Category: Boating

The view from the top of Monhegan, with Manana Island in the distance.

In Search of Shelter on Monhegan Island

11/8/2011 - Monhegan Island — tall, prominent, and well out to sea — beckons in the distance. A familiar landfall coming from the south for us, on this late October day it would be our destination sailing out of Penobscot Bay. I had an infallible plan. We’d spend the night in the… SEE MORE

October Sunset, Marshall Point, Port Clyde

Capturing Autumn on the St. George Peninsula

11/3/2011 - Most vacationers have left midcoast Maine by late fall, but those fortunate enough to wander down a peninsula like the one that leads to Port Clyde and Spruce Head Island at this time of year will discover quintessential Maine at its best. SEE MORE

Late Season Is Perfect for a Trip to Menemsha

11/2/2011 - My call from Buzzards Bay to the Menemsha harbormaster to inquire about renting one of only two moorings inside the tiny basin got a “shouldn't be a problem” reply. No surprise, I suppose — it was after Labor Day. Once through the well marked channel and safely tied to the… SEE MORE

23' motor launch restored by students at IYRS

Classic From Every Angle

11/1/2011 - Not every boat looks as good out of the water as in it. But that's not a problem for this 23' launch restored a couple of years ago by the students at the International Yacht Restoration School in Newport. Even sitting on a trailer in the IYRS lot on Thames… SEE MORE

Exploring the Stark Beauty Of Eastport

10/31/2011 - Driving down Route 190, I quickly pulled off to the side and watched in amazement as a large group of ominous looking clouds rolled over the vast expanse of Passamaquoddy Bay. A few silvery rays of sunshine peeked through the clouds, illuminating the distant shores of Deer Island and New… SEE MORE

Reaching up Blue Hill Bay, with the village's namesake promontory visible in the distance.

Reaching for Beautiful Blue Hill

10/28/2011 - On most of our visits to Blue Hill, we’ve sailed there, on the wind’s invitation. If we are sailing in the area with time on our hands, and the wind is blowing southwesterly to west, we’ll trim up our reaching sails and disappear into peaceful Blue Hill Bay. A beautiful… SEE MORE

Pre-Halloween Winter Storm: Surely Just a Trick?

10/28/2011 - A lot of East Coast boaters have already pulled their boats out of the water, but far fewer of us have finished getting the winter covers on. The calendar hasn't even rolled around to November yet and New England has been enjoying a delightfully mild autumn, so the sense of… SEE MORE

A Stroll Through Stonington’s Working Waterfront

10/25/2011 - Looking for an authentic fishing village where the old ways of the sea still dominate everyday life? Take a trip down Route 15, over the rolling hills and past the rambling farmhouses of Brooksville and Penobscot. You can't miss Stonington — it's quite literally at the end of the road, at… SEE MORE

Size Doesn’t Matter

Boating

10/25/2011 - It's not the size of your transom that matters, it's how you move through the water. I'd take a trip around the harbor on this fine craft any day, any time. SEE MORE

OK, Maybe Sometimes Size Does Matter

10/25/2011 - I've claimed before that when it comes to boats, size doesn't matter. But I might need to qualify my earlier statement, since size most definitely does make a difference when it comes to moving $270 million worth of power yachts across the Atlantic. That was the total value of the… SEE MORE

Category: Boating

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