AMERICAN PROMISE, the floating base of the Rozalia Project, will be in Rockland June 16-17.

Unique Cleanup Program Sweeps Up the Coast

6/14/2012 - A unique and inspiring coastal cleanup program is sweeping through the Maine coast these days, and it's stopping in Rockland on June 16-17. The Rozalia Project uses a famous ocean racing yacht — American Promise, aboard which the late Dodge Morgan sailed around the world in 1986 and established the… SEE MORE
This partially completed 70' yacht will be up for auction in Thomaston on August 1.

Serious Auction Action

6/13/2012 - It's no secret that I have a soft spot for project boats. My backyard is proof enough of that! Yard sales are great places to find small diamonds-in-the-rough, but if you're looking for the big time score there's no place better than an auction. And this summer Lyman-Morse in Thomaston,… SEE MORE
Freshly launched boats in Cabot Cove.

5 a.m. in Cabot Cove

6/12/2012 - The first sail of the season is an event. Coasting into Cabot Cove, within Pulpit Harbor, I headed for my favorite spot deep inside, as Christmas lost enough way to lower our anchor. It was the perfect forecast for a first night at anchor — no wind. Later, onshore in… SEE MORE
A 75' sailing catamaran tied up at the Wayfarer Marine docks in Camden.

Two Hulls Are Better Than One

6/12/2012 - In recent years we've been seeing more and more multihulls making their way up to Maine, and today a 75' sailing catamaran showed up at the Wayfarer Marine docks in Camden. At seventy-five feet overall and with a beam of thirty-five feet, this Privilege 745 is officially the beamiest boat… SEE MORE
Betty's Dream, shown here, will be among the vintage aircraft taking part in an airshow in Rockland on August 17.

Airshow Planned for 2012 Penobscot Bay Rendezvous

6/12/2012 - The world-famous Texas Flying Legends Museum will perform an airshow in Rockland on Friday, August 17, at 11:30 a.m. as part of the 2012 Penobscot Bay Rendezvous. The public will have a perfect view of the half-hour airshow from the Rockland Breakwater. Based out of Ellington Field in Houston, Texas,… SEE MORE
The new Sabre 38 Salon Express will combine quality and efficiency into one gorgeous package.

New Sabre 38 SE to Debut at Maine Show

6/11/2012 - Boatbuilders often choose the Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Show as the place to show off their newest designs, and this year's show will be no exception. Sabre Yachts has chosen to debut its new power yacht, the Sabre 38 Salon Express, at the show, which runs August 10-12 on… SEE MORE
18 hours, 60.3 miles — on a stand-up paddleboard!

Pair Complete First SUP Gulf Stream Crossing

6/10/2012 - Two Stand Up Paddleboarders have now gone where no SUP has gone before — across the Gulf Stream. On June 9, Watermen Bill Whiddon and Thaddeus Foote set out from Bimini, Bahamas, on their stand-up paddleboards and aimed west toward Florida. They arrived in Miami a whopping 18 hours later… SEE MORE

Paddler Undertakes 281-Mile Trip Around Buzzards Bay

6/7/2012 - The New England shoreline has some superb areas for kayaking, and an 81-year-old paddler from Wareham, Massachusetts, is nearly halfway through a remarkable expedition in Buzzards Bay that links some of the best. Since May 19, Richard Wheeler, a longtime resident and historian, has been paddling his kayak along the… SEE MORE