Category: Travel

Combining Traditional & Modern in a Sailboat Ideal for Easy Outings

5/19/2016 - CAPE COD SHIPBUILDING CO. was thrilled to launch Hull No. 2 of our Marlin Heritage 23, a “modern classic” daysailer/overnighter that perfectly fits the bill for traditional looks and modern conveniences. We’ve combined the classically beautiful hull designed by Captain Nat Herreshoff, the “Wizard of Bristol,” with convenience and ease… SEE MORE

Custom Yacht Fulfills ICW Cruiser’s Dreams

5/19/2016 - CAMPBELL’S CUSTOM YACHTS, the custom, full-service boatbuilder in Oxford, Maryland, was delighted to fulfill the wishes of a customer who wanted to travel the Intracoastal Waterway, as well as enjoy taking his boat on evening cruises. The project resulted in the launch of Halcyon, the yard’s first Campbell 39. An… SEE MORE

Downeast Cruiser Well Worth Restoring, a Half-Century Later

5/19/2016 - RICH HELMKE and his crew at Bass Harbor Boat Shop completed the five-year restoration of a 30-foot boat named Gracie, a distinctive cruiser built by the yard’s original owner, Bobby Rich, and his son, Chummy, in 1961. Several years ago, Gracie landed in the hands of a new owner, a… SEE MORE

New Life For A Century-Old Classic

5/12/2016 - THE ARTISAN BOATWORKS crew is delighted to be restoring the unparalleled classic Sculpin—a 21-foot Herreshoff Fish Class daysailer built exactly a century ago, in 1916. What makes this project truly special is that we were able to trace its provenance. Sculpin was part of a fleet raced by the Seawanhaka… SEE MORE

Liveaboard Octogenarian Sails Away on Customized Catboat

5/12/2016 - AREY’S POND BOAT YARD received a call out of the blue from a Nova Scotia man in his 80s, looking for a small boat he could single-hand down the East Coast to visit family in Florida and then live on for the rest of his days. The yard had the… SEE MORE

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New Classic Yacht Regatta for Camden

4/15/2016 - The folks at Lyman Morse and Wayfarer have partnered with the newly formed United States Classic Yacht Owners Association (USCYOA) and the Camden Yacht Club to present the Camden Classics Cup July 28-30, 2016. Positioned the weekend before the Eggemoggin Reach Regatta, Maine's largest classic yacht race, and presented by… SEE MORE

East Coast Classic Sailing Exhibition Begins in South Carolina

3/30/2016 - Our own Doughdish, Windfall, is kicking off a “World Tour” this Spring. To begin, we will travel to Palmetto Bluffs, South Carolina, April 4th - 6th. We will launch Windfall and she will be available for on-the-water test sails. Our goal is to encourage sailors of all ages and skill… SEE MORE

To see it at the dock, you'd never guess that Lyman-Morse's newest Monhegan 42 is a commercial vessel.

Monhegan 42 Commercial Cruiser: Function Follows Form

3/10/2016 - When it comes to commercial ships, form usually has to follow function. Freighters might not look like vessels that ought to cross oceans, and yet thousands of them do that every single day. Ferries, likewise, often seem to be designed with an eye more toward maximizing human cargo space than… SEE MORE

The Volvo Ocean Race Newport Stopover will be held May 8-20, 2018. Photo by Ainhoa Sanchez.

Mark the Calendar: 2018 Volvo Ocean Race Dates in Newport

3/3/2016 - The Volvo Ocean Race has announced that the next stopover in Newport will take place May 8 -20, 2018. It was also announced that the boats will leave Newport for a first-time stopover in Cardiff, Wales. The Newport stopover in 2015 was a remarkable success as the race's only North… SEE MORE

The Newport stopover affords spectators up-close views of the racing yachts.

Volvo Ocean Race to Return to Newport in 2018

10/30/2015 - Newport will host the North American stopover for the 13th edition of the Volvo Ocean Race in 2017-18 following the success of the sailing-mad coastal town’s hosting of the world’s leading offshore event in May. “We’re delighted to be able to confirm that Newport will be staging a second consecutive… SEE MORE