Category: Travel

This Back Cove 37 looked like something I could be quite comfortable aboard.

Yachts of All Sizes Shine at Newport Boat Show

9/13/2012 - Every year, we are awed by the yachts that congregate in Narragansett Bay for the Newport International Boat Show. Just as New England boaters are coming to terms with the fact that the season will come to an end in a month or so, this in-the-water show allows them a… SEE MORE

Sometimes there are invasive non-living things in tide pools.

Coastal Ponderings: Do Tide Pools Have To-Do Lists?

9/12/2012 - Living on a small farm, I am plagued with endless to-do lists. As I try to recall the demand of spring projects, somehow the fall seems even more crammed with immediate needs and wants. Of course the needs of putting up firewood, storm windows, garden harvesting, storing winter hay, and… SEE MORE

As you enter the museum, you see complete whale skeletons hanging above.

A Visit to the New Bedford Whaling Museum

9/5/2012 - While visiting the southern New England coast, consider a stop at the New Bedford Whaling Museum. After your visit to the museum, the historic section of New Bedford surrounding the museum has restaurants, galleries, and more. SEE MORE

A trio of schooners (with a fourth in the background) tied up at the public landing in Camden for the Windjammer Festival.

Sunday Morning at the Camden Windjammer Festival

9/4/2012 - I have as much fun in the rain as I do in the sun when I'm shooting. This past Sunday was drizzly and overcast but that didn't deter me from taking my relatively new 100mm macro lens to see what I could capture at this year's Camden Windjammer Festival on… SEE MORE

Schooner Mary Day Turns 50 and Gets a New Eagle

9/4/2012 - The schooner Mary Day, based in Camden, Maine, celebrated 50 years of windjamming on Sunday. The owners gave the boat a "present": a new transom eagle, lovingly carved by Don Dodd of South Blue Hill, Maine, and gilded by Capt. Jen Martin and her crew. The crew poses here with… SEE MORE

The tancook whaler VERNON LANGILLE beats from Camden to Rockland.

Labor Day on Penobscot Bay

9/3/2012 - For Maine boaters, Labor Day is always a special holiday, as it represents not, we hope, the end of the sailing season, but nonetheless a reminder that the days are getting shorter and we must make the most of every hour afloat that we can. I was lucky enough to… SEE MORE

Woods Hole Center Offers Glimpse Into Ocean Science

8/30/2012 - A trip to Woods Hole affords you a visit to the incredible discoveries of the world-famous research institution called the Woods Hole Oceanographic (WHOI). In the midst of the many scientific research buildings in Woods Hole sits the Ocean Science Exhibit Center and Gift Shop. The exhibit center informs visitors… SEE MORE

The western side of Swans Island is a great place to scamper around the rocks and explore.

Enjoying Sweet Breezes on Swans Island

8/30/2012 - When I first travelled to Swans Island a few years back, I had the great fortune of discovering a truly stunning sand beach on the western side of the island. The beach and its surrounding shores, sitting under the splendid September sun at the end of a long and winding… SEE MORE

Rediscovering the Delights of Vineyard Sound

8/23/2012 - Rediscovering Cape Cod from the water is one of my favorite parts of summer. As the days have started to get shorter recently, and the crispness of autumn snuck into the air, I rushed to take my boat out onto Vineyard Sound. The warmth of the summer water made me… SEE MORE

Racing against the backdrop of the Camden hills, two yachts trade tacks in the second annual Penobscot Bay Rendezvous.

Sailing, Powerboating, Flying – Rendezvous Delivers It All

8/19/2012 - The USHarbors crew has been lucky enough to participate in this year's running of the Penobscot Bay Rendezvous, a four-day series of regattas, parties, and socializing that is quickly earning a spot on the summer calendar of many New England boaters. We were so focused on squeezing every knot out… SEE MORE