Herreshoffs, New Classics Dominate

8/25/2011 - The historic face-offs between three of Nathanael G. Herreshoff’s most famous designs lived up to the hype this August in the waters in and around Penobscot Bay, with the impressive 72’ New York 50 Spartan taking class honors in both the Castine Classic Yacht Race and the Eggemoggin Reach Regatta.… SEE MORE
Alera, a NY 30. Photo by Benjamin Mendlowitz

Discover “The Wizard of Bristol” in Castine

7/28/2011 - The early twentieth-century yacht designs of Captain Nathanael G. Herreshoff, “The Wizard of Bristol,” are some of the most prized vessels afloat today, and for the first time in more than three-quarters of a century several of the most famous are gathering – and actually racing against each other –… SEE MORE
The Sunbeam V will be converted to an art gallery in August on a Maine coast tour.

Floating Art Exhibit Tours Several Maine Islands & Coastal Communities

7/14/2011 - French Artist Anne-Emmanuelle Marpeau, from Brittany, France, is renowned for her meticulously detailed dioramas, also known as shadowboxes, illustrating stories from Maine's coast and islands. With subject matter encompassing legends, folktales, and historical events, Marpeau's three-dimensional constructions variously express whimsy, mystery, tragedy, courage, isolation and celebration. In a unique art… SEE MORE