According to CNN this morning:

“A fisherman was recovering from surgery after he was speared in the chest and knocked into the Atlantic Ocean by a blue marlin during a fishing competition off Bermuda’s coast.”

Read the full article HERE

July is our time for flying. Fortunately, our aircraft is also a boat. Weather permitting, our annual journey to the Oshkosh Seaplane Base will begin on Friday. Photos, video, and articles about our Zenair CH-701 Amphibian and its adventures are kept at our sister website PlanePlaces.com

We hauled out our Regal 2760 for the 1st time on our new Hi-Tech Marine aluminum trailer. The day was as uneventfull as we could expect for handling such a large boat at the ramp and around town.

We considered most of the major trailer makers - ez-loader, loadmaster, shorelander, and others before settling on the Hi-Tech brand. Most of the brands had a trailer suitable for our needs, but the Hi-Tech had the best set of features vs. price and had the advantage of being produced in nearby Panama City.

Read on for full details and more pictures:

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DestinSharks.com is pleased to provide a Google Earth rendition of the NOAA Automated Wreck and Obstruction Information System - AWOIS. The AWOIS contains thousands of entries for the entire US coastline, Great Lakes, and some US Territories divided into 16 regions.

We have converted regions 1 - 15 from database format to Google Earth for easy display. Region 16 (Hawaii and the Pacific) will be added shortly. Simply download the following kmz file and open with Google Earth.

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Proof that it doesn’t take a hurricane to ruin a lot of boats.

From CBS Channel 6 in Albany, New York:

“Just before noon on Thursday, the club’s dock, on the Hudson River, broke free and drifted downstream in the fast-moving waters of the Hudson River. Attached to the dock: millions of dollars in luxury yachts. Crews are frantically working right now to capture the yachts as the float freely down the river. A gas pump attached to the dock also broke free. “

Read the full story and see the video of the loaded dock floating downriver HERE.

“Like heaven on earth” is how one of our friends described the day on Saturday at Spectre Island.

The combination of friends old and new with sun, water, big boats, small boats, jetski’s, water toys made for a great day all around.

Read on for the details and visit the full photo gallery at SLRsite.com

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As reported in at Saltwatersportsman.com a likely world record hammerhead was near Boca Grande, Florida about 12 miles offshore. Weighing in at 1280lbs and a whopping 14 1/2 feet long this was quite a fish. It’s unfortunate that we still haven’t found a way to catch and release potential record breakers.

Update as of 1 Jul 06 - according to CNN, it turns out the fish was pregnant and nearly full term with 56 “pups” greatly adding to the weight.