Category: Coastal News

A trio of schooners (with a fourth in the background) tied up at the public landing in Camden for the Windjammer Festival.

Sunday Morning at the Camden Windjammer Festival

9/4/2012 - I have as much fun in the rain as I do in the sun when I'm shooting. This past Sunday was drizzly and overcast but that didn't deter me from taking my relatively new 100mm macro lens to see what I could capture at this year's Camden Windjammer Festival on… SEE MORE

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Schooner Mary Day Turns 50 and Gets a New Eagle

9/4/2012 - The schooner Mary Day, based in Camden, Maine, celebrated 50 years of windjamming on Sunday. The owners gave the boat a "present": a new transom eagle, lovingly carved by Don Dodd of South Blue Hill, Maine, and gilded by Capt. Jen Martin and her crew. The crew poses here with… SEE MORE

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BELLE AVENTURE, a gorgeous 85' Fife ketch that has spent the summer in Camden, Maine.

Belle of the Bay: Camden’s Fife Summer

8/31/2012 - We've had quite the Fife summer here in Camden, with our own Sumurun being joined by Belle Aventure and, of course, Adventuress being the talk of the coast these days. Belle Aventure has had a bunch of work done recently at Wayfarer Marine, and she's looking absolutely gorgeous. Here are… SEE MORE

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The western side of Swans Island is a great place to scamper around the rocks and explore.

Enjoying Sweet Breezes on Swans Island

8/30/2012 - When I first travelled to Swans Island a few years back, I had the great fortune of discovering a truly stunning sand beach on the western side of the island. The beach and its surrounding shores, sitting under the splendid September sun at the end of a long and winding… SEE MORE

Hunt Yachts Brings New Model to Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Show

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8/29/2012 - [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkj6e3ujUyk[/embed] The lineup of Hunt Yachts on display and open to the public at the Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Show in Rockland August 10-12 is the most impressive in the show's ten-year history, with the queen of the Hunt fleet at the show without doubt being the brand-new Hunt… SEE MORE

Under Sail or Power, Everybody Ends Up in Pulpit Harbor

8/27/2012 - Most anyone who is cruising the coast of Maine ends up in Pulpit Harbor eventually. It’s little wonder that many of us who live (and sail) nearby may end up in Pulpit Harbor several times a season. It’s just that kind of harbor — we never tire of it. It’s… SEE MORE

Fife Schooner Adventuress Under Sail

8/27/2012 - The schooner Adventuress has been the talk of the Maine coast since her relaunch in July after a three-year restoration at Rockport Marine in Rockport, Maine. Here are some new shots of this gorgeous Fife under sail in Penobscot Bay. Adventuress will be spending a little bit longer on the… SEE MORE

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For its hundredth anniversary, the North Haven Casino pulled out all the stops. Even the neighbors joined in the party.

North Haven Casino Turns 100 on the Thorofare

8/20/2012 - On a beautiful, light-air August day, the North Haven Casino celebrated its hundredth anniversary. This yacht club is the social home of the North Haven summer community, the organizer of sailing events, the groomer of the tennis courts, the center of the after-race teas. For generations this has been the… SEE MORE

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The 177-foot tall ship GAZELA with the hull of the SSV OLIVER HAZARD PERRY in the background.

RI Educators Head to Sea Aboard Tall Ship

8/16/2012 - The non-profit organization Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island (OHPRI) helped six Rhode Island educators become students again this summer during a five-day education-at-sea voyage from Philadelphia to Newport aboard the 177-foot tall ship Gazela. The learning experience in the floating classroom served as a prelude to the educational programs that… SEE MORE

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Watching the humpbacks feeding on Cape Cod Bay is an experience you won't soon forget.

From Barnstable — A Day Out With the Whales

8/14/2012 - Last week I had the opportunity to go whale watching in Barnstable with Hyannis Whale Watcher Cruises. Before coming to Cape Cod, I had heard about all the fantastic marine life off this unique spit of sand. During my first week here I was lucky enough to see Harbor Seals… SEE MORE