Rick McKenna

This week a young boy, maybe 8, carefully navigated his way to the stern of the launch clutching a very precious chocolate shake in his hands. His mom, I suspect a bit weary and in need of some quiet time, sat nearby with her eyes closed. And she said to him, “please, please , please […]

I must confess I don’t know many Slovenians. So, when I picked up 3 young men from the seaport last week aboard the launch “Swift” I became concerned. Leaving the dock they immediately began singing with all their hearts, at a volume that was spooking the local gulls and terns, and with tears openly streaming

A few nights ago, I hailed a mid-sized cruiser on both channels 13 and 16.  She seemed adrift in the main ship channel. No running lights, only some glowing light in her stern. Not a peep back on the radio. As there were several tugs heading out and two barges at an anchorage nearby, I

This launch tale is directed at the guys from all the single women you could have met on the launch! So, grab a lobster roll and listen up. If you’ve never seen, or better yet, visited the iconic Tall Ship berthed prominently on Boston Harbor’s East Boston waterfront’s neighborhood, put it on your list.  Especially

I got a call to pick up a passenger at the Tall Ship dock.  It was dark out, a bit choppy, and this dock can be squirrely because of all the tires hanging off her to fend off larger vessels. While pulling in, I saw the MBTA ferry Rookie headed in.  I was clearly in