Category: Coastal News

4/29/2012 - [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xusdWPuWAoU[/embed] We stumbled across this ridiculously cool video of the ocean currents in action around the world recently, and we can't help but share it. This video isn't something that you should use for navigation — it's even a bit less useful than Wind Map, in our opinion — but it's… SEE MORE

4/29/2012 - [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vJDHHrexIc[/embed] Every April, many of Maine's top boatbuilders and boatyards head down to Antigua to show the classic yacht crews and owners gathered for the Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta just how incredible the Maine coast really is. They spend the week proving that not only can Maine craftsmen build a… SEE MORE

3/29/2012 - [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrKQgJykdO4[/embed] The Newport-based crew of Puma's Mar Mostro is looking strong as they hold onto second place in a brutal Leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race, from Auckland, New Zealand, to Itajai, Brazil. The leg has seen plenty of casualties so far: the crew of Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing… SEE MORE

3/29/2012 - [embed]https://www.vimeo.com/31677175[/embed] The more we follow the threads of this story the more we are drawn into our connections with the past. What began as a short film about the old days on Nantucket and the first Opera House Cup has now added a new story element: The importance of preserving… SEE MORE

3/29/2012 - [embed]https://www.vimeo.com/31676425[/embed] Much of the magic of wooden boats is in the details: the way a mast heel fits into the step, the way a fastener bites into a frame. In this short clip, Bill Sauerbrey, a boatbuilder with Beetle, Inc., in Wareham, Massachusetts, explains the beauty of fitting such details… SEE MORE

1/31/2012 - https://www.vimeo.com/31676990 We met George Hill at the party following the 2009 Opera House Cup, on Nantucket. He told us the story of how he found Weatherly in disrepair in Seattle. What it took to sail her back to Newport and restore the America’s Cup winner to her former glory was… SEE MORE

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=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

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