Category: Boating

EMMA LOU, the latest Doughdish to emerge from the boatbuilder's shed in Cataumet, Massachusetts.

Latest Doughdish Sloop Includes New Features

6/2/2014 - The latest Doughdish sloop to come out of our boatbuilding sheds here in Cataumet was picked up by her new owner this past weekend. Emma Lou is heading to Annapolis to join a handful of her sisters sailing on the waters of Chesapeake Bay. Not only is she beautifully painted,… SEE MORE

Battleship Cove – A Living Museum of Naval History

6/1/2014 - In the past few years, I have driven back and forth from the Cape to Providence, Rhode Island, countless times. With every trip through Fall River, I would see the large mast of the battleship USS Massachusetts just visible over the bridge guard rails and make another promise to myself… SEE MORE

Dockside Provisions, the new store at Handy Boat in Falmouth Foreside, Maine, has been completely redone and upgraded.

More Facilities, More Food, More Fun in Falmouth Foreside

5/30/2014 - Over the past year, Handy Boat has taken the next steps in improving our waterfront property to fit our customers’ needs. In early 2013 we rebuilt our dock store and turned it into Dockside Provisions, a beautiful new convenience store. Dockside Provisions offers beer, wine, snacks, ice cream, ice, gas,… SEE MORE

Homes

The new e33LM, built by Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding, makes a few practice tacks before winning the 2014 Figawi Race.

Brand-New Lyman-Morse Yacht Wins 2014 Figawi Race

Boating

5/29/2014 - The new version of the e33, built by Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding Co. in Thomaston, Maine, made quite an impression on those following in her wake at the 2014 Figawi Race. The e33LM, a revolutionary hybrid wood/glass hull, was loaded off the truck at Hyannis Marine in Hyannis, Massachusetts. Her crew —… SEE MORE

The center-console option in Chesapeake Light Craft's popular Peeler Skiff.

Wooden Boatbuilder Releases Center Console Kit Option

Boating

5/27/2014 - Since its 2012 launch, Chesapeake Light Craft’s Peeler Skiff kit has become very popular as a light and sturdy fishing and utility skiff. The 15-footer is a bigger building project than the typical CLC kayak or sailing dinghy, but its construction is straightforward enough for first-timers. In just two years,… SEE MORE

Krisha Plauche, owner and lead designer of Onboard Interiors, has opened a new showroom on Little Harbor in Marblehead, MA.

Marblehead Designer Opens Showroom on Little Harbor

5/21/2014 - Award-winning marine interior designer Krisha Plauche of Onboard Interiors, LLC, has opened a showroom office at iconic Little Harbor in Marblehead. Ms. Plauche has been an interior marine designer for over 15 years and is a professional member of the American Society of Interior Designers. She is also a certified… SEE MORE

Homes

Restored 1902 Buzzards Bay 30 docked at the Belfast Bay

Victorian Vessel, Victorian Town: Herreshoff Sloop in Belfast

5/19/2014 - Our gorgeous restored 1902 Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 30 Wachiwi is back in the water here in Belfast and is shown ready to be rigged. She can't wait to set sail again with her owner! The whole harbor looks better with her at the docks, and it sure is great to… SEE MORE

Sandy Hook Market opens in the Atlantic Highlands Municipal Harbor Marina

5/15/2014 - Sandy Hook Market is now open. They open every day at 5am. Located in the harbor with On the Deck and Sissy's Restaurants. The Market sells fresh seafood and Boating and Fishing Supplies. They also carry convenience goods such as snacks, ice, cold drinks, paper towels, gloves, etc. The Market… SEE MORE

A lovely spring afternoon at Rowes Wharf was the perfect setting to honor the 3000th Sabre Yacht.

Launch Season, Party Season at Boston’s Rowes Wharf

5/15/2014 - We all love the arrival of warmer weather because it means we can head back out on the water — but it also means we can return to parties at the waterfront! The USHarbors crew was fortunate to be able to join our friends from Sabre Yachts and Boston Yacht Sales… SEE MORE

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THELMA - 59‚Äô 11‚Äô 6‚Äù sloop designed by Arch Logan and built by Logan Bros., Auckland, New Zealand, 1897.

Meet Our May Calendar Girl: Thelma

Boating

5/1/2014 - It may be spring at the Calendar of Wooden Boats’ headquarters in Brooklin, Maine, but in New Zealand, where May’s boat Thelma was designed and built, it is fall.Thelma is seen here sailing in the Mediterranean but her home waters are in Auckland, where she is now part of The… SEE MORE