Category: Boating

To see it at the dock, you'd never guess that Lyman-Morse's newest Monhegan 42 is a commercial vessel.

Monhegan 42 Commercial Cruiser: Function Follows Form

3/10/2016 - When it comes to commercial ships, form usually has to follow function. Freighters might not look like vessels that ought to cross oceans, and yet thousands of them do that every single day. Ferries, likewise, often seem to be designed with an eye more toward maximizing human cargo space than… SEE MORE

The Volvo Ocean Race Newport Stopover will be held May 8-20, 2018. Photo by Ainhoa Sanchez.

Mark the Calendar: 2018 Volvo Ocean Race Dates in Newport

3/3/2016 - The Volvo Ocean Race has announced that the next stopover in Newport will take place May 8 -20, 2018. It was also announced that the boats will leave Newport for a first-time stopover in Cardiff, Wales. The Newport stopover in 2015 was a remarkable success as the race's only North… SEE MORE

Celebrating National Recognition for 2 Design Projects

3/1/2016 - At Onboard Interiors we think that every project we complete is special, but it’s nice when our peers think so, too! Two of our recent projects, aboard a 2006 44’ Mochicraft and a 2015 Eastbay 50, were singled out for special honors by the Marine Fabricators Association at the organization’s… SEE MORE

Homes

Maloney Interiors Wins Fabrication Excellence Award

2/12/2016 - Maloney Interiors LLC, of Warren, Rhode Island, was recognized with the 2016 Fabrication Excellence Awards for design excellence in marine fabric applications at a ceremony that took place Jan. 16 at the 2016 Marine Fabricators Conference, at the Clearwater Beach Marriott Suites on Sand Key in Clearwater, Florida. Maloney Interiors… SEE MORE

Homes

Asolare, a 154' ketch built by Hodgdon Yachts, shown out of the water.

Repair Work Completed on Superyacht Asolare

Boating

2/10/2016 - Hodgdon Yacht Services, the division of Hodgdon Yachts that is dedicated to refit, maintenance, and repair services of recreational boats and yachts, has confirmed that repair work was completed on the 154-foot (46.9 meter) ketch Asolare at the company's facilities in Boothbay. Launched in 2003 by Hodgdon Yachts, the Bruce… SEE MORE

ROCKLAND GULF, a wooden vessel still actively working the waters of Penobscot Bay, Maine.

Classic Wood, Still Working the Bay

12/4/2015 - As we close out 2015, our December image is of the Rockland Gulf, one of the last wooden hulls working daily in the lobster fishery. Rockland Gulf itself had an interesting end to its season, leaving its mooring during an early November gale and landing high-and-dry just inside the breakwater… SEE MORE

After undergoing a winter restoration at Farrin's Boatshop, this lobsterboat was in like-new condition for the 2015 season.

Shipwreck to Shipshape: Rebuilding a Maine Lobsterboat

11/18/2015 - When you work on the water every day like most Maine lobstermen do, it's almost inevitable: accidents happen. All the GPS systems and radar in the world don't help when you suffer a mechanical breakdown in pea-soup fog, and that's precisely what happened to a lobsterman working out of Vinalhaven… SEE MORE

LEWIS R. FRENCH - 64'6" x 19'0" Maine cruise schooner modeled and built by the French Bros., Christmas Cove, Maine, 1871.

End of the Day, and of the New England Boating Season

11/1/2015 - The end of the day for the schooner Lewis R.French, launched all the way back in 1871, reminds us that we are nearing the end of 2015 — time to get your 2016 Calendar of Wooden Boats! For more info about the history behind the Lewis R. French, a member… SEE MORE

The Newport stopover affords spectators up-close views of the racing yachts.

Volvo Ocean Race to Return to Newport in 2018

10/30/2015 - Newport will host the North American stopover for the 13th edition of the Volvo Ocean Race in 2017-18 following the success of the sailing-mad coastal town’s hosting of the world’s leading offshore event in May. “We’re delighted to be able to confirm that Newport will be staging a second consecutive… SEE MORE

The new V25R is a boat you will want to stare at all day long, whether at the dock or out on the bay.

Padebco Adds New Runabout to Its Line of Custom Boats

10/30/2015 - Padebco Custom Boat Builders & Full Service Boatyard is proud to announce the launch of its newest model, the V25R. The sporty express-style 25' runabout is designed on a solid fiberglass hull and offers a cuddy cabin with v-berth, head, refrigerated wet bar, and many other options. Her classic Downeast… SEE MORE