Viewing the wonder and amazement of the Tall Ships at Sail Boston 2026.

Coming back from our morning dives on Sunday with lobsters in the live well and a newly certified diver, I spotted the tell tail sign of a Mola Mola, the lazy tail flap mimicking what’s often confused to be a shark fin breaking the surface.

Last weekend in July the easterly winds collected into a gentle breeze, just enough to push the cool sea air towards the warm land and compress it into a thick fog but not enough to blow it away.

The goal this summer season is the same as always, dive more, explore more. Jumping in this past weekend it really felt like the start of summer. The conditions were beautiful, with some excessive breeze here and there and some sea chop at times but all in all it was an epic weekend.

Spending time admiring the macro life in Boston Harbor, diving with the Boston Facelina nudibranch.

Some diving in San Diego during spring.

How smart are octopus? Probably smarter than you think, possibly smarter than your neighbor and definitely smarter than your goldfish. They exhibit excellent problem solving skills and general cognitive awareness as proven by numerous studies.

Watching the last of the season’s feeding beasts with City Harbor Cruises Whale Watch out of Boston, Ma on the glorious vessel Sanctuary. Stuck in whale soup and shearwater species galore, all that and more! Step Right Up!

Before and after the plunge. Divers before, after and during the plunge.

Sending Letters from the Sea

Words with salt, original writing and coastal imagery.

Scenes of Summer: F/V Atlantic out of Woods Hole, Ma at Fish Pier in Boston, early summer unloading the catch.

Newport and Jamestown Rhode Island have been dressing up for Debby in the week before her arrival with growling seas and shrouded skies. Even with a hurricane in its path, this hidden gem of New England behaves elegantly and with style. From the sleepy neighborhoods and harbors to the upper class sailing society of Newport, these images will give you a glimpse into the feeling of Narragansett Bay.