Coast Guard Community Weekend

Next weekend is Coast Guard Community weekend. Cape May County will celebrate its designation as a ‘Coast Guard Community’ during a Proclamation Ceremony to be held Friday, May 8 at 5:30 p.m. at the U.S.…

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United States Coast Guard Training Center Cape May

United States Coast Guard Training Center Cape May Each week at the United States Coast Guard Training Center here in Cape May a company of recruits become Coastguardsman. In a time-honored tradition, the Training Center…

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Cape May’s Dragon Boat Races This Saturday!!!

Dragon Boat racing has been around for more than 2000 years. It’s popularity on the east coast began to soar in the late  eighties, starting in the Philadelphia area. The third annual Dragon Boat Festival…

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Cape May Needs a Dinghy Dock

The thought of someone feeling unwelcome in Cape May is upsetting to me. That’s the feeling the cruising sailboat community has when considering anchoring here. My friend Hayden Cochran spent most of his life educating…

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Coast Guard: It’s Not for Everyone

There is a scene in the movie The Guardian, where after their helicopter crashes into the ocean, the pilot tells the crew, “not to worry, their shipmates will find them. The Coast Guard always finds…

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