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Maine Marinas in Winter: Part I
On a recent visit to Mount Desert Island, I stopped by the marina at Northeast Harbor to see what it looked like in winter. The roads and parking lots were plowed, the walkway cleared. I heard the engine of one of the fishing boats, but I could not tell which… SEE MORE
A Life Afloat: Building Great Yachts
One never knows where life is going to lead you. Just ask Mike Inman, supervisor of the Lamination Department for Sabre Yachts. Six years ago, Mike Inman was working for Spurwink Services in a home for adults with Autism and severe mental disabilities. Mike and his wife, Leanne, found great… SEE MORE
Wonderful Winter Mornings in Camden
After several days of single-digit temperatures, a morning where the thermometer hits the teens or even — gasp! — the twenties can seem positively balmy. This tends to bring out the dog-walkers among us, as well as a few youthful sledders and even the occasional couple out for a stroll. Here… SEE MORE
Ice Breaking in Rockport Harbor
The Coast Guard ice breaker Tackle came into a quite solid Rockport Harbor on the morning of January 4. Ice is dangerous, especially to boats still in the harbor. Rather than run through and create a bunch of tennis court-sized chunks, they appeared to take it slowly and work at… SEE MORE
Maine's Working Harbors, a Precious Commodity
Two schooners coasted into Burnt Coat Harbor last season and gave us a lesson in sailing. We followed in the wake of the schooner American Eagle as it took us deep into the harbor, rounded up into the wind, and dropped its anchor, all under sail. Then later, the schooner… SEE MORE
Back Cove Yachts Announces New Downeast 37
Back Cove Yachts of Rockland, Maine, is pleased to announce their latest design, the Back Cove Downeast 37, which will debut in July 2013. The company's new tagline, “Practical Elegance, From Maine”, defines the Back Cove Downeast 37 well. It is practical, elegant and perfectly suited for a day trip… SEE MORE
Apprenticeshop Launches a Graduate, Two New Boats
The Apprenticeshop, a school for traditional boatbuilding and seamanship on the Rockland waterfront, honored Kit Macchi, the most recent graduate of the school's two-year apprentice program, on December 14. Following the graduation ceremony, Macchi and her boatbuilding partner Brigit Jividen launched a new Grand Banks dory they had built as… SEE MORE
Back Cove Celebrates 500th Launch & New Tagline
Back Cove Yachts was proud to announce the company's new tagline — “Practical Elegance, From Maine” — during the 500th Launch Celebration that took place December 5. Jason Constantine, C.O.O. of Back Cove Yachts, says, “A more fitting tagline could not be created. We are fortunate to have achieved this… SEE MORE
Classic Schooner Being Restored in Maine Farmland
As you approach the shop, you have no sense you’re about to stumble upon an ocean-going schooner — the smell of cow is in the air and draft horses gaze over the fence. But open the shop door, and she looms above you as though the sea is feet away,… SEE MORE
A Mainer's Take on Busy, Beautiful Fort Lauderdale
We flew from our home in Maine down to Fort Lauderdale recently to greet a ship. “Have we ever been to Fort Lauderdale?” we both wondered. Don’t think so. Anytime we’ve sailed down the coast on our boat in the past, we sailed outside between northern and southern Florida, skipping… SEE MORE
NW Meets NE: New Daysailer is a Bicoastal Effort
Stephens Waring Yacht Design, of Belfast, Maine, has teamed up with a school three thousand miles away to introduce a new daysailer. The sporty sloop is the smallest boat in Stephens Waring Yacht Design’s Signature series of traditionally-inspired modern sailboats, and will be built in series by the students and… SEE MORE
Old, Meet New: Rowing in New Bedford with an iPhone
I am new to the hobby of rowing, and to USHarbors. I have been learning a lot since joining Whaling City Rowing this fall. I have enjoyed the exercise, the company, and the exploration of coastal geography. One of my fellow rowers just purchased an app for his iPhone that… SEE MORE
