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Peter C. Swanson
Born on Jan. 12, 1955 in Biloxi Mississippi.
Education: 1972 graduate of Wareham (Mass.) High School. Attended the United States Military Academy at West Point; 1978 Summa Cum Laude graduate University of Massachusetts at Amherst with a BA in Journalism & English.
License: USCG 50-ton Master
Newspaper career: Began as a reporter for the Westfield (Mass.) Evening News in1977. Worked at the Union Leader of Manchester, NH, beginning in 1979 through 1997, serving as editor of the company’s statewide Sunday newspaper, New Hampshire Sunday News, for the last 8 years of tenure. From 1998 to 2000, launched and edited a Sunday newspaper for the regional newspaper group of the George Foster Company in Dover, N.H., which was called Foster’s Sunday Citizen.
Marine journalism career: During travels to the Caribbean aboard 30-foot sailboat Hong Kong Maiden wrote a regular adventure-travel column for Foster’s Sunday Citizen. During 2000-01, served as senior editor at Yachting magazine. During 2001-2002, served as editor at PassageMaker, a magazine for cruising under power. From 2002 to present, regular freelance contributor to Yachting magazine and other marine magazines. Additionally publishes the monthly Trawler Times e-newsletter and, doing business as Rio Communications and its www.cubacruising.net online magazine.
Partial list of articles published since 2001
nFebruary 2001, Yachting—The Truth Sinks In: Liferaft scandals and legal inaction mean yachtsmen must take responsibility.
nMay 2001, Yachting—Bad News For Fish: Furuno’s FCV-1200 LCD sounder simplifies stalking your prey.
nMay 2001, Yachting—Luperon, in the Dominican Republic, is an antidote to the norm.
nNovember-December 2001, PassageMaker—Jones Act Waiver: A little known loophole that lets skippers of foreign-made vessels carry passengers for hire is about to expire.
nNovember-December 2001, PassageMaker—Delta Dawdlin’: Life in the slow lane. Destination: The California Delta.
nApril-June 2002, PassageMaker—The Right Stuff: Navigator 37 is a cruising machine.
nApril-June 2002, PassageMaker—Founding Father: Fiberglass pioneer Charley Morgan now designs steel trawlers.
nJuly-August 2002, PassageMaker—Crossroads to Paradise: A Hurricane Hole and Adventure of a lifetime. Destination: Luperon, Dominican Republic.
nJanuary-February 2002, PassageMaker— “Perfect Paul” Out of a Job: The computer voice of the National Weather Service is being phased out in favor of more realistic synthesized speech.
nJanuary-February 2002, PassageMaker—Spice of Life: Restaurant capital is springboard for Maine cruising. Destination: Portsmouth, N.H.
nMarch-April 2002 PassageMaker: Vectors Vs. Rasters: Investigators blast NOAA’s electronic charting policies.
nMarch-April 2002 PassageMaker: Not just for catching fish: Searchlight sonar is a good tool for the adventurous.
nMarch-April 2002 PassageMaker: Pirates on the Rio Dulce: Attack underscores growing lawlessness in Guatemala.
nMarch-April 2002 PassageMaker: Stay out of the Way: Drug smuggling surges in the Bahamas.
n June 2003, Yachting—The Simrad RA30C/31C is a compact radar with commercial grade features.
nJuly 2003 Yachting—Five Great Fishing Destinations You May Not Know About: El Salvador.
n November 2003 Yachting—The Road to Ensenada: This Mexican port is the perfect stop for American mariners.
nDecember 2003 Yachting—Storm Rising: Using electronics to bull through a Mexican gale.
nJanuary-February 2003 PassageMaker—Shake Djibouti: Djbouti isn't your average port of call, but for Nordhavn's around-the-world crew, the tiny republic on the Horn of Africa was a necessary stopover
nFebruary 2004 Yachting—Dominican Therapy: Luxurious Casa de Campo is just what the doctor ordered.
nYachting—Weather Revolution: Real-time, lifesaving information beamed from the heavens.
nSoundings magazine—Time Machine: The St. John’s River, a mysterious, meandering path to Eden.
nBoat Digest—No Problema? Hah! Anatomy of a shakedown, and to prevent the same from happening to you.
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