George C. O’Connell Fall Bay Regatta Tackles Nor’Easter

George C. O'Connell Fall Bay Regatta38th Annual George C. O’Connell Fall Bay Regatta, sponsored by North Cape Yacht Club, started this morning between Middle Bass and South Bass Islands in Lake Erie.  Wind strengths reached 31mph overnight at Put-in-Bay Harbor.Put in Bay Sailing

PHRF, JAM, T-10, and multi-hull classes registered to compete.  Racing continues on Sunday at 9:30am, with an awards program scheduled for the event conclusion.

George C. O'Connell Fall Bay Regatta

 

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Miller Boat Line Releases First View of M/V Mary Ann Market

Miller Boat Line’s new ferry, M/V Mary Ann Market, is depicted below through computer-aided graphic design!

M/V Mary Ann MarketThe new 140 foot long, 38.5 foot wide ferry will accommodate 26 standard sized vehicles or 600 passengers.  It will join Miller’s present fleet of four passenger/vehicle ferries. Miller Ferries operate between the peninsula of Catawba to Put-in-Bay (South Bass Island), and also to Middle Bass Island, Ohio.  Both islands are popular Lake Erie resorts.  The M/V (Motor Vessel) Mary Ann Market will feature enhanced propulsion and maneuverability, a main deck ADA accessible passenger cabin and restroom, and a 20% increase in cargo capacity over Miller’s largest vessel.  Miller Boat Line expects delivery in the fall of 2019.

Boardwalk Harbor Operations Shifts to Fall Schedule

Boardwalk Habor OperationsBoardwalk Harbor Operations, responsible for the Boardwalk Marina transient slips and fuel dock, Put-in-Bay Mooring Field, and harbor taxi service, now operates on a modified schedule.

Boardwalk Harbor OperationsDock service runs from 8am to 7pm, seven days per week.

Water taxi service runs Sunday through Thursday from 8am to 7pm,

and from 8am to 11pm on Friday and Saturday.

Put in Bay Mooring Field

Put-in-Bay Mooring Field closes 15 October 2018.