Category: Coastal News

1/29/2012 - [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l37ofe9haMU[/embed] The rise and fall of the tides is one of the few constants in our lives on the coast, and yet even some of the most seasoned boaters will admit to not understanding exactly why certain tides are higher (and lower) than others. This simple, short video helps demonstrate… SEE MORE

1/29/2012 - [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vf1hl6w1Z0I[/embed] The breeze didn't completely cooperate at the 2011 Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta, held Columbus Day Weekend in Larchmont, NY, but that didn't keep the young sailors from making the event memorable. During the two-day event (which was won by the team from Maine Maritime Academy), thirty HD Flip video cameras… SEE MORE

1/29/2012 - [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFOP4OkMLF0[/embed] Our friend Billy Black visited last week and took some footage of our new facility filled up with boats. Take a look inside at the projects that Front Street Shipyard has lined up this winter. After all the construction on the shipyard this year, it's great to be working… SEE MORE

1/29/2012 - [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtET9VfZHx4[/embed] In the megayacht market, getting to and from the dock in style is just as important as getting to your destination. And Hodgdon Yachts, of East Boothbay, Maine, has created a floating limousine that reflects the rarified tastes of the most discerning group of boaters. For an image gallery… SEE MORE

12/29/2011 - [embed]https://www.vimeo.com/28578591[/embed] This seven-minute film was shot on a recent trip along the Maine Island Trail. During a four day sail my dog, Mic, and I circumnavigated the Fox Islands (Vinalhaven and North Haven) in Penobscot Bay, Maine. The footage covers fitting out my boat in Camden and Rockland, setting out… SEE MORE

12/29/2011 - [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmAyV4UsRYM[/embed] A major overhaul of Sail Newport's 3-ton and 2-ton cranes will be happening over the winter. Stay tuned and "Thank You" to 11th Hour Racing for the help with this project! Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmAyV4UsRYM SEE MORE

12/29/2011 - [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCBicB4g-1Q[/embed] A few weeks ago we separated the plug from the mold of the new Paris 63 that we're building for a gentleman who plans to beat the solo, nonstop circumnavigation record set by Dodge Morgan. This video, filmed by Billy Black, shows us pulling the mold off the plug,… SEE MORE

12/29/2011 - [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kp4M9flpuSs[/embed] Brad Read, executive director of Sail Newport, has been chosen by Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee as the chairman of the America's Cup World Series Host Committee. Read, a world-class sailor who helped steer the successful campaign to bring the America's Cup World Series event to Newport in June… SEE MORE

11/29/2011 - [embed]https://www.vimeo.com/32328337?title=0[/embed] A video of the newly launched "Isobel", a Spirit of Tradition Yacht designed by Stephens & Waring Yacht Design, built by Brooklin Boatyard, with interior design by and Martha Coolidge. Source: https://www.vimeo.com/32328337?title=0 SEE MORE