Four Guys, Four Months & One Boat

5/15/2011 - Watch Hill 15 Takes Shape at Artisan Boatworks Four Guys, Four Months & One Boat The pace of winter boatbuilding in Maine is slow, steady, methodical with a great attention paid to the details. That's still the case at Artisan Boatworks but the boat underway at their shop has to… SEE MORE
The Sabre 46 Salon Express launched in Portland at DiMillo's, Friday April 27th

Sabre Launches The New 48 Salon Express in Portland

5/1/2011 - Along with the new owner, a crowd of journalists and several prospective buyers were on hand for the multi-day festivities celebrating the launch of the Sabre 46 Salon Express. Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors magazine was covering the event and will be posting the complete launch information, detailed design specifications… SEE MORE
Cangarda in the travel lift at Wayfarer Marine

Cangarda Out of the Shed

4/20/2011 - Everyone in Camden Harbor was excited late last fall when Cangarda arrived and was plucked out of the water just after the first significant snow fell. She disappeared into Wayfarer's sheds and we all wondered just what might have been happening to this gorgeous, historic yacht. The results appeared last… SEE MORE
Bequia, designed by Stephens & Waring Yacht Design, Built by Brooklin Boatyard. Photo by Alison Langley

Belfast Gains a Pair of Maine’s Top Yacht Designers

4/13/2011 - Fresh on the heels of news about Belfast's newest boatyard, Front Street Shipyard, comes the exciting announcement that two of Maine's top yacht designers are moving their office to the town at the head of Penobscot Bay. Bob Stephens and Paul Waring, formerly partners with Steve White over in Brooklin,… SEE MORE

Sweets & Meats Market

4/11/2011 - The list of food destinations in South Rockland seems to be growing by the day, and one of the latest and best is Sweets & Meats, a gourmet food market located practically across the street from the Public Landing and downstairs from the offices of Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors… SEE MORE
Penobscot Bay Rendezvous (PBR), Power and Sail Regatta, August 18-21, 2011

Penobscot Bay Rendezvous Power and Sail Regatta

3/21/2011 - Details are now coming out about Maine’s newest regatta series, the Penobscot Bay Rendezvous, and the more we hear about it, the better it sounds. The four-day affair, planned for August 18-21 in Camden, Rockland and Thomaston, will feature a series of sailboat races for everything from cruisers as small… SEE MORE
The Back Cove 30. Photo by Billy Black, courtesy Back Cove Yachts

World Takes Note of New Back Cove 30

3/15/2011 - In Maine, where we rub elbows with some of the best boatbuilders in the world, it’s easy to take the local talent for granted. Which is why it’s always a delightful surprise when the boating press from beyond our shores takes notice of someone like Back Cove, makers of some… SEE MORE
Choose your kit from a range of boards. Photos courtesy Grain Surfboards

New England Surfers Learn to Build Their Own Boards

3/15/2011 - If surfers are a different breed, then New England surfers are a different species altogether. Who else would jump into swells that barely hit sixty degrees in July? (And of course the best waves are in the winter!) A couple of York, Maine, surfers decided to take their love of… SEE MORE