THE WORLD, a floating condominium, anchored just outside the breakwater in Rockland.

A World Apart

10/17/2012 - It was a beautiful fall afternoon. A bit cold, but not too much wind although we hit hit 7.7 knots reaching in our 34 foot, 1979 sloop WILD RUMPUS last weekend just outside the breakwater in Rockland. It is always interesting to see who else is out, who else is… SEE MORE

Kite Sails Take to the Skies Over Martha’s Vineyard

10/15/2012 - There's plenty of debate among diehard sailors about whether or not a kiteboard should qualify as a "boat" and therefore be able to claim the outright speed sailing record. What's not in dispute is how incredibly fast people can go with a tiny board strapped to their feet and a… SEE MORE
Kevin Burns, vice president for design and product development at Sabre and Back Cove Yachts, "in the field."

A Life Afloat: Drawing Sabre and Back Cove Yachts

10/15/2012 - When he was growing up in Rocky River, a suburb of Cleveland on Lake Erie, Kevin Burns says, “I was that kid who was always taking things apart. My Christmas gifts were frequently disassembled immediately.” These days, Burns, now 40, is no longer taking things apart. Instead, as the newly… SEE MORE

C.W. Hood Yachts Returns from a Great Show in Annapolis

10/12/2012 - C.W. Hood Yachts Wraps Up A Great Show in Annapolis C.W. Hood Yachts owner Chris Hood returned to Marblehead, Mass. this week from the Annapolis Boat show after a successful and unique five days on Dock D. The Annapolis Sailboat Show is one of the high points of the Chesapeake… SEE MORE

C.W. Hood Yachts Returns from Annapolis Boat Show

10/12/2012 - C.W. Hood Yachts owner Chris Hood returned to Marblehead this week from the Annapolis Boat Show after a successful and unique five days on Dock D. The Annapolis Sailboat Show is one of the high points of the Chesapeake Bay sailing season and is one of the largest boat shows… SEE MORE

Sail for Hope Regatta Honors More Than Fast Yachts

10/11/2012 - There are few things we enjoy more than watching or, even better, participating in a regatta, and this year we've been fortunate to take in a bunch of them. But we can't help feeling like one of the most noteworthy and admirable events of the New England boating season took… SEE MORE

Lyman-Morse Introduces New 55′ Bluewater Yacht

10/10/2012 - From the drawing boards of Chuck Paine and Ed Joy, Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding is proud to introduce the Lyman-Morse 55, the culmination of all the insight Cabot and Heidi Lyman have gained from circumnavigating the globe with their children, as well as building over 100 boats and maintaining many more. Adding… SEE MORE
The hat and down parka are part of fall sailing in Maine — and we wouldn't trade it for the world.

Farewell, New England Sailing Season 2012

10/9/2012 - While some lucky New England sailors seem to be able to squeeze their sailing season until practically Thanksgiving, these days I find that youth soccer increasingly trumps sailing the further we get from Labor Day. And yet, though my autumn is hardly as sailing-filled as my August, in most years… SEE MORE
RISING SUN, a 453-foot megayacht tied up at the Maine State Pier in Portland.

Leaf Peeping on the Maine Coast, Megayacht-style

10/6/2012 - Foliage season brings millions of people to Maine each year, as the Pine Tree State's autumn colors are considered some of the best in the country. Plenty of those visitors arrive by boat, but most do not attract quite as much attention as the Rising Sun, a 453-foot megayacht that… SEE MORE