Category: Culture

Photo by United States Coast Guard Barque EAGLE

Tall Ship Eagle Prepares for a Busy 2012 Schedule

10/20/2011 - All tall ships are awesome to behold, but there’s something extraa special about the Eagle. The 295’ training ship for the U.S. Coast Guard is the largest sailing ship flying the American flag — and next year it’s going to be all over the East Coast. Beginning in April in… SEE MORE

Jamestown in the twenties

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10/19/2011 - The waterfront in Jamestown was quiet around 1920, but all was not absolutely peaceful; note the warship passing just off Taylor Point. SEE MORE

From the Archives: Jarvis Newman

10/19/2011 - From the Archives: Old photos of Jarvis Newman fiberglass Lobster Yachts, now built by CW Hood Yachts in Marblehead. SEE MORE

Penobscot Marine Museum Photo Archives

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10/14/2011 - It's winter. Sargent & Dennison's coal pier in Portland is iced in and a Banks dory fishing schooner and tug lie at John Loveitt's fish pier about 1900. Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Collection www.PenobscotMarineMuseum.org SEE MORE

Photo by Dave Cleaveland/MaineAerials.com

Tides, Weather, Local Knowledge – Now Nationwide!

9/15/2011 - Newport, Rhode Island, is the place to be this week if you're looking for the latest boats and marine gadgets. USHarbors is at the Newport International Boat Show and showing off some awesome advancements of our own. As of today, our network is up to 1,100 harbors across twenty coastal… SEE MORE

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Camden Windjammer Festival, Camden, Maine

Camden’s Windjammer Weekend: Pirates, Adventures, and Stories

9/1/2011 - Pirates. Shackleton. And more schooner bums than you can shake a jib-boom at. The salty silliness goes full-speed ahead Labor Day weekend in Camden Harbor for the Camden Windjammer Festival. This three-day affair brings all the schooner crews (plus, of course, their schooners) together on Friday night for a talent… SEE MORE

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

Beautiful Boats to be seen at the Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Show

8/14/2011 - Some late afternoon images of the boat docks after-hours at the Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Show. Check back for a complete round up of the show. SEE MORE

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An aerial look at the show from years past. Check back for updates from 2011

The 2011 Boatshow is underway in Rockland

8/12/2011 - Great people, boats, artisans, craftspeople, and a festive atmosphere are what you'll find at the Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Show. Come join us this weekend. SEE MORE

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27th Eggemoggin Reach Regatta a Stunning, Thrilling Success

8/7/2011 - If you love classic wooden boats (and, yes, we love classic wooden boats), then the place to be on August 6 was Brooklin, site of the twenty-seventh running of the Eggemoggin Reach Regatta. We were lucky enough to score a crew position on Sincerity, one of the largest vessels in… SEE MORE