Category: Coastal Travel

Looking straight up western Penobscot Bay toward Blue Hill.

Watching the Weather Break from Atop the Camden Hills

6/6/2012 - To watch a week-long, rain-soaked, and downright dreary weather pattern break is one thing. To watch it break from the top of Mount Battie in Camden, with the vast and island-studded expanse of Penobscot Bay below you, is quite another. Giant and puffy clouds, white as the driven snow, race… SEE MORE

Lyman-Morse's new service yard is ideally located to assist boaters transiting the Panama Canal.

Lyman-Morse Opens Service Yard in Panama

6/5/2012 - Anyone who knows Cabot Lyman is familiar with his appreciation and love of the San Blas Islands and surrounding area. After all his trips to the area, it’s official: Lyman-Morse’s Maine-based operations now have a southern cousin. Located in Shelter Bay, Panama, Lyman-Morse Panama is strategically located near the Caribbean… SEE MORE

USS Torsk, moored beside the Baltimore Aquarium

Exploring Baltimore’s Inner Harbor – The USS Torsk

5/31/2012 - This is the second of five entries related to the Historic Ships in Baltimore -- the World War II boat USS Torsk. Note that a submarine -- no matter how big it may be -- is never referred to as a ship... it's always referred to as a boat. And… SEE MORE

Culture

View looking south on Outer Green Island from the northern bird blind

For the Birds: A Weekend on Outer Green Island

5/31/2012 - We arrived on Outer Green Island by small boat out of Falmouth, and then even smaller boat onto the protected seabird nesting island in Casco Bay. It was quickly apparent that the best method of landing ashore was via wing power; perhaps second choice might have been via boogie board… SEE MORE

Environment

Ben Ellison's 37' Duffy, GIZMO, at center, will lead the 2012 powerboat fleet in the Penobscot Bay Rendezvous.

Ben Ellison to Lead 2012 PBR Power Boat Fleet

5/30/2012 - Ben Ellison, owner and editor of the on-line marine electronics blog Panbo, has signed on as the Power Boat Fleet Guide for the 2012 Penobscot Bay Rendezvous August 16-19. Ellison, aboard his 37’ Duffy Gizmo, will be the go-to-guy for the weekend’s powerboat owners and guests. An expert in many… SEE MORE

Independence approaching Isle of Hope from the south

Enjoying the View from Isle of Hope Marina

Coastal Travel

5/30/2012 - My wife and I, along with our daughter, three dogs, and a cat, live aboard our trawler. We semi-retired in September of 2011 and cruised from Connecticut up to Albany, New York, and then wandered south. We cruised down the Hudson River, along the New Jersey shore, up Delaware Bay,… SEE MORE

Stars and Stripes Forever on the Maine Coast

5/29/2012 - As Memorial Day passes once again, I continue to find it to be one of my favorite holidays of the year. I am very proud to be an American, and I have found that throughout my extensive travels along the eastern coast of Maine, many fellow coastal residents feel the… SEE MORE

The USS Constellation at rest in Baltimore's Inner Harbor

Touring the USS Constellation in Baltimore

5/24/2012 - While in Baltimore's Inner Harbor be sure to visit the Historic Ships in Baltimore, which consists of four ships from various eras of US maritime history and a Chesapeake Bay lighthouse. The most affordable entrance fee to Historic Ships of Baltimore is obtained by presenting a AAA membership card, which reduces… SEE MORE

Culture

Atlantic puffins. Image by Ray Wirth at TouringKayaks.com

Paddling with the Puffins of Petit Manan

5/23/2012 - By Ray Wirth at TouringKayaks.com Water Walker Sea Kayak, LLC We rose at dawn and drove to a rocky beach south of Steuben. We donned the thick black wetsuits needed to paddle safely in 50 degree waters, launched from the rocky beach, and paddled south along Petit Manan Point, all the… SEE MORE

Hinckley Yacht Services has added an office and on-water support in Newport to its list of service offerings.

Hinckley Brings Service to Newport, Opens IYRS Office

5/23/2012 - Hinckley Yacht Services’ eight service facilities from Southwest Harbor, Maine, to Naples, Florida, has added Newport Harbor to the list. Beginning May 23, the company will provide maintenance or repairs at docks and moorings anywhere on the Newport waterfront. Hinckley has opened an office in the International Yacht Restoration School’s… SEE MORE