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What a Day on the Bay: Great Schooner Race 2012
The Great Schooner Race, a lighthearted competition between the traditionally rigged passenger boats that operate out of Camden, Rockport, and Rockland, is always a highlight of the boating season. This year we were especially fortunate to have fair skies and fresh breezes, leading to some of the best sailing the… SEE MORE
Love the Coast: Free Sailing, Rowing Offered in Rockland
On Thursday, July 12, at 6 p.m., Rockland Community Sailing and The Apprenticeshop opens their doors and shores to invite the public for an evening of free sailing and rowing on Rockland Harbor. Visitors will have the opportunity to try a variety of boats, including an Apprenticeshop-built 15’ gaff-rigged sloop,… SEE MORE
Port Aransas Offers a Bit of Everything for Texas Boaters
The City of Port A has it all for boaters wishing to spend a little or a lot of time. The City of Port Aransas Marina is just a short distance in from the Gulf of Mexico with a well-protected floating dock reserved for transients. There are no swells inside… SEE MORE
New Life for a Classic Old Whaler
The crew at Nauset Marine was recently asked to do a complete refit of a 1969 Boston Whaler Katama, one of the true classics in the line of vintage Whalers. As you can see from these photographs, the boat has been completely reborn, ready for another forty years of zipping… SEE MORE
Enjoying the View on a Fireworks Rain Date
Boaters enjoy a front row seat to Camden's Fourth of July fireworks, delayed until the Fifth due to fog. It was worth the wait! SEE MORE
Savoring the Dog Days of Summer in Rockport
More than anything else, summer heat makes me think of the ocean. To jump off the dock into the ice cold waters of Penobscot Bay on a sweltering day is truly heaven! The fields of Aldermere Farm are blanketed with flowers and lush, green grass. Rockport Harbor is full of… SEE MORE
St. Augustine: A Historic Stopover for Boaters
In recent years St. Augustine has become a comfortable stop for cruisers. Located at mile 777 on the Intracoastal Waterway, it also has a well-marked inlet to the ocean, making this a popular “hopping off” point for those in transit. While the city has long maintained a modern marina right… SEE MORE
Family Ties: New Model Completes Hinckley Luxury Line
You never, ever, hit a Hinckley. Audrey Archilles knows that simple truth as well as anyone, so it didn’t come naturally for the fiberglass fabricator at the Hinckley Company to wind up and smash a bottle of champagne over the bow of the newest half-million-dollar yacht to roll out of… SEE MORE
Discovering the Mysterious Cairns of Hell's Half Acre
It’s hard for us to believe that in the right conditions, our house in Rockport is a single, 24-mile-long, starboard tack from Hell's Half Acre. Yes it’s true. And last weekend, we repeated this wonderous sail that crosses two deep blue bays, winds between the twin green-blue Fox Islands along… SEE MORE
Enjoying a Day Sail, Herreshoff Style
There are few things more fun on a sparkling summer Maine day than getting out on the water. Here a couple sail their Buzzard's Bay 14 in our outer harbor and later sail past Laite Beach in Camden. This classic wooden sloop was designed by L. Francis Herreshoff and is… SEE MORE
Reveling in Wooden Boat Bliss on Opening Day
I've always loved opening day at a boat show. There is a certain energy to the scene, and the WoodenBoat Show is different from any other. Besides the craftsmen setting up, there is the background of the Mystic Seaport Museum itself. There is a balance between the frantic-ness of setup… SEE MORE
Best Seat in the House
Every so often, there's a moment that reminds me why life on the coast of Maine is so special. Here's a shot of the crew of the windjammer Angelique, a 95' steel ketch that takes passengers on week-long trips, returning to their homeport of Camden. Talk about the best seat… SEE MORE
