

Jeanneau 30’ New NC895 SPORT 2026 Yamaha twin F250, Helm Master joystick w/ autopilot, Var Bow thruster, Garmin GPSMAP, Generator, cooktop, fridge, H/W, A/C, Electric Head, Extras. (Stock# BJ-251) Rudy Marine, 302.945.2254, www.RudyMarine.com For brokerage, marketplace, and classified advertising email beatrice@proptalk.com or to list your boat visit proptalk.com/form/list-your-boat

2021 Ranger Tugs R-31 CB $339,987 - Call 888.519.9120 or sales@pocket-yacht.com www.pocketyachtco.com

2024 Ranger Tugs 27 Luxury Edition

31’ Brokerage - This Ranger Tugs Luxury Edition features inverter powered air conditioning, reversecycle heating, Lithium house battery bank, 54 hours on her Yanmar 300hp outboard, cruise ready. Asking $237,000 Call Denise Hanna 410.991.8236 or www.seattleyachts.com

Jeanneau 31’ New NC895 2026 Twin Yamaha F250, Helm Master joystick w/ autopilot, Windlass, Garmin, H/W shower, A/C, electric cooktop, microwave, bow sun awning. (Stock# BJ-243) Rudy Marine, 302.945.2254, www.RudyMarine.com

2000 Nordic Tug 32 BrokerageCummins 6BT, 1525 hrs. Bow thruster, generator, air conditioning. Clean, turnkey, well-equipped cruiser. Asking $149,000 Call Gordon Bennett 410.739.4432 or www.seattleyachts.com

2022 Cutwater C-32 CB $305,000Call 888.519.9120 or sales@pocket-yacht.com www.pocketyachtco.com

2023 Cutwater C-32 CB $320,987 Call 888.519.9120 or sales@pocket-yacht.com www.pocketyachtco.com

32’ Fratelli Aprea Sorrento ‘22 A luxurious yacht w/ stunning interior. Spectacular Performance! A dry and comfortable ride at 30+ knots. Handcrafted in Italy for over 130 years by the Fratelli family. Stand out from the crowd w/ this very elegant Yacht! Lightly used as a demo boat. Now offered for sale! Contact S&J Yachts, 410.639.2777, www.sjyachts.com

(Gayle Force Wins) 33’ Wellcraft 3300 Coastal ‘96 $40,000 Curtis Stokes 410.919.4900 curtis@curtisstokes.net www.curtisstokes.net

2015 Grady White Express 330 Twin Yamaha F350s w/ 210 hours! Loaded and ready to fish! Price Reduced$299,999 Beacon Light Marina, 410.335.6200, sales@beaconlightmarina.com , www.beaconlightmarina.com

2024 Nimbus 305C 33’ New - Hull #393 - Volvo Penta D4-270hp, Thrusters, Air Con, Windlass, Simrad Electronics. Special Pricing $480,000 Call Seattle Yachts Annapolis 410.397.7323 or www.seattleyachts.com

2014 Nordic Tugs 34 Brokerage - If you’re looking for a trawler to fulfill your quest for adventure, look no further than this low-hour Nordic Tug 34. Immaculately maintained beauty lives in covered dockage year-round - AC/ Gen, Bow Thruster, fully equipped. Asking $315,000 Call Jeff Jordan 410.320.5183 or www.seattleyachts.com

Jeanneau 34’ New NC1095 Weekender 2026 Yamaha twin F300, Helm Master joystick w/ autopilot, Bow thruster, Windlass, Garmin, AC, Generator, Electric cooktop, Bow sun awning. (Stock# BJ-242) Rudy Marine, 302.945.2254, www.RudyMarine.com

(Dilligaf) 35’ Great Harbour TT35 ‘21 $287,900 Curtis Stokes 410.919.4900 curtis@curtisstokes.net www.curtisstokes.net

2008 Donzi 35ZF Twin Mercury 300Hp Verados w/ 330 Hours! Great performance Day Boat! $119,900 Beacon Light Marina, 410.335.6200, sales@beaconlightmarina.com , www.beaconlightmarina.com

35’ Eastern Casco Bay Flybridge 2010 Excellent Condition and Many Upgrades. Single Diesel, Bow & Stern Thruster, Generator, A/C, Outriggers, New Electronics & Clearance that would make her an ideal Great Loop Boat. $179,000 S&J Yachts, 410.639.2777, www.sjyachts.com

35’ Nerowalker Aluminum Catamaran 2024 Fast (54 MPH), stable, solidly built. Designed for all-weather conditions; enclosed house cover ensures a smooth ride in & out. Great fishing machine, built for serious anglers who demand stability, speed & performance. Twin 450’s Yamaha, joystick control, trolling motor, outriggers triple-axel aluminum trailer… $524,000 S&J Yachts, 843.872.8080, www.sjyachts.com

Jeanneau 35’ New Leader 10.5 WA 2025 Yamaha twin F300, Helm Master joystick w/ autopilot, Windlass, Bow thruster, Garmin 12”, A/C, Fridge, Electric cooktop, microwave - LOADED! (Stock# BJ-226) Rudy Marine, 302.945.2254, www.RudyMarine.com

(Eltinar) 36’ Kadey-Krogen ‘86 $145,000 Curtis Stokes 410.919.4900 curtis@curtisstokes.net www.curtisstokes.net

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1990 Pettegrow Flybridge 36’ Brokerage - Custom built classic Maine Lobster-Style boat. Hull recently painted, many upgrades, varnished cherry interior, radar, A/C-heat, much more. Reduced $160,000 Call Rod Rowan 703.593.7531 or www.seattleyachts.com

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2018 Legacy 36’ Brokerage - Flag Blue hull, VERY nicely maintained. 480 Cummins w/ low hours. Galley down, genset, 3-zone AC, lots more. Asking $445,000 Call Dave van den Arend 443.850.4197 or www.seattleyachts.com

2024 Regal 36 XO Brokerage - Twin Yamaha 450s, 169 hrs, SeaKeeper, generator, AC, joystick docking, loaded and turnkey. Located Myrtle Beach, SC. Asking $575,000 Call Gordon Bennett 410.739.4432 or www.seattleyachts.com

36’ Judge Chesapeake 36 2009 NEW LISTING! Experience the perfect fusion of luxury, performance, and rugged reliability. Whether you’re chasing trophy fish or cruising the coast in style, this vessel delivers. 480Hp Cummins QSB 5.9 common-rail diesel inboard… $249,500 S&J Yachts, 410.639.2777, www.sjyachts.com

37’ MAKAI M37 2025 SHARP PRICE & DUTY PAID! Luxury sports cruiser! Fuel efficient. Spacious & stable like a much larger yacht w/ the maneuverability of a smaller boat. Cruise 24Kts/Max 35Kts. Retractable sunroof. Large cockpit. Galley up. 2 staterooms each w/ ensuite head & standing headroom throughout. $749,900 Call NowS&J Yachts, 410.971.1071, www.sjyachts.com

(Yinzer) 39’ Mainship ‘03 $134,900 Curtis Stokes 410.919.4900 curtis@curtisstokes.net www.curtisstokes.net

2025 Nimbus W11 41’ New - Hull #46. Foiled Hull, Twin Mercury Verado V-10 400XXL, Mooring Sunshades, EcoTeak, Zipwake & Bow Thruster, Windlass, Air Con, Simrad Electronics Package and More. $670,000 Call Seattle Yachts Annapolis 410.397.7323 or www.seattleyachts.com

41’ Bavaria SR41 2023 DEMO SAVE $150,000 & DUTY PAID! Lightly used DEMO boat. Modern family cruiser. Enjoy outdoor living w/ all the amenities & spacious indoor living w/ 2nd galley, salon and 2 large staterooms. A/C, large electric sunroof, sunpad fwd & aft, much more. $599,350 Schedule your test run now –S&J Yachts, 410.639.2777, www.sjyachts.com

Jeanneau 41’ New Leader 12.5 Cruiser 2023 Yamaha triple F300 4-stroke, Helm Master joystick w/ autopilot, Generator, Windlass, A/C, 12” Garmin, refrigerator, electric cooktop, Bow sun awning, $498,452 (Stock# BJ-128) Rudy Marine, 302.945.2254, www.RudyMarine.com

1996 Grand Banks 42 Classic 42’ Baltimore, MD. Asking $298,000 Beautifully Kept! 300hp CATs provide reliable and efficient cruise. Updated Electronics, Decks, Interior and More! To schedule showing or for more information, please contact Chuck Meyers: 703.999.7696 or chuck @cyc.yachts www.chesapeakeyachtcenter.com

2017 Tiara 44C Brokerage - Rare straight shaft 44c. Powered by Cummins QSB 550’s, lightly used and well taken care of. Priced to sell.

$679,900 Contact Matt Weimer at 410.212.2628 or www.seattleyachts.com

44’ Gulfstar 44 MotorYacht 1988 NEW LISTING - Cruise America’s Great Loop in style aboard this motoryacht –spacious, reliable, and built for adventure. Loop-Ready & Loaded! Twin diesels, Comfortable liveaboard layout, Ideal draft & bridge clearance. Call for price. S&J Yachts, 410.639.2777, www.sjyachts.com

44’ 2005 Albin 44 Very wellmaintained and cared for. Spacious design and smart interior. 2cabin/2head. New electronics & low engine hours. Twin turbocharged and intercooled Yanmar 6CXMGTE2 engines. Onan generator & 2 zone heat/AC. $249,000 S&J Yachts, 410.639.2777, www.sjyachts.com

(It’s About Time) 45’ Ocean Alexander ‘00 $249,000 Curtis Stokes 410.919.4900 curtis@curtisstokes.net www.curtisstokes.net

(Paddy Wagon) 45’ Sterling ‘00 $159,500 Curtis Stokes 410.919.4900 curtis@curtisstokes.net www.curtisstokes.net

(Jubilee) 46’ Post ‘88 $129,000 Curtis

2022 Prestige Yachts 460 Fly 47’ Baltimore, MD. Asking $949,000 Seakeeper Equipped. Like-New Condition. Several years of remaining Volvo factory warranty. Most volume mid 40’ yacht on the market. Price Reduction for Summer Sale. To schedule showing or for more information, please contact Ian Dimka: 410.693.7386 or ian@cyc.yachts www.chesapeakeyachtcenter.com

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48’ Sabre 48 SE 2014 **Fall SpecialDramatic Price Reduction $695,000** Stunning Downeast design & Claret hull which sets her apart from the rest. Extremely well looked after by her knowledgeable owners. Gorgeous interior showcasing Sabre’s beautiful joinery. 2 staterooms w/ private heads, spacious salon, & fully equipped galley. S&J Yachts, 410.639.2777, www.sjyachts.com

2015 Prestige Yachts 500 S 50’ Rock Hall, MD. Asking $634,000 Award Winning 3-Stateroom Layout. Tender Garage. IndoorOutdoor Salon/Helm. Excellent Condition and ready for her next home! To schedule showing or for more information, please contact Ian Dimka: 410.693.7386 or ian@cyc.yachts www.chesapeakeyachtcenter.com

2016 Prestige 500 S 50’ Stevensville, MD. Asking $599,000 Low Hours, Immaculate Condition. Turn-Key. To schedule showing or for more information, please contact Ian Dimka: 410.693.7386 or ian@cyc.yachts www.chesapeakeyachtcenter.com

2016 Prestige Yachts 500 Fly 50’ Baltimore, MD. Asking $649,000 SEAKEEPER Stabilizer, low-hour Volvo IPS 600s, bow thruster, 3 staterooms/2 heads plus crew. To schedule showing or for more information, please contact Chuck Meyers: 703.999.7696 or chuck @cyc.yachts www.chesapeakeyachtcenter.com

2017 Prestige 500 Fly 50’ Easton, MD. Asking $699,000 Amazing condition. Complete Volvo Engine/Pod Services. To schedule showing or for more information, please contact Ian Dimka: 410.693.7386 or ian @cyc.yachts www.chesapeakeyachtcenter.com

2017 Prestige Yachts 500 S 50’ Rock Hall, MD. Asking $689,000 Grey Oak Wood. Well-Maintained. Ready for Spring delivery. To schedule showing or for more information, please contact Ian Dimka: 410.693.7386 or ian @cyc.yachts www.chesapeakeyachtcenter.com

2014 Azimut 51’ Brokerage“Sparrow” combines luxury, space, and efficiency in a stylish, seaworthy yacht designed for both long-range cruising and refined onboard comfort.” Based in Annapolis and available to show any time. $598,765 Call Matt Weimer at 410.212.2628 or www.seattleyachts.com

(Emalene) 52’ Seahorse ‘03 $384,500 Curtis Stokes 410.919.4900 curtis@curtisstokes.net www.curtisstokes.net

Brokerage & Classified

2018 Carver Yachts C52 Fly 52’ Baltimore, MD. Asking $799,000 Inboard Cummins 600hp, no pods. One owner, bow and stern thrusters, A/C on bridge, 3 staterooms, full beam master. To schedule showing or for more information, please contact Chuck Meyers: 703.999.7696 or chuck @cyc.yachts www.chesapeakeyachtcenter.com

2023 Prestige 520 52’ Annapolis, MD. Asking $1,199,000 LikeNew. Tons of Custom Options. TurnKey. To schedule showing or for more information, please contact Ian Dimka: 410.693.7386 or ian@cyc.yachts www.chesapeakeyachtcenter.com

2006 Vicem 52/55 Classic 55’ Ocean City, MD. Asking $529,000 Low-Hour MAN Diesels. Bow and Stern Thruster, Updated Garmin Electronics. Beautiful High Gloss Mahogany Interior. To schedule showing or for more information, please contact Chuck Meyers: 703.999.7696 or chuck @cyc.yachts www.chesapeakeyachtcenter.com

2016 Prestige 550 Hardtop 56’ Baltimore, MD. Asing $829,000 Great Condition. Motivated Seller. Ready for Immediate Delivery. To schedule showing or for more information, please contact Ian Dimka: 410.693.7386 or ian@cyc.yachts www.chesapeakeyachtcenter.com

56’ Johnson High Tech 56 Euro 1994 Impressive on-the-water liveaboard. Solid cruiser/liveaboard - 3 cabin/3head, spacious saloon, flybridge, aft deck & ample storage for extended cruising. 2x Detroit AV92TA, fwc, 8 CYLINDER Diesels: cruise at 20 kts, max 26-28 kts. $239,500 S&J Yachts, 410.639.2777, www.sjyachts.com

(Persistence) 58’ Westbay Sonship ‘99 $459,000 Curtis Stokes 410.919.4900 curtis@curtisstokes.net www.curtisstokes.net

2017 Prestige Yachts 630 Fly 63’ Baltimore, MD. Asking $1,189,000 Low hour, fully serviced Volvo IPS 950. SeaKeeper 9, bow thruster, 3 staterooms/3 heads plus crew. To schedule showing or for more information, please contact Chuck Meyers: 703.999.7696 or chuck @cyc.yachts www.chesapeakeyachtcenter.com

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Marketplace Ads Call For Pricing

MARKETPLACE & CLASSIFIED SECTIONS

Advertising Sales Representative Are you on a search for a full-time sales position that requires you to get out and enjoy the water, where all your co-workers are super cool, and where flip-flops and shorts are considered business casual? SpinSheet, PropTalk, FishTalk, Start Sailing Now, and PortBook magazines are in growth mode, and we are looking for that special advertising sales rep who understands the marine industry and knows how to work and play hard. If you think you will excel in creating sales and marketing solutions for advertisers, then we would love to chat with you. Send your resume, a description of your boating experience and interests, and a cover letter telling us why you’d be a great fit for our team to mary@spf-360.com today!

Marine Mechanic Port Annapolis Marina is hiring experienced marine diesel mechanics. Must have a strong work ethic, require minimum supervision and be able to be part of a team. Knowledge of outboards and outdrives is a plus. Our benefit package includes paid holidays, vacation/PTO, health insurance, 401K, profit sharing and incentive bonuses. Please send resume to richard@portannapolis.com www.portannapolis.com

Yacht Sales - Curtis Stokes and Associates, Inc. is hiring new salespeople for our Chesapeake area operation. Candidates must be honest, ethical and have boating experience. This is a commission only position. Contact Curtis Stokes at 410.919.4900 or curtis@curtisstokes.net www.curtisstokes.net

MARINE SERVICES

MARINE SERVICES

SLIPS & STORAGE

30’-50’ Deepwater Slips for Sale & Rent Flag Harbor Condo Marina on western shore of Chesapeake in St. Leonard, MD. Slip sales & rentals 410.586.0070/ fhca@flagharbor.com. Storage & Repairs 410.586.1915/ flagharborservices@gmail.com www.flagharbor.com

Boating

Award

Suzuki Marine USA was honored with a 2025 EPIC Award from the editors of Soundings Trade Only magazine. This award, created to honor Exceptional, Purposeful, Innovative, Compassionate companies, was presented during the 2025 International Boatbuilders Exposition and Conference (IBEX) that concluded in October in Tampa, FL. The EPIC awards are judged by a panel of journalists and industry experts who carefully review dozens of nominated companies from all segments of the boating business. Suzuki Marine was chosen as an EPIC Award Winner for the Sustainability category, which was established to “recognize projects that use inventive design to meaningfully reduce harm to the environment, and for developing products with consideration to end-of-life cycles, a thoughtful utilization of materials for packaging, shipping, industrial design, and components.”

“We are grateful for this honor and are pleased to see Suzuki Marine’s long-running dedication to sustainability recognized by the industry,” said Brandon Cerka, Suzuki Marine vice president of sales and marketing. “Sustainability is not a one-time project at Suzuki Marine; it is a company-wide commitment. From the Micro Plastics Collecting Device on our outboard motors, to greatly reducing the use of plastics and sourcing more sustainable alternatives, to our focus on sustainable fuels, to cleaning up beaches and waterways across the country, Suzuki Marine is always looking for ways to improve. It’s great to see these efforts recognized, and we hope it provides a strong example for others in the boating industry to follow,” added Cerka. suzukimarine.com

Welcome to the Team

Josiah Carbone has joined the sales team at Yacht Brokers of Annapolis

Growing up a Navy brat, the water was never far from reach for Josiah. Frequent moves were part of life, but it was in Maryland where he first put down roots. During high school, he spent his evenings working at a familyowned sailboat marina in his neighborhood, the place where his passion for the marine industry took hold. After restoring several dinghies, Josiah came across an opportunity to purchase a 1989 Catalina 30. Though he hasn’t yet embarked on a long expedition, it’s on the horizon. He went on to earn his OUPV Captain’s License and spent several years sailing the Chesapeake Bay. His professional journey continued at Riverside Marine, where he sold Sportsman and Bayliner boats for four years. His performance earned national recognition, receiving Top 10 Salesman awards from Sportsman for two consecutive years. “We’re thrilled to welcome Josiah to our sales team,” said Matthew Sansbury, owner of Yacht Brokers of Annapolis. “His experience, energy, and customer-focused approach make him a perfect fit for our growing team. We’re confident he will help drive new opportunities and strengthen relationships with our clients.” Josiah is committed to continuing his growth in the industry, combining deep experience, authentic passion, and a lifelong connection to the water. You can reach him at (757) 510-0154 or josiah@yachtbrokersofannapolis.com. yachtbrokersofannapolis.com

New Places To Pick Up PropTalk

Let’s give a warm welcome to these new PropTalk distribution stops!

• Captain Groovy’s Grill and Raw Bar in Hampton, VA

• Surf Rider Bay Point in Hampton, VA

• Baltimore City Harbormaster in Baltimore, MD

• Exxon in Chesapeake City, MD

• 410 Seafood in Chesapeake City, MD

• Doumar’s Cones and Barbecue in Norfolk, VA

• Stony’s Dockside Bar & Grill in Norfolk, VA