Category: Boating

The New England Institute of Technology offers an Associate Degree in Marine Technology

Warwick School Named to ABYC Marine League

Boating

3/19/2011 - As boats become increasingly complex and sophisticated, keeping them running in tip-top shape has become a more challenging task. Today’s engineers and technicians are called upon to stay current with the latest machinery and boatbuilding techniques while also mastering the basics of boat maintenance and operation. Since 1940 the New… SEE MORE

The Back Cove 30. Photo by Billy Black, courtesy Back Cove Yachts

World Takes Note of New Back Cove 30

Boating

3/15/2011 - In Maine, where we rub elbows with some of the best boatbuilders in the world, it’s easy to take the local talent for granted. Which is why it’s always a delightful surprise when the boating press from beyond our shores takes notice of someone like Back Cove, makers of some… SEE MORE

Newport’s Kirby Joins PUMA Racing Team

Boating

3/11/2011 - Oh, to have been given such a chance when we were twenty-one years old. Rome Kirby, of Newport, has been added as the final crewmember, along with New Zealander Kelvin Harrap, for PUMA’s entry in the 39,000-mile Volvo Ocean Race. Kirby’s father, Jerry, has competed in six America’s Cup regattas… SEE MORE

SSV Oliver Hazard Perry, will be Rhode Island's own tall ship

Oliver Hazard Perry Project Appoints Accessibility Director

3/10/2011 - Talk about a project we can get behind. The push to turn a half-built steel hull into an impressive flagship for the state of Rhode Island got another strong nudge in the right direction this month with the appointment of Robie Pierce, of Newport, as accessibility director for the massive… SEE MORE

Herreshoff Design Provides Welcome Sign of Spring

3/9/2011 - After the winter we Maine sailors have endured, we’ll take almost anything as a sign of spring. And the sight of a Herreshoff Araminta dangling in the straps over the water at Rockport Marine was just enough to make us swerve off the road and snap a few pictures. Never… SEE MORE

Boats donated through Block Island Maritime Funding help promote kids sailing through coastal organizations.

New Maine Boat Donation Program Benefits Donors and Buyers

3/9/2011 - Some people say the best days of a boat owner’s life are the day he buys his boat and the day he sells it. In Maine the decision to pass a boat onto a new owner has gotten a lot easier with the recent formation of the Maritime Funding Association… SEE MORE

The Snow Row eatures a LeMans-style start starting from Windmill Beach

Hull’s Snow Row Is a Great Way to Shake Off Winter

3/9/2011 - We’ve noted before the wonderful, and often impromptu, small-boat excursions that spring up during the periods of fine weather that can break up a New England winter, but a decidedly more organized and even bolder affair will take place March 12 in Hull. The 32nd running of the Snow Row… SEE MORE

British Soldier, has entered in the 2011 Transatlantic Race. Photo by Tim Wright

Transatlantic Race Deadline Extended, New England Entries Pour In

Boating

3/3/2011 - There’s no doubt that the race to watch this summer is the Transatlantic Race 2011, which will see three staggered starts in Newport from June 26 to July 3. Capped at a maximum of fifty entries, the 2,975-mile race to the Lizard in England is hosted by the Royal Yacht… SEE MORE

Southport Boats Moves to Maine

Boating

3/3/2011 - Kenway Corporation, which just last month announced that it was partnering with Rockport Marine and Brooklin Boatyard to bring a large-scale composites center to Belfast, has announced that it’s bought the Southport line of powerboats and will now be building them in Maine. Calling Maine “a suitable location [for manufacturing… SEE MORE

The H.A. Burnham Boat Building shop and the Pinky Schooner, Ardelle

Pinky Schooner Progress at Historic Essex Yard

3/1/2011 - We’ll admit it: We’re suckers for a good boat project. And one of the most interesting builds going on in New England at the moment is in Essex, where shipwright Harold Burnham is hard at work on a pinky schooner, Ardelle. Burnham, who has built several traditional wooden ships over… SEE MORE