In Northeast Harbor, the boats are all work and no pleasure.

Maine Marinas in Winter: Part I

1/9/2013 - On a recent visit to Mount Desert Island, I stopped by the marina at Northeast Harbor to see what it looked like in winter. The roads and parking lots were plowed, the walkway cleared. I heard the engine of one of the fishing boats, but I could not tell which… SEE MORE
A part of a new Sabre 42, fresh out of the mold.

A Life Afloat: Building Great Yachts

1/9/2013 - One never knows where life is going to lead you. Just ask Mike Inman, supervisor of the Lamination Department for Sabre Yachts. Six years ago, Mike Inman was working for Spurwink Services in a home for adults with Autism and severe mental disabilities. Mike and his wife, Leanne, found great… SEE MORE
Sunrise at the Camden Public Library.

Wonderful Winter Mornings in Camden

1/5/2013 - After several days of single-digit temperatures, a morning where the thermometer hits the teens or even — gasp! — the twenties can seem positively balmy. This tends to bring out the dog-walkers among us, as well as a few youthful sledders and even the occasional couple out for a stroll. Here… SEE MORE
The ice breaker TACKLE out of Rockland Harbor enters ice-choked Rockport Harbor.

Ice Breaking in Rockport Harbor

1/4/2013 - The Coast Guard ice breaker Tackle came into a quite solid Rockport Harbor on the morning of January 4. Ice is dangerous, especially to boats still in the harbor. Rather than run through and create a bunch of tennis court-sized chunks, they appeared to take it slowly and work at… SEE MORE
The schooner Nathaniel Bowditch sails into Burnt Coat Harbor. Schooner American Eagle is at left.

Maine’s Working Harbors, a Precious Commodity

12/23/2012 - Two schooners coasted into Burnt Coat Harbor last season and gave us a lesson in sailing. We followed in the wake of the schooner American Eagle as it took us deep into the harbor, rounded up into the wind, and dropped its anchor, all under sail. Then later, the schooner… SEE MORE
Downeast 37

Back Cove Yachts Announces New Downeast 37

12/21/2012 - Back Cove Yachts of Rockland, Maine, is pleased to announce their latest design, the Back Cove Downeast 37, which will debut in July 2013. The company's new tagline, “Practical Elegance, From Maine”, defines the Back Cove Downeast 37 well. It is practical, elegant and perfectly suited for a day trip… SEE MORE
Friends carry the new Grand Banks dory to the harbor for launch.

Apprenticeshop Launches a Graduate, Two New Boats

12/16/2012 - The Apprenticeshop, a school for traditional boatbuilding and seamanship on the Rockland waterfront, honored Kit Macchi, the most recent graduate of the school's two-year apprentice program, on December 14. Following the graduation ceremony, Macchi and her boatbuilding partner Brigit Jividen launched a new Grand Banks dory they had built as… SEE MORE
The team from Boston Yacht Sales in front of Hull No. 500. This same crew took delivery of Hull No. 1!

Back Cove Celebrates 500th Launch & New Tagline

12/14/2012 - Back Cove Yachts was proud to announce the company's new tagline — “Practical Elegance, From Maine” — during the 500th Launch Celebration that took place December 5. Jason Constantine, C.O.O. of Back Cove Yachts, says, “A more fitting tagline could not be created. We are fortunate to have achieved this… SEE MORE
Sadie G. Marshall slides into the barn

Classic Schooner Being Restored in Maine Farmland

12/12/2012 - As you approach the shop, you have no sense you’re about to stumble upon an ocean-going schooner — the smell of cow is in the air and draft horses gaze over the fence. But open the shop door, and she looms above you as though the sea is feet away,… SEE MORE