Category: Environment

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

Summer Crowds Disappear, But Great Sailing Remains

10/7/2013 - Fall on Buzzards Bay is the perfect time for research and development. The crowds leave, but the incredible weather remains. Harpoon, SK No. 78, took a change in the wind as an opportunity to refine her spinnaker setup. Buzzards Bay is known for her SW winds, but occasionally an east… SEE MORE

Heading out into the Gulf of Maine overnight is always exciting.

Stormy Voyage to Boston Across the Gulf of Maine

10/5/2013 - We had sailed a rollicking 80 nautical miles out of Port Clyde in just 10 hours. Then the GPS flashed 12.1 knots, as we surfed down another big wave. The fun was over. I had put my daughter and I in a pickle. With just the deeply reefed main up,… 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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Coastal Alternative: Fall Lake Sailing in Camden

10/4/2013 - When most people think of sailing in Camden, they think of the harbor and Penobscot Bay. But Megunticook Lake, just inland, offers a pretty fine sailing venue as well, especially when autumn makes venturing outside Camden Harbor a particularly brisk affair. The lake has two recently rebuilt launching ramps, one… SEE MORE

Home Afloat: The Newest Houseboat in Riggs Cove

Environment

10/1/2013 - Meet the newest member of the Riggs Cove Rentals Houseboat fleet - Nancy Lou, complete with a sun deck! She loves to entertain her guests by sharing the gorgeous view of all that Riggs cove has to offer. For more information about the floating vacation homes offered in Georgetown, click… SEE MORE

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A Pot of Gold at the End of the Rainbow — in Georgetown!

9/27/2013 - After one of our brief storms that passed through this summer, we were blessed to witness a full rainbow across the cove at Robinhood Marine Center. Gorgeous! SEE MORE

The M/V ELIZABETH MORRIS will become a familiar sight in Narragansett Bay, including here, at Conimicut Light.

Save the Bay Welcomes New Vessel to Its Fleet

9/26/2013 - On a gorgeous fall day Save The Bay was pleased to gather September 25 at Fort Adams in Newport to christen the newest and largest vessel in its fleet, the M/V SEE MORE

What a season we had for rock crab this year!

Delights of the 2013 Crab Fishing Season

9/22/2013 - Every summer, I crab fish off Arcadia Point around Hope Island. The water is probably too shallow for Dungeness, but it was a stellar summer for rock crab this year. Next year I will be trying farther south, toward Olympia and Boston Harbor. SEE MORE

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