Alera, a NY 30. Photo by Benjamin Mendlowitz

Discover “The Wizard of Bristol” in Castine

7/28/2011 - The early twentieth-century yacht designs of Captain Nathanael G. Herreshoff, “The Wizard of Bristol,” are some of the most prized vessels afloat today, and for the first time in more than three-quarters of a century several of the most famous are gathering – and actually racing against each other –… SEE MORE
Isobel ready to launch at Brooklin Boatyard.  Photo by Alison Langley, LangleyPhoto.com

New Maine Sloop Marries Classic, Cutting-Edge Yacht Design

7/18/2011 - Sometimes it’s nice when the real thing is even better than the dream. That’s what we’re thinking after watching the launch of Isobel, the light-displacement cruiser/racer launched July 15 at Brooklin Boat Yard. We were impressed a while ago when the first drawings of Isobel emerged from Stephens Waring Yacht… SEE MORE
The Sunbeam V will be converted to an art gallery in August on a Maine coast tour.

Floating Art Exhibit Tours Several Maine Islands & Coastal Communities

7/14/2011 - French Artist Anne-Emmanuelle Marpeau, from Brittany, France, is renowned for her meticulously detailed dioramas, also known as shadowboxes, illustrating stories from Maine's coast and islands. With subject matter encompassing legends, folktales, and historical events, Marpeau's three-dimensional constructions variously express whimsy, mystery, tragedy, courage, isolation and celebration. In a unique art… SEE MORE

In The Shop At Artisan Boatworks

6/27/2011 - status:0 Artisan Boatworks has been working on this frame for exactly two months and in a month they will deliver the boat. That is absolutely astouding, unheard of, but that's what the client wanted and because of a small gap in their building schedule, they decided to rise up to… SEE MORE

Artisan Boatworks, Winter in the Shop

6/27/2011 - status:0 Artisan Boatworks has been working on this frame for exactly two months and in a month they will deliver the boat. That is absolutely astouding, unheard of, but that's what the client wanted and because of a small gap in their building schedule, they decided to rise up to… SEE MORE

Johanson Boatworks Launches Aleria

6/24/2011 - After a winter in their Rockport shop, this Bunker & Ellis emerged looking like she did back at the time of her build. Headed for Jamestown, Rhode Island as a final destination, Aleria looked ready for anything the night before the post-restoration launch. SEE MORE
Lobster boats galore at the end of this double rainbow!

Double Rainbow Over Rockland Harbor

6/24/2011 - The evening before Rockland Harbor Lobster Boat Races, much of the fleet was nestled into the Public Landing for the night. A line of sharp showers moved across the harbor, and as they cleared out most amazing double rainbow ushered in clear, blustery weather for race day. Here's the view… SEE MORE
Stormalong, a Wesmac 50, headed for the launch ramp

Wesmac 50 Headed For Launch

6/17/2011 - Outside the Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors offices on South Main Street Rockland, we see a good number of boats headed from yards to the water. Here's one for a few days ago. It's a full custom Wesmac 50 built some years ago for MBNA execs and formerly named Impatience.… SEE MORE
A student built skiff in front of Yachting Solutions Rockport offices

Yachting Solutions Supports Boston Family Boat Building

5/15/2011 - Local marine service provider Yachting Solutions recently announced a collaboration that will help support the work of Boston Family Boatbuilding in the Boston Public Schools. Each winter the students of Boston Family Boatbuilding build several new 10ft rowing skiffs. Yachting Solutions has graciously offered to display and market the skiffs… SEE MORE