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Navigating the Show
As CEO of the Rhode Island Marine Trades Association (RIMTA), I have the privilege of working in the marine industry and going to a lot of boat shows. I am always excited to see new boats and the latest gear and bump into friends from the industry. Jan 27th, 2014
Use This Show For All It’s Worth
In the interest of full disclosure, I admit that my writing career has landed me at a great many local and national boat shows in a great many booths over well more than a decade—often back-to-back-to-back shows in what amounted to 30- or 40-consecutive-work-day marathons that left me comatose.Jan 27th, 2014
What to do in Providence
Rhode Island is called the Ocean State, a perfect place for a show celebrating all things aquatic. But more than our scenic coastline and pristine beaches and waterways, Rhode Island is known for its arts and cultural offerings, family-friendly fun, and some of the best dining in the nation. Jan 27th, 2014
Ocean State Crudo
Crudo, Chef John Kolesar tells us, is the Mediterranean answer to Sashimi. But hold the wasabi and soy sauce, and delve into his mouth-watering preparation using an orange citrus “vinaigrette,” cherry tomatoes, piquillo peppers and Kalamata olives—typical Italian flavors! Jan 24th, 2014
2014 Providence Boat Show Guide
Find show highlights, exhibitor listings, seminar guide, and more!Jan 23rd, 2014
Make Rhode Island Your Boating Home
You may be one of the lucky ones. You and your boat may already live inside the borders of the Ocean State. You have access to stunning coastline; your boat is serviced by Rhode Island’s experienced marine-trades professionals; and to top it off, you’re residing in a state with a no-sales-tax policy on boats and boating services.Jan 1st, 2014
OCEAN STATE OYSTERS
When Superstorm Sandy hit the East Coast last year, most of Rhode Island’s vast shellfish industry was lucky enough to avoid catastrophe--good news for oyster farmers and oyster lovers alike. Jan 1st, 2014
Winter Fishing
As I type this frenzied little bulletin, the sand on my half of the hour glass is draining at an alarming rate, Christmas is bearing down like a big squall chewing up the distance between me and the westward horizon, and somehow none of it is weighing me down: I know I’m far from alone. Partly, it’s easier this time of year because the times when I have to pull lunatic hours at the keyboard, I have none of the usual dread that somewhere at the very second it occurs to me, someone is into a furious hit of fish—that they’re doing it without me. Not this month, not this year: It’s been some time since we had it this bad in a collective way almost from the outset of Month Twelve. The wind, the sleet, snow and the bitterest kind of cold seem to have ushered in an unusually powerful sense that it would be utterly futile to so much as think about finding a reasonable gap between fronts. Fleet-wide—and I’ve talked to enough guys to say this with some certainty—there’s an unusual resignation that as much as we should probably be trying to get the ball rolling on winter codfish, there just wouldn’t be much point in getting pissed off about the immediate upwelling of good reasons we just can’t pull it off.Jan 1st, 2014
Providence Boat Show Will Be Hot in January
Two special activity areas have been incorporated into the show’s floorplan, including a show pavilion that will crown the boat show with special attractions such as chef demonstrations, author appearances and interactive events such as a chance to take a spin on a SURFSET board, a total-body surf trainer designed to simulate the physical demands of surfing without the ocean.Jan 1st, 2014