The SSV Oliver Hazard Perry gets a bottom job in December before being towed to Senesco Marine.Photo by Matt Gineo.

RI Tall Ship Eyes Fundraising Goal, Plans Event

4/17/2012 - Rhode Island’s first education-at-sea tall ship, the SSV Oliver Hazard Perry, is on its way to completion, and a fundraiser to be held on Thursday, May 17 (6:30-9:00 p.m.), will bring the community together to celebrate and learn more about the vessel, which aims to sail as a 196-foot (sparred… SEE MORE
Ruth Ann II fuels up at the Wayfarer Marine docks in Camden on April 12.

Cruising Season Officially Opens in Camden

4/13/2012 - The grass isn't quite greened up yet and the bulbs on the trees haven't popped, but at Wayfarer Marine we're excited to have officially kicked off the 2012 boating season with a visit from our first cruiser, Ruth Ann II. Ruth Ann II was built in 1946 in Nova Scotia… SEE MORE
Osprey sets sail in Surry. Photo by Mindy Viechnicki.

COA Launches New Research/Teaching Vessel

4/13/2012 - College of the Atlantic’s new vessel, the M/V Osprey, has been launched, and is at the ready for educational excursions at the college’s dock on Frenchman Bay. The vessel is licensed to hold up to 36 students and two crew members. Cruising quietly, at a speed of up to 26… SEE MORE
Internet Pioneer James Clark's donations over the past year to Sail Newport have totaled $340,000.

Sailor Adds to Support of Community-Access Sailing

4/13/2012 - Yachtsman James H. “Jim” Clark , internet pioneer and co-founder of Netscape Communications, continues to follow through on his promise with a $190,000 donation to Sail Newport, Rhode Island’s Public Sailing Center. The Newport-based non-profit organization has been in operation since 1983 to provide public access to the sport of… SEE MORE
Navtronics Marine Group of York has joined the Southport Boats dealer network and will represent 27'-29' fishing boats.

Navtronics Marine Group Joins Southport Boats Network

4/13/2012 - Southport Boats, a division of Maritime Marine Group, LLC, is pleased to announce the addition of Navtronics Marine Group of York to the Southport Boats dealer network. Navtronics will represent the Southport 27' through 29' Center Console and Express fishing boats throughout Maine and New Hampshire. Navtronics Marine Group approaches… SEE MORE
Harbor with the WILLIAM BISBEE tied up at the wharf.

Swans Island In Quieter Days

4/12/2012 - These photographs were all selected from the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company collection. The company's photographers captured images for postcard production and sought scenes depicting life in New England's small towns and villages. Swans Island has always been a fishing community (it's presently the homeport to about forty full-time fishermen).… SEE MORE
Heron, at right, will be competing in this year's Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, with a crew from Rockport Marine aboard.

Rockport Crews Prepare for Antigua Classic Regatta

4/12/2012 - Every year some of the most beautiful classic yachts in the world rendezvous in Falmouth Harbor, Antigua, for five days of racing at the Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta at the end of April. The excellent sailing conditions and warm weather are always a welcome respite at the end of a… SEE MORE
Sumurun, winner of many awards over the years at the Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, is undergoing work at Wayfarer Marine.

Maine’s Connection to Antigua Classics Goes Deep

4/11/2012 - The connection between Maine yachts and the Caribbean goes back centuries — the ice and cocoa trade was but one example of the way these two locations have worked together — but the bond between Maine boatyards and warm-water yachtsmen is no less significant. Wayfarer Marine, in Camden, has long been… SEE MORE