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UPDATE: This event has been moved to Sunday, August 8 due to rain. On the middle Potomac, near the entrance to Occoquan Bay, there’s a tiny little island that barely shows up on your GPS charts. That will be Holiday Island (AKA Rock Island), which will be the scene ofContinue Reading

This report comes in from Chris Rock, a long time boater on the Potomac River: While the Potomac River in DC is known for its great fireworks display, it is also viewed by many as the most dangerous time of the year to operate a boat. Many avoid the areaContinue Reading

For many years, miscreants from all over the Potomac River have gathered at Belmont Bay off of Mason Neck State Park for a massive raft-up party, and this year is no different. Belmont-a-Palooza happens on June 12, and boats of all sizes will be there. There will even be liveContinue Reading

As reported earlier today, the landlord in Dumfries (SunCal) that owns the property where Tim’s Rivershore sits, has declined to renew their lease – forcing the famous restaurant to close that location. It only took a few hours for a huge group of people to assemble with the aim ofContinue Reading

After 28 years serving the food and drinks we’ve all loved from his Dumfries location, Tim’s Rivershore Restaurant and Crabhouse is scheduled to close in April. After surviving all these years, and even through the COVID crisis, the Potomac Shores developer SunCal surprised everyone by declining to renew the leaseContinue Reading

If you’ve ever taken your boat to the DC Wharf, you’ll recall just how narrow the channel is in some places. The channel varies in width from 275 to 330 meters. With everything from kayakers, water taxis, to massive cruise ships traversing that channel, it’s easy to see how congestedContinue Reading

The Coast Guard announced that it will establish and enforce multiple security zones for the 59th Presidential Inauguration. They will enforce three temporary security zones in the National Capital Region for the 59th Presidential Inauguration, beginning at 8 a.m., on January 13 and ending 8 a.m., January 25, 2021. TheContinue Reading

As construction continues on the Nice/Middleton Bridge (301 bridge), the Maryland Transportation Authority asks boaters to remember that the area around the construction vessels is a no-wake zone. Workers, working from platforms, are extended up to 175ft in the air on manlifts. When a boat blasts by at speed, it’sContinue Reading

If you are planning to go boating around the Lower Potomac this week, you might want to pay extra attention to the live fire range schedule at NSF Dahlgren. It looks like they will be hucking explosive ordinance downriver on Tuesday October 27, between the hours of 8AM and 5Continue Reading