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April Fool's Day on Your Monterey: For the Sake of a Laugh
April Fool's Day on Your Monterey: For the Sake of a Laugh Tue, Mar 28, 2017 Looking for fun ways to goof off and share a laugh this April Fool's Day? If you have plans on the water, we've got a list of fun ideas to try to prank the unsuspecting seafarer on your list. Take a look. Read More

All Aboard for Breakfast
All Aboard for Breakfast Mon, Mar 27, 2017 For Monterey boaters across the country, April marks a true return to the warmth and sunshine we've been waiting for all winter long. What better way to ring in the change of pace than with an on-board breakfast? You can host your family on board ... Read More

Getting to Know Ukupanipo: Hawaii's Shark God
Getting to Know Ukupanipo: Hawaii's Shark God Tue, Mar 21, 2017 We all know the likes of Neptune and Poseidon--gods of the sea in Roman and Greek cultures, who ruled with cunning and wrath--but what about the lesser known lore of the oceans? In Hawaiian mythology, one key player of the seas was Ukupanipo--a sh... Read More

Enjoying the Mobile Boat Show
Enjoying the Mobile Boat Show Mon, Mar 20, 2017 Mobile, Alabama isn't your average Gulf city. While it may perhaps be overshadowed by neighbors like Panama City to its east or New Orleans to its west, Mobile--Alabama's only outlet to the sea--has a certain spunk of its own. You'll get to experi... Read More

Porthole Décor: A Maritime Relic Turned Conversation Piece
Porthole Décor: A Maritime Relic Turned Conversation Piece Fri, Mar 17, 2017 Portholes in their purest form--small, circular, antique--may be less modern than the cabin windows of today... but we love them all the same!  Instead of seeing them strictly on ships, however, we're seeing a trend of old portholes being used ... Read More

Inside the Inverted Aquarium: An Immersive New Trend
Inside the Inverted Aquarium: An Immersive New Trend Thu, Mar 16, 2017 There's a new trend in the world of aquariums--one that lets the fish see what we see! The inverted aquarium makes use of clever science and careful construction to provide fish in natural spaces (like small backyard ponds) with a chance to peek ... Read More

A Closer Look at the Diving Bell Spider: The Underwater Arachnid
A Closer Look at the Diving Bell Spider: The Underwater Arachnid Wed, Mar 15, 2017 Water spiders--they seem scary, mythical, and straight out of science fiction. While larger-than-life arachnids that creep across the surface may be out there, however, aquatic spiders do exist--and they're not quite as scary as you might think! R... Read More

From Boots to Mittens: The Shapes We See in Our Favorite Coastlines
From Boots to Mittens: The Shapes We See in Our Favorite Coastlines Tue, Mar 14, 2017 We've all seen the outlines of familiar shapes in random places--our headphones fall into a heart shape, for example, or our morning coffee foam forms a funny face. The same phenomenon holds true for our world geography! Whether it's the boot shap... Read More

On-the-Water Art: How to Get Started
On-the-Water Art: How to Get Started Fri, Mar 10, 2017 Art shouldn't just be admired--it should be made, too! Don't think that you need an art degree or painter's studio to craft one-of-a-kind artwork of your own. In fact--as we'll see in today's blog--all you really need is an empty canvas and some a... Read More

Monterey: A Boat That Grows With You
Monterey: A Boat That Grows With You Thu, Mar 09, 2017 Is a boat more like a car... or a home? On the one hand, a boat does get you from place A to place B--but instead of doing so for purely practical purposes, it serves as a sort of floating escape where family and friends gather to laugh, relax, an... Read More

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