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Talk of the Docks: The New Hunt 44 Express Sedan
The Hunt 44 Express Sedan motoryacht has literally been the talk of the docks up and down the East Coast this year. This new yacht was recently recognized as the Best New Powerboat at the Newport International Boat Show in the “Newport for New Products” judging. Her display was also… SEE MORE
Sabre 48 Salon Express wins "Best Downeast Boat"
Sabre Yachts, based in Raymond, Maine, has just returned from the 43rd Annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show after quite an adventure with Hurricane Sandy. The highlight of the show was the Sabre 48 Salon Express winning Active Interest Media’s (AIM) “Best Downeast Boat: 45-55 FT”. AIM publishes some of… SEE MORE
Riding Out the Storm at Anchor and Ashore in Newport
Most boaters were able to haul their yachts or at, the very least, find a tidy basin to tuck their boats into before Hurricane Sandy's impact was felt on the New England shore. But a large yachts chose to ride out the storm in Newport Harbor, and Corinna Halloran's photos… SEE MORE
Fast, Light, and Big: Circumnavigating Yacht Launched
“Weigh This.” That’s what’s scrawled all over the inside of Kiwi Spirit, the 63’ cutter launched November 1 at Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding Company in Thomaston. Never mind the gorgeous red fir cabinetry and interior paneling or the flat-screen television bolted to the wall in the huge yacht’s luxurious main salon. Instead,… SEE MORE
Storm Scenes: Videos Show NJ, NY Hurricane Destruction
The scenes of destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy along the mid-Atlantic coast and Long Island continue to amaze and horrify us. Even with plenty of time to prepare for this storm, its winds and waves were clearly so powerful that most assemblies of wood, concrete, mortar, and nails were simply… SEE MORE
Storm Scenes: Hurricane Sandy at the Jersey Shore
As New Jersey struggles to get back on its feet in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, scenes from the Jersey Shore are starting to show the extent of the damage and the amount of time it's going to take to clean up and, in many cases, rebuild. Here's a gallery… SEE MORE
Storm Scenes: Hurricane Sandy Washes Onto Cape Cod
Hurricane Sandy brought some high winds and a whole lot of water to Cape Cod on October 29. Here are some scenes of the high tide at Nauset Marine's marina just off Pleasant Bay. We're glad to say that since these photos were taken, the water has already receded and… SEE MORE
Storm Scenes: Hurricane Sandy Arrives in Newport
The first impacts of Hurricane Sandy were beginning to be felt at Sail Newport and Newport Harbor in general on the morning of October 29, with the storm surge combining with the high tide to overtop several local roads and parking lots. Winds in the morning were only in the… SEE MORE
Storm Scenes: Midcoast Maine Prepares for Sandy
Though Hurricane Sandy looked like it would make landfall in New Jersey, the massive storm's impacts were already being felt on the morning of October 29 in midcoast Maine. A northeast wind had already stiffened into the twenty-knot range with gusts to thirty, and a quick check of Rockland, Rockport,… SEE MORE
Storm Prep: How to Track Hurricane Sandy
Virtually everyone on the East Coast is keeping an eye on Hurricane Sandy (the storm has switched between being a hurricane and a tropical storm a couple of times since it formed in the Caribbean Sea) as it zig-zags up the shore. The storm is generating plenty of sensational headlines… SEE MORE
Tugboat Launch a Family Affair in East Boothbay
Purposefully built of cold steel and powered by massive engines, tugs are about as far from a yacht as you can get. And yet when a new tugboat goes down the ways at Washburn & Doughty in East Boothbay it is as much an intimate celebration as the launch of… SEE MORE
Largest W-Class Yachts to Take Shape in Belfast
W-Class Yacht Company is expanding its family of yachts to include 100’, 123’ and 135’ models. The first of the new designs, the W.123, was developed by Bruce Johnson (formerly of Sparkman & Stephens) in collaboration with Rockport Marine Yacht Design. The new racer/cruiser yachts will retain the ‘Spirit of… SEE MORE