Leaving the Cape Cod Canal, bound for Provincetown. Photo by Tom Young/USHarbors.com.

Savoring the Beat of Provincetown on Cape Cod

12/29/2011 - Last fall I rode the tidal flow north out of the Cape Cod Canal heading for Maine. Exiting the north inlet, the swift current stacked up against the fifteen to twenty knots of northwesterly wind blowing across Cape Cod Bay. I had optimistically hoped that I might “pinch up” just… SEE MORE
MATTIE (formerly GRACE BAILEY, and today once again sailing under that name) headed homeward to Camden on Sept. 9, 1978.

A Few of the Camden Windjammers Throughout the Years

12/28/2011 - The Maine windjammer fleet started in Camden in the 1930s after an enterprising skipper named Frank Swift decided that vacationers might pay real money to sail on former cargo schooners. He was right, and the windjammer fleet has since expanded to harbors from Eastport to Portland. Here are a few… SEE MORE
Waking up in Pulpit Harbor is an experience not to be missed by any boater.

Best of the Best: An Overnight in Pulpit Harbor

12/21/2011 - It’s not without some local bias that I boast of Penobscot Bay as a world-class cruising area. And within these spectacularly varied sailing grounds the pinnacle, I would have to say, is Pulpit Harbor. As I’ve been lucky enough to sail much of our magnificent East Coast from the Canadian… SEE MORE
The 100' Swan "Red Sky" undergoes a winter refit inside one of Lyman-Morse's massive buildings. Photo courtesy of Lyman-Morse.

Refit of 100′ Swan “Red Sky” Underway in Thomaston

12/20/2011 - This fall Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding Co. of Thomaston, Maine, welcomed the 100' Swan Red Sky and her crew back to Thomaston. Red Sky now has the distinction of holding the record for the longest mast pulled by the Lyman-Morse crew - 140 feet! The mast and Red Sky are both now… SEE MORE
A 17' work skiff makes its way into the water at the Apprenticeshop in Rockland, Maine, on Dec. 16.

In Rockland, One Last Launch Party Before Winter Sets In

12/16/2011 - Winter is only a week away, but the industrious student craftsmen and craftswomen at the Apprenticeshop in Rockland, Maine, took advantage of an unseasonably warm afternoon December 16 to launch six boats built or restored recently. Never mind the stiff west-northwesterly breeze that was gusting to twenty-five knots and made… SEE MORE
Somerset, a 58' classic Trumpy offered for fractional ownership through Yachting Solutions of Rockport, Maine.

Maine Company Offers Fractional Ownership of Classic Yacht

12/15/2011 - Yachting Solutions has added an exciting new program to its list of services — Fractional Ownership. Our flagship for this new venture is the classic 58’ Trumpy cruiser Somerset, which has been completely restored and updated to current standards. Fractional ownership works much the same way as fractional jet ownership… SEE MORE
Sabre 38 Salon Express

New Sabre 38 SE to Feature Unique Stabilization System

12/14/2011 - The all-new Sabre 38 Salon Express will be ready for launch in June of 2012. This exciting new design from the Sabre Design Team offers many state-of-the-art features, but one that it is sure to impress many readers is the standard AutoGlide trim tab system. This innovative product not only… SEE MORE