Category: Environment

Kayaking Maine’s Outer Islands Off Tenants Harbor

8/15/2013 - Tenants Harbor is a beautiful place, and kayaking around the majestic islands that surround it is something else entirely. There's Northern, Southern, Mosquito, Seavey, High, and Clark Islands. There are small little anchorages like the Brothers, Spectacles, and Long Cove. There are magnificent houses down the shoreline of Harts Neck,… SEE MORE

High Pressure Happiness On the Maine Coast

Environment

8/5/2013 - When the weatherman proclaims that a high pressure system will take hold along the Maine coast, it means that sunshine will appear and the sweet breezes of summer will blow. This week temps are in the mid 70s during the days and the high 40s during the star-filled nights. This… SEE MORE

No doubt you remember your GPS when you head off for a cruise — but have you remembered your conditioner? Your pillow?

Essentials: A List of Items Every Cruiser Needs Onboard

8/1/2013 - Even as we're completing interior projects on some of the most gorgeous yachts in New England, we know that these boats will be used to cruise. And for that, you need a checklist of what to bring! Here's a handy list of the staples that everyone needs to have onboard,… SEE MORE

Why are these dogs smiling? They're sailing in a Joel White Nutshell Pram.

Circumnavigation of Pulpit Harbor, In a Tiny Boat

7/29/2013 - What could be finer than sailing a Joel White Nutshell Pram through Pulpit Harbor beneath an expansive Maine blueberry on whipped cream sky? Taking the dogs along! Call me crazy, but I think our dogs love sailing. Eve, our Nutshell Pram that delighted our two tiny kids nearly 20 years… SEE MORE

The Mystery of the Disappearing Clams

7/22/2013 - Clams may be disappearing before our very eyes! When juvenile clams settle into acidic mud--like mud we find on some clam flats in Casco Bay--they don’t last very long. Those that do grow may be stunted and pitted; others simply dissolve. After sampling at 30 clam flats around the Bay… SEE MORE

New Casco Bay Monitoring Vessel Nears Completion

7/22/2013 - You probably heard that Friends of Casco Bay was looking for a new boat. Now, after many months raising funds to buy, retrofit, and maintain a new Baykeeper vessel, she’s here! Or more accurately, at New England Fiberglass, which is continuing the transformation begun at Yankee Marina, to create our… SEE MORE

Herreshoff Designs Enjoy Breezy Day on Buzzards Bay

7/22/2013 - During the weekend of July 20-21, the Buzzards Bay Yacht Club's H-Class fleet's race series was held in very exciting conditions. The fleet is made up of original Herreshoff 12 1/2s and the Doughdish, an exact fiberglass replication of Captain Nat's design. Buzzards Bay lived up to its notorious reputation… SEE MORE

Stuart Knockabout Regatta 2013 Delivers Winds & Thrills

7/22/2013 - The Third Annual Stuart Knockabout Regatta was held on Buzzards Bay on July 20, 2013. Buzzards Bay lived up to her notorious reputation for this year's event, as a strong fleet of seven competed in very breezy and exciting conditions. The Bay's southwest winds filled in during the late afternoon,… SEE MORE

A Perfect Summer Day: Dogs, Kayaks, And Ice Cream

7/21/2013 - The perfect summer day on the coast of Maine has to include three things: dogs, kayaks, and some sort of treat, whether it be ice cream, blueberry pie, or a late afternoon swim in the bracing cold ocean. I love to swim around in the water next to my dog,… SEE MORE

Swim Call during Crossroads for Kids' visit to Red Brook Harbor.

Next Generation of Boaters Hits the Water in Cataumet

7/10/2013 - Every summer, Crossroads for Kids, a great program for at-risk youth that combines a year-round mentoring program with an immersive summer camp, travels to Parker's Boat Yard in Red Brook Harbor and spends the day with local volunteers aboard both sail and power boats. The Red Brook Harbor community has… SEE MORE