Category: Boating

BEN MY CHREE, the original Stuart Knockabout.

Classic Herreshoff To Be On Display at WoodenBoat Show

6/20/2014 - L. Francis Herreshoff's design No. 53 was built by Britt Brothers in 1933. Only one hull was ever built and she sailed among the islands of Casco Bay with the family of Willoughby Stuart. The graceful lines and uncluttered simplicity are easily discernable characteristics of a classic L. Francis Herreshoff… SEE MORE

A fleet of catboats on the beach, evidence of another great day of sailing on Pine Island Sound. Photo by Ginny Amsler.

New Twist for Useppa Catboat Rendezvous: A Poker Run

6/18/2014 - A formula exists for a successful sailing regatta: light wind one day, heavy the next, good parties with even better food, congenial sailors, and tall tales told months later. Add a Poker Run as a bit of amusement, and you have a few hours of pure fun for everyone from… SEE MORE

A splendid afternoon in Acadia National Park.

End of Spring: On The Brink Of What All Mainers Wait For

6/18/2014 - Here we are! The summer solstice is around the corner, the temperatures are rising, and the boats are appearing in force once again. Here's to summer, the season all Maine residents wait for. Go for a hike, sit on the beach or get out on the water. Maine is too… SEE MORE

JOYANT, 58' x 11'6" N.G. Herreshoff-designed P-class sloop

Sneak Peek at a Herreshoff P-Class Racing Sloop

6/17/2014 - Here is a sneak peak of the 2015 Calendar of Wooden Boats, which will be available on July 1st. This is Joyant, a 581 x 11'6" N.G. Herreshoff-designed P-class sloop, racing in coastal Maine waters. Published annually since 1983, the 2015 calendar offers twelve never-before-published photographs of classic wooden boats… SEE MORE

Maine Maritime Museum: A Trip Downriver on Seguin

6/13/2014 - I love the coast of Maine for nearly endless reasons. After growing up in the Pacific Northwest, the cold water and rocky shores of Maine feel more like home than the long lines of cars traveling through my village on Cape Cod. My interest in history usually takes me from… SEE MORE

MEDUSA, sailed by Seth Sprague, and FUZZY LOGIC, sailed by Rich Hubbell, cross the finish line.

Tuesday Night Etchells Season Kicks Off in Falmouth

Boating

6/10/2014 - Portland Yacht Club members know the real sign that sailing season is about to start — when docks are in, the launches are running, and weekday racing kicks off! PYC hosts Tuesday night Etchells Fleet 27 races. Etchells Fleet 27 is one of the largest one-design fleets in Maine, with… SEE MORE

Team Alvimedica, skippered by Bristol native Charlie Enright, arrived in Newport on June 9 for a training stopover.

Hometown Team Arrives in Newport After Transatlantic

Boating

6/10/2014 - Team Alvimedica, with American skipper Charlie Enright of Bristol, Rhode Island, at the helm, sailed into Newport Harbor on June 9 following a challenging ten-day crossing of the Atlantic. A flotilla of local vessels welcomed the Volvo Ocean Race team at the Castle Hill Light entrance to Newport Harbor. The… SEE MORE

Serenity, On the Sand at Duxbury Beach

6/10/2014 - We love Duxbury Beach, located near Duxbury Harbor, for many reasons, including the over-sand permits that are allowed here. What's your favorite stretch of sand on the South Shore? SEE MORE

Thank you to Gijsbertus van Staveren for the great photos

New Season, New Home: Beaufort Gains a Stuart Knockabout

Boating

6/3/2014 - Sanderling, Stuart Knockabout No.17, has been launched in Beaufort, North Carolina, by her new owners after a few updates in Cataumet, Massachusetts. Over the winter, Sanderling's bottom was stripped, faired, and refinished. Starting with an epoxy barrier coat, she was then giving a smooth and fast bottom surface of ablative… SEE MORE

Rowing Into June With The Calendar Of Wooden Boats

Boating

6/2/2014 - This June in the Calendar of Wooden Boats, you will see an Annapolis Wherry rowing through a beautiful dawn, an image that Benjamin Mendlowitz created during a video shoot for Off Center Harbor. The crew at NOAH Publications would like to wish you a fantastic summer of boating with your… SEE MORE