Category: Culture

The Hinckley Company's new Talaria 34 Runabout commands a crowd, even at a busy boat show.

Talk of the Docks: Hinckley’s New Talaria 34 Runabout

3/18/2016 - It takes a lot to stand out at the big boat shows these days, but the Hinckley Company knows what still attracts the most attention: A quality product. And that's exactly what the luxury yacht manufacturer delivered at the 2016 Palm Beach International Boat Show with the launch of its… SEE MORE

New Paint Technique Yields Stellar Results at Maine Yard

3/14/2016 - Hodgdon Yacht Services, with locations in Boothbay Harbor and Southport, is using a new Awlgrip paint system this year, and the results already are proving impressive. Glissade, a Bridges Point 24 that is being stored at Hodgdon Yacht Services this winter and a regular around the Boatyard, was one of… 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

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

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 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

The Jeanneau 64 made its U.S. debut in Annapolis, and it certainly was an impressive display.

Sailing Through Boat Show Season: Annapolis 2015

10/15/2015 - The USHarbors crew doesn't dread the end of sailing season like many boaters do, since for us it means that boat show season is upon us. We enjoyed a few days at the United States Sailboat Show in Annapolis last weekend and once again came away feeling that yachts are… SEE MORE

A classic Arey's Pond Boat Yard cat, at left, sits on the Chesapeake beside a modern cruising catamaran.

Two Very Different Cats, Both at Home on the Chesapeake

10/14/2015 - Two cats, two very different styles of sailing. At Arey's Pond Boat Yard we are always pleased to deliver our boats to the Chesapeake, since the Chesapeake Bay's shallow waters are ideally suited to catboats. On a recent delivery to Easton, we were surprised to see that our customer already… SEE MORE

CORSAIR - 35'0" x 7"5" launch designed by N.G. Herreshoff and built by Herreshoff Mfg. Co., Bristol, RI, 1939

A Last Cruise Into Fall

10/1/2015 - As daylight fades to dusk and summer turns to fall, we enjoy some of the most dramatic skies of the year while aboard our favorite wooden boats. Here's Corsair, a classic N.G. Herreshoff launch that's been impressing onlookers since before World War I. And she's still got it! For more… SEE MORE