After a brief yard period, the Fife ketch BELLE AVENTURE is ready to hit the water again.

Prepping a Classic

9/15/2012 - Even classics — or, perhaps, especially classics — need some TLC every so often, and the Fife ketch Belle Aventure got plenty of it recently at Wayfarer Marine in Camden. Here is a series of photographs showing what it takes to keep a classic like this looking and sailing her best. SEE MORE
AMERICAN EAGLE leads the fleet. The former America's Cup yacht won the 12 meter division in a recent classic yacht regatta.

Former Cup Yacht Wins Again at Classic Yacht Regatta

9/5/2012 - We had a great weekend competing in the 33rd Annual Museum of Yachting Classic Yacht Regatta in Newport on September 1 and 2. Blue skies and moderate but shifty winds welcomed a beautiful collection of classic yachts to Newport for the MoY Classic Yacht Regatta. We had tight racing in… SEE MORE
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
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

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
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