Boating Among Giants

y early years spent boating in Michigan and, later, in the Chesapeake Bay taught me respect for the size and speed of lakers and container ships. You learned quickly to stay out of a laker’s way, and to give plenty of room to a container ship coming up the bay. This level of attention has become even more important lately, as ports around the world are seeing a record volume of ships and goods being offloaded. Ships are often waiting at anchor days or even weeks for a berth at the