Hull No. 5 "Grace" being launched July 27.

Marblehead Daysailor Fleet Gains Another Classic

7/28/2012 - The Marblehead daysailor fleet gained another classic July 27 with the launch of Grace, Hull No. 5 of CW Hood's line of 32' sailing yachts. Though there was little wind after the yacht was launched and rigged, Grace still moved right along. This was a perfect way to end a… SEE MORE
The view from aloft aboard 70' ketch NO NONSENSE, moored at Portland Yacht Services.

View From On High in Portland Harbor

7/27/2012 - One of our crew recently brought a camera along with him while doing some work aloft on the 70' ketch No Nonsense. The views he captured of Portland Yacht Services and the Portland skyline are impressive. We're amazed that not only can he keep his knees from knocking while suspended… SEE MORE
Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding Co. has begun construction of a new 42' flybridge jet boat to be built to a Hunt design.

New C. Raymond Hunt Yacht Takes Shape in Thomaston

7/25/2012 - Team Lyman-Morse is pleased to be teaming up again with one of our most successful design partners – C.Raymont Hunt - to build what will be an able, fast, 42-foot Flybridge jet boat. The owners are looking forward to extended cruising up and down the Maine coast and islands in… SEE MORE
There's not a bad view to enjoy from your cockpit or onshore in Penobscot Bay.

For Sailors, Penobscot Bay is a Feast

7/24/2012 - Whether spending time in pristine coves or visiting historic, bustling, picturesque harbors, it’s hard to find a bad view from your cockpit or onshore anywhere on the coast of Maine. Then there’s our weather! Even before the last century, an exodus made the trek by sea or land from sweltering… SEE MORE
IL MOSTRO, skippered by Newport's Kenny Read, competes in the Race to Mackinac.

A Racer’s Life: Newport’s Kenny Read Back at the Helm

7/24/2012 - You might think that after 39,000 miles of racing a yacht around the world's roughest oceans, you'd get a little time off. Not so for Newport's Kenny Read, skipper of Mar Mostro, the Puma- and BERG Propulsion-sponsored entry in the 2011-12 Volvo Ocean Race. Despite dismasting in the race's first… SEE MORE
After a three-year restoration, ADVENTURESS is once again one of the most stunning classic yachts afloat.

A New Adventure Begins for a Classic Fife Yacht

7/23/2012 - There’s been plenty of ink and attention paid this summer to the ultramodern go-fast boats being built these days, so it’s refreshing indeed when the sailing world turns out to honor the return of one of yachting’s grand dames. That was certainly the case in Rockport Harbor on July 21… SEE MORE
Photo Courtesy of Gretchen F. Coyle.

Stuck in Cape May — and Loving It!

7/21/2012 - One of the best things about cruising to Cape May by boat is that we often get stuck there. This is meant as the highest compliment: rough water in either Delaware Bay or the Atlantic can extend a Cape May visit by a few days. Tour, walk, read a book,… SEE MORE
South Bristol's inner harbor: well protected, accessible from two directions, and typically packed with boats.

Adventures Afloat: South Bristol and Christmas Cove

7/18/2012 - Rutherford Island, located eastward across the Damariscotta River from Boothbay, is better known by the names of its two harbors, South Bristol and Christmas Cove. Both are important and complex enough that NOAA has charted them to 1:10,000 scale instead of the normal coastal 1:40,000. The central feature of Christmas… SEE MORE