Category: Culture

The Boatbuilding Process Begins Again — Twice!

11/4/2013 - This fall has greeted us with both beautiful weather and the sale of Doughdish No. 537! We took this opportunity to build her next sister, No. 538, right alongside. This is the first time two hulls have been built simultaneously since the purchase of Doughdish, LLC, by Steve Ballentine and… SEE MORE

Gloucester Dories are still a staple of the waterfront in this lively, unique harbor. For boaters, it's a great stopover.

Gloucester, the Original Working Waterfront

11/4/2013 - “It’s pronounced ‘GLOSS-tah’, not,…’gl-OW-stir’”, our friend Julia corrected as she swiped through my iPad and reviewed my destinations, including Gloucester, on Cape Ann just north of Boston. Like a second daughter to us, Julia is from nearby Scituate (pronounced, “SIT-chew-it”), and joined us for a few days of sailing on… SEE MORE

Frededrick Villars, owner of CONJURER (in yellow), and Tony Davis, owner of Arey's Pond Boat Yard, sailing on Oct. 15, 2013.

Conjurer, 104-Year-Old Restored Crosby Cat, Sails Again

10/29/2013 - Conjurer is a 28-foot Crosby catboat built in 1909 by H. Manley Crosby and is a perfect example of the definitive American catboat that was originally built here on Cape Cod. She has recently undergone a complete three-year restoration project by Arey’s Pond Boat Yard in South Orleans and is… SEE MORE

Restoration Finished — Time to Go Sailing!

10/25/2013 - We took the beautiful weather on October 24 as a chance to take Ben sailing. The fresh breeze and blue skies made for an incredible afternoon. For more information on Ben and her restoration, click here. SEE MORE

Georgetown, a Welcoming Stopover on the ICW

10/13/2013 - Snowbirds on the Intracoastal Waterway look forward to several idyllic stopovers on their way south — Beaufort, North Carolina, and St. Augustine, Florida, are just two that spring instantly to mind — but boaters looking for one of the warmest welcomes in the South know to set a course for Georgetown, South… SEE MORE

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A mini-boat under sail in Belfast Harbor.

Message in a Boat: Unmanned Vessels Crisscross Atlantic

10/11/2013 - Most people love the idea of sending off a message in a bottle, seeing where it goes and hearing back from the finders. But most of the time, the bottle goes off into the ocean and it’s gone forever. Maine-based Educational Passages has come up with a much better idea:… SEE MORE

Approaching Bath from the south. Doubling Point Light is at right.

Kennebec River Cruise: Around Arrowsic Island

10/4/2013 - Photographer Al Trescot loves the Kennebec River region and its people. Through his books and his articles, he has shared this passion. Last spring, I mentioned that I didn't know that region at all. He said he'd give me a tour. On an incredibly beautiful mid-September morning, we boarded his… SEE MORE

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Nearly a hundred catboats competed in the 21st Arey's Pond Cat Gathering.

Nearly 100 Gather On Cape for Annual Catboat Regatta

9/18/2013 - The 21st Arey’s Pond Cat Gathering took place on Saturday, August 10, 2013, on Cape Cod's Pleasant Bay. There were 94 registered participants with 86 starting on a beautiful summer day with perfect winds. It was an exciting day on Pleasant Bay for both entrants and viewers as graceful catboats,… SEE MORE

The Camden Windjammer Festival is a great opportunity to mingle with schooner crews and tour the visiting and local ships.

Fleets, Fireworks and Fun: Windjammer Weekend in Camden

8/30/2013 - Maine is fortunate to have more than its fair share of traditional sailing ships, but gathering them all together in one harbor can be quite a chore (many of this historic vessels do not have inboard power). For the past several years, the folks in Camden have managed to do… SEE MORE

From afar, North Haven Island is a distant patch of greens floating in a field of blues.

Savoring Midsummer Dawns in North Haven Harbor

8/28/2013 - North Haven Island, dead ahead, is a distant patch of greens floating in a field of blues. It’s not until we approach the Sugar Loaves, two plump rising islands in the Fox Islands Thorofare, that other colors bleed into the scene ahead. An ocre ring of rockweed glistens along the… SEE MORE