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Camden to Kodiak: Nordwind Transits Northwest Passage
I love walking the docks and hearing about the adventures that boaters either have in the works or are just completing, and surely one of the most ambitious that I heard in Camden Harbor this year was aboard Nordwind, the 86' wooden yawl originally built for the German Navy back… SEE MORE
America's Cup 12 Meter Yachts Sail to NYC
A rare opportunity to compete on one of the historic America's Cup 12 metres — American Eagle, Intrepid, or Weatherly — will take place this week in New York Harbor. The America's Cup Charters fleet of 12s sets sail in New York Harbor for the second annual Harbor School Regatta… SEE MORE
Autumn and I on Cape Rosier: A Match Made in Heaven
A dutiful and persistent traveler of the Maine coast, I am sometimes asked what is the most beautiful place I have seen on my travels. I often struggle, for their are far too many beautiful places to name just one. There are exceptions, however, locations which stand above the rest.… SEE MORE
Newport Yacht Named to National Historic Register
The 1958 sailing yacht Weatherly recently received federal recognition for its contributions to the history of naval architecture, engineering, and recreation. Edward F. Sanderson, executive director of the Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission, announced that the National Park Service has listed Weatherly on the National Register of Historic… SEE MORE
What It Takes to Build a Great Boat: The Nauset 25
For many people, what it takes to put a quality-built boat together can be a mystery. Here's a slideshow of what it takes the crew at Nauset Marine to put a Nauset 25 together, from initial molds to final details. Hopefully this helps explain all the work that goes into… SEE MORE
Celebrating Maine's Fine Friendships
Not many working boats have withstood the tests of time as well as the mighty Friendship Sloop. These salty fishing vessels once worked the waters of Muscongus and Penobscot Bays, and today a few of the early originals are still sailing, though now as private yachts. Here are two stunners… SEE MORE
My Dear Summer in Maine, I Bid Thee Farewell
It is always bittersweet when the summer season passes on the coast of Maine. Fall is such a beautiful time of year, and the surrounding hush that accompanies it is more than welcome, yet I always seem to bemoan the loss of balmy breezes and long days of light. The… SEE MORE
Speed Dream Becomes a Reality in Thomaston
The dream of creating a monohull capable of challenging the fastest sailing records in the world became reality this week when Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding Company in Thomaston, Maine, launched the first SpeedDream prototype. This 27-footer looks like part stealth fighter, part lawn dart, but if everything goes as designer Vlad Murnikov… SEE MORE
Beach Haven Offers Snowbirds a Historic Stop
Labor Day is behind us. Summer crowds are thinning out, but boat traffic southward and fishing is heating up. A good place in New Jersey to stop at is Beach Haven, a small town near the southern end of Long Beach Island. Here you’ll find two excellent marinas within walking… SEE MORE
Big Things Happening on the Belfast Waterfront
Maine's newest boatyard has been busy over the past couple of months, loading several new, large refit projects into the big buildings here at the mouth of the Passagassawakeag River in Belfast. From a 113-foot motor yacht to an 80-foot Swan, these projects will help keep the Front Street Shipyard… SEE MORE
Turner, Conner Return to 12-Meter Yachts in RI
America’s Cup history will repeat itself this week when the 2012 12 Metre North American Championships feature two of sailing’s most famous skippers, Ted Turner and Dennis Conner, reuniting with their winning tacticians, Gary Jobson and Tom Whidden, respectively. Turner, an American media mogul and philanthropist who is also an… SEE MORE
A Perfect Sunset Unfolds on the Maine Coast
Every now and then, the stars align and a perfect sunset unfolds. This one, just off the headquarters of WoodenBoat near Center Harbor was so vast, we thought we could row inside it. Then it seemed to bleed into the water around us and with one last stir of an… SEE MORE
