Wind Map, a slick new online tool to see wind patterns nationwide.

New Toy for Weather Junkies: Wind Map

3/29/2012 - We've said it before, and we'll say it again: We are weather junkies. We love anything that helps us better understand the conditions around us, and the latest online gadget looks like one that will be fun to stare at for hours on end. We discovered Wind Map through an… SEE MORE
Matt Rutherford departs Annapolis, en route to a circumnavigation of both continents in the western hemisphere.

Solo Sailor Enters the Homestretch

3/21/2012 - There are a lot of extraordinary sailors doing extraordinary things these days, whether it's the guys enduring a carbon-fiber pounding in the Volvo Ocean Race or the remarkable speeds being maintained in circumnavigations. But in our mind one of the most impressive feats to have been attempted in recent years… SEE MORE

The Sights and Sounds of a Voyage to Catalina Island

3/21/2012 - [embed]https://www.vimeo.com/30739668[/embed] After about a ten year hiatus from the annual Catalina Island trips that my family used to take, my dad, sister and I finally reunited on the island and found it just about the way we left it. Catalina is still beautiful, smells just the same, and is full… SEE MORE
The USHarbors crew takes advantage of an unseasonably warm afternoon to launch "Bob", our appropriately named peapod.

Launching the 2012 Boating Season in Style

3/21/2012 - Boating season in some areas of the country has been underway for weeks or even months (indeed, for some fortunate souls it never ends), but in harbors north of the Mason-Dixon Line we usually have to wait until April at least before we wet the oars. But with the thermometer… SEE MORE
Front Street Shipyard is introducing the Northport 55, a new yacht by renowned designers C. Raymond Hunt Associates.

Front Street Shipyard Introduces New Hunt Design

3/16/2012 - Front Street Shipyard is introducing the Northport 55, a new yacht by renowned designers C. Raymond Hunt Associates. The Northport 55 is a new boat by Hunt Design. The Northport 55 features a flybridge with a centerline helm and two companion seats, a settee with table, and a small bar.… SEE MORE
Three new culverts were installed under the footpath tidal restriction at Jacob's Point..

U.S. Senator to Tour RI Salt Marsh Project

3/15/2012 - This week, the U.S. Senate passed legislation authored by U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse to establish a National Endowment for the Oceans, Coasts, and Great Lakes. On Friday, March 16, Whitehouse will tour a marsh restoration site in Warren at Jacob's Point to update Rhode Island environmental leaders about the bill’s… SEE MORE

Quest for Speed: A Sailor’s Vision Becomes SpeedDream

3/13/2012 - [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJuhwRwjPmg[/embed] The quest for speed is an obsession and Team SpeedDream is on a mission to build the fastest monohull on the planet. The first prototype is underway at Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding Company in Thomaston, Maine, and gaining momentum. This short video explains the background of the project, and features some… SEE MORE
Carbon Ocean Yachts, builders of the Carbon 82 and other fine yachts, is moving its operations to Belfast, Maine.

Carbon Ocean Yachts Joins Front Street Shipyard in Belfast

3/1/2012 - Front Street Shipyard welcomes Carbon Ocean Yachts to its Belfast, Maine, facility. Carbon Ocean Yachts of Bristol, Rhode Island, is relocating its operations to Front Street Shipyard's extensive new facility on the waterfront of Penobscot Bay. The two builders will work together on the construction of lightweight, performance-driven yachts combining… SEE MORE