First race, SV Sugar Sugar crashes through a big wave

SailMaine Shakedown Regatta Gets Season Started Right

7/4/2013 - The 2013 SailMaine Shakedown Regatta was held June 8 under the threat of thunderstorms and gusty winds. The rain stopped before the regatta kicked off and the sun came out, though the wind continued to be shifty and challenging. PRO Ted Smith and Race Committee Boat host Dave Gooch set… SEE MORE
SK 79, THISTLE, built on Cape Cod and launched on the Chesapeake.

Stuart Knockabout Finds a Home on the Chesapeake

7/3/2013 - The newest Stuart Knockabout, built on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, has found a new home in Annapolis, Maryland. Thistle, SK 79, was launched in late June and joins two other boats in the area. The design turns 80 years old this year, and Thistle's classic looks are sure to complement the… SEE MORE
After years of absence from the Buzzards Bay racing scene, the Cleveland Ledge Race is trying to make a return.

Cleveland Ledge Race: A Classic Race Revival

7/2/2013 - During the late 1940s and 1950s, the Herreshoff 12 classes of Buzzards Bay wanted to build more competition between the local yacht clubs and began a yearly race near the Cleveland Ledge Light. At that time, the lighthouse was a recent edition to Buzzards Bay and stood equidistant between the… SEE MORE

Dolpin Marina Sunset

6/29/2013 - Portland Yacht Club's Shakedown Cruise group went to Dolphin Marina in June. We haf a wonderful dinner at the resturant and afterwards I walked to the point and shot this beautiful sunset set photo SEE MORE
Meeting the mothership. The Whaleboat arrives at the Charles W. Morgan in Mystic Seaport.

Mission Accomplished: Whaleboat Completes Bold Voyage

6/29/2013 - It took thirteen days. It covered more than 300 miles. It involved oar-power, sail-power, motor-power. Most importantly, it took guts. But on June 29, the crew of young boatbuilders from the Apprenticeshop in Rockland, Maine, succeeded in delivering the new whaleboat that they created by hand to the whaling ship… SEE MORE
BANTRAM II is hull No. 1 of the new Duffy-29H line of motoryachts from Atlantic Boat Company.

New 29′ Duffy Outboard Motor Yacht Launched

6/27/2013 - Atlantic Boat Company in Brooklin is pleased to announce the delivery of Bantram II, Hull No. 1 of the new DUFFY-29H. The foundation of this new design is in direct response to customer interest for a Duffy 26 with outboards. Bantram II is equipped with two 150hp Yamaha outboards, giving… SEE MORE
Reefed down, a new whaleboat for the CHARLES W. MORGAN makes its way into Newport Harbor on June 26.

Whaleboat Stops in Newport on Way from Maine to Mystic

6/27/2013 - The whaleboat crew that left Rockland, Maine, on June 16 bound for Mystic, Connecticut, arrived in Newport on June 26, tired but clearly excited to be nearing the end of their remarkable journey. The day's voyage had been more than 27 miles from New Bedford,Massachusetts, and featured a bit of… SEE MORE