Northerners vs. Southerners compete for the 15' Marshall Sandpiper World Championships off Useppa Island, FL.

Biennial Catboat Rendezvous Yields Fun, Champions

3/30/2012 - North vs. South. East vs. Midwest and West. Florida Chamber of Commerce weather with plenty of wind adding to the excitement. Excellent racing, good friendships, lots of food and drink. Even the Useppa Olympics! Everyone was a winner at the biennial Useppa Island Rendezvous, hosted this winter by the Useppa… SEE MORE
Isn't this the coziness we all crave aboard?

Cozy Cabin Comfort

3/30/2012 - Isn't this the coziness we're all striving for belowdecks? Sorry, this one's already under contract at Classic Boat Shop. But I'll bet there's another listing that would fit the bill nicely... SEE MORE
Wind Map, a slick new online tool to see wind patterns nationwide.

New Toy for Weather Junkies: Wind Map

3/29/2012 - We've said it before, and we'll say it again: We are weather junkies. We love anything that helps us better understand the conditions around us, and the latest online gadget looks like one that will be fun to stare at for hours on end. We discovered Wind Map through an… SEE MORE
Buck's Harbor is a beautiful and wild place, where rocky islands guard the rough waters of Machias Bay.

Savoring the Quiet Around Machias

3/29/2012 - Maine's Washington County is the place where the term Downeast becomes less of a myth and more of a reality. Towns like Cutler, Jonesport, and Lubec sit perched on the bold cliffs over the rough waters of the Atlantic. The lobster boats outnumber pleasure craft, and the working man outnumbers… SEE MORE
Sporting its new drop-down tailgate that will allow its owner to set more traps, Susan Lynn leaves Nauset Marine.

Provincetown Lobsterboat Gets a Drop-Down Tailgate

3/29/2012 - Nauset Marine recently installed an aluminum transom tailgate on a customer’s 36-foot lobsterboat, Susan Lynn. The boat, a Calvin Beal design built two years ago by Sargent’s Custom Boats in Milbridge, Maine, was in the Nauset shop for about a month while crews completed the modification and performed other significant… SEE MORE
The Troubleshooting Contest held at the Maine Boatbuilders Show was all about hands-on training.

Teaching Troubleshooting at Portland Yacht Services

3/27/2012 - In conjunction with the Maine Boatbuilders Show, staff at Portland Yacht Services conducted a troubleshooting competition that tested students' ability to untangle a variety of electrical problems within several console mockups. Participants included students from the Portland Arts & Technology High School. Other competitions held during the three-day boat show… SEE MORE
A classic Wilbur yacht enjoying an afternoon on the ICW.

Cozy Classic on the ICW

3/27/2012 - We received this photo over the weekend from one of our owners enjoying an anchorage on the Intracoastal Waterway. By the way, he's in his 80s and recently bought the vessel from a couple in their 70s! For more information about Wilbur Yachts, click here. SEE MORE