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• Boats

Q&A with U.S. Sailing's Gary Jobson on the America's Cup

The Baltimore Sun recently interviewed Jobson, who is now the president of U.S. Sailing and a member of its Hall of Fame, about this year's America's Cup finals, which begin Saturday in San Francisco. Jobson is serving as a television commentator on NBC.

• Boats

Riverboat sold for $357,200 at Canton auction

A Mississippi-style riverboat tied up in Canton sold Thursday for a bid of $357,200 at an auction that drew attention from up and down the East Coast.

• Boats

Riverboat auction drawing attention up and down coast

Potential bidders interested in purchasing a Mississippi-style paddlewheel riverboat once worth millions of dollars are set to show up in Canton this week from up and down the East Coast, to start the bidding at $50,000.

• Features

Boating bounces back — with luxury appeal as well

High-end buyers going for en suite heads, joystick controls

• Business

Bill Miller's fund is beating the market once more

Famed money manager Bill Miller's fund is once again beating the market, but analysts say its too early to know whether he's made a comeback.

• Features

Power couple Monte, Patrice Sanders strong in love

Romance blossomed when WBFF anchor started working out with high-profile trainer

• Features

Baltimore-area outfitters rent out bikes, canoes, paddleboards and more

Give the outdoors a sporting chance by trying a new activity -- without investing in the equipment. Find Baltimore-area outfitters that rent out bikes, canoes, paddleboards and more.

• TV

'The Amazing Race' recap, 'Be Safe and Don't Hit a Cow'

A recap of this week's 'Amazing Race,' in which the racers must deal with crocodiles, goats, cows and foreign currency

• Opinion

Bring the boats back to Maryland by capping the excise tax

State creates a disadvantage by placing high burden on boat owners

• Opinion

No boating bailout

Capping the tax on boats might help struggling dealers but it would also undermine Maryland's $2 billion boating economy

• Boats

With some changes, pontoon boats make comeback in the United States

In recent years, sales have skyrocketed for those wanting cheaper, roomier rides

• Harford

Havre de Grace council approves funding for rescue boat lift

The Havre de Grace City Council passed a budget amendment Monday night to fund $4,100 for the purchase a boat lift for the Susquehanna Hose Company's Swift Water Rescue Team.

• Auto Racing

Baltimore bid to host Volvo Ocean Race in final review

Volvo Ocean Race officials will be in Baltimore Monday to evaluate a bid to be the U.S. port for the 2014-15 edition of the around-the-world contest known as the Super Bowl of sailing.

• Obituaries

J. Dennis Carper, marina owner

J. Dennis Carper, a Baltimore County marina owner and yacht builder who was a decorated World War II veteran, died of stroke and dementia complications Dec. 25 at his Essex home. He was 91.

• Boats

Annapolis native Hutchinson reacts to his America's Cup ouster

Annapolis native Terry Hutchinson seems to be less upset -- at least on the surface -- than others about the news that he had been fired Dec. 3 as the helmsman of the Artemis Racing Team's entry into the 2013 America's Cup.

• Features

Best places to kayak near Baltimore

The Baltimore region is home to dozens of kayaking clubs and groups, each full of friendly paddlers eager to share the water — and their expertise — with newcomers to the sport.

• TV

'Boardwalk Empire' recap, 'Blue Bell Boy'

"Blue Bell Boy" is a stripped-down, brilliant episode of "Boardwalk Empire." Outside of Nucky's immediate world, things move along incrementally, but ultimately the meat of the episode is a spectacular one-act play featuring three great performances.

• Boats

Maryland boat sales drop while national market improves

Maryland was one of just six states to experience a decline in powerboat sales in 2011 even as the industry enjoyed its first sales increase since 2006.

• TV

'Survivor Philippines' premiere recap, 'Survivor smacked me in the chops'

We're back for the 25th season of "Survivor." Really? 25th? That makes me feel old.

• Boats

Classic Wooden Boat Rendezvous and Race has a timeless appeal

Wooden boat aficianados will descend on Annapolis, Maryland, September 22-24 for the third annual Classic Wooden Boat Rendezvous and Race on the Severn River

• Opinion

Bailing out yachts?

Reducing Maryland's vessel excise tax to aid struggling boat dealers and marinas may sound appealing, but it doesn't pass inspection

• Travel

Tips on fishing in Ocean City

• Boats

Boat-docking event puts a competitive knot in family ties

Boat docking competition Sept. 2 in Crisfield can put a friendly knot in close family ties

• Lifestyle and Leisure

Commentary: Rock Run Landing, gone but not forgotten

The older I get, the more things there are that live only in my memory, well and also the memories of others who ponder such things and share similar interests. One such place is the old Rock Run Landing, a patch of Susquehanna River bank that was home to fishermen and hunters, depending on the season and whether the water was low enough that the whole place wasn't under water.

• Tourism and Leisure

Editorial: Not city business

When it comes to tourism, Harford County in general and Havre de Grace in particular have missed the boat

• Boats

At Centennial Lane, STEM units make final weeks a learning experience

Centennial Lane Elementary students wrap up the year with interdisciplinary STEM units.

• Boats

Kayak Country

Wednesday Night Paddlers meet for weekly adventure on area waterways

• Environment

Fish kills reach Baltimore harbor

Dead fish seen in Inner Harbor, by Fort McHenry, as officials say Chesapeake Bay waters discolored by algae south of Annapolis.

• Food & Drink

West Ocean City's Shrimp Boat gets beer and wine license

If you're headed east to the Atlantic, take a look at our guide to 100 Best Beach Eats, which covers Ocean City, West Ocean City and Delaware towns stretching from Fenwick Island to Lewes.

• Real Estate

Large Port Covington parcel going to auction block

A large chunk of waterfront property in Port Covington is going on the auction block in June after its previous owner, Struever Bros. Eccles & Rouse, defaulted on a multimillion-dollar mortgage.

• Boats

10-month journey ends in Annapolis

More than 300 days had passed since Matt Rutherford pushed out on his 27-foot boat from Annapolis after a quiet send-off. More than 27,000 miles had been navigated to help Rutherford become the first sailor in history to go solo and non-stop around North and South America.

• Sports

Round-the-world sail raises awareness of CRAB, need for donations

Matt Rutherford hopes to help raise $250,000 for Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating with the attention he receives from his round-the-world sail

• Obituaries

Capt. Herbert Hamilton Ward III, career naval officer

Capt. Herbert Hamilton Ward III, a retired career naval officer who was active in Upper Chesapeake Bay environmental matters and other issues, died March 17 from complications of a blood clot at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson.

• Opinion

Don't balance budget on backs of boaters

Maryland should not attempt to fix its budget woes by forcing ruinous fees on boaters

• Latest

Summer 2012 Bumper Bash canceled, organizers say

Organizers have canceled the 2012 Bumper Bash, a rowdy annual summer boat gathering in the Magothy River near the privately owned Dobbins Island.

• Opinion

High and dry

Proposal to triple fees may give Maryland boaters sticker shock but alternative is worse

• Boats

Boat tax would sink marine industry

Raising the cost to register a boat in Maryland would be a disaster for the marine industry

• Boats

New Zealand yacht racer turning childhood passion into a career

Boyd Tompkies grew up racing boats with his father in New Zealand but has now combined his love for being on the water into a career selling inflatables and soon operating a marina in Annapolis. Tomkies will speak about his businesses at the Marine and Maritime Career Fair at Annapolis High.

• Latest

Bill would drastically increase boat registration fee in Maryland

To pay for waterway improvements and maritime safety efforts, state natural resources officials are proposing to increase boating registration fees for the first time in nearly three decades.

• Obituaries

John B. 'Jack' Owens, boat builder

John B. "Jack" Owens, who had been a principal in Owens Yacht Co., the legendary Annapolis boat builder, and later started a family-owned real estate firm, died Saturday of heart failure at his Naples, Fla., home. He was 96.

• Boats

Taking a step toward boating safety

John Martino, founder of the Annapolis School of Seamanship, recently began using a Dutch-made simulator to help teach boating safety

• Boats

Report released on young sailor Constants' death

US Sailing came out recently with the findings from an independent investigation into three summer fatalities, including 14-year-old Olivia Constants, who died after her life preserver became entangled with the rigging of the boat she was practicing on during a junior program in Maryland.

• Boats

Headed to the Hall of Fame, Jobson still competing

Gary Jobson has gone from being an 11-year-old inspiring others to sail on the Jersey Shore to, 50 years later, a member of the National Sailing Hall of Fame's first class of inductees on Oct. 23 in San Diego. He has won his share of battles, but none bigger than beating cancer eight years ago.

• Boats

Selling sailing to the masses

A sport once known for its tony clubs and clientele is trying to reinvent itself by taking more events to the masses, including Annapolis Race Week.

• Travel

Jersey girl

Reporter Jayne Miller enjoys trips to Ocean County and Barnegat Bay

• Anne Arundel

In Annapolis, the best seat for fireworks is in the harbor

There might be as many as 50,000 people watching the fireworks from land, but almost everyone agrees, the estimated 500 boats in the harbor and on the Severn River will have the best view.

• Anne Arundel

Annapolis girl, 14, dies after boat capsizes during sailing camp

A 14-year-old Annapolis sailing student died after she was trapped underwater for several minutes when her boat capsized in the Severn River Thursday afternoon, a state Department of Natural Resources Police spokesman said.

• Travel

The perfect day in Ocean City

Shore town's appeal keeps visitors coming back year after year