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Maine Boatbuilders Show 2012
Too many great boats to choose from at the Maine Boatbuilders Show at Portland Yacht Services last weekend. SEE MORE
Launching the 2012 Boating Season in Style
Boating season in some areas of the country has been underway for weeks or even months (indeed, for some fortunate souls it never ends), but in harbors north of the Mason-Dixon Line we usually have to wait until April at least before we wet the oars. But with the thermometer… SEE MORE
Out of the Mold: An Ocean Racing Yacht
There is a particular moment during the process of building a boat when the dream of a yacht suddenly turns into reality. In a wooden boat, it's when the shutter plank is installed. In a fiberglass boat, it's the moment the hull is removed from the mold. At Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding… SEE MORE
Discovering Restorations in Our Own Backyard
All documentary films are journeys of discovery. Our film, "Wood/Sails/Dreams," has taken us off our island of Nantucket, across to Vineyard Haven, along the coast from Newport to Bristol to Wareham, and eventually up to Maine. Recently, though, we took our cameras to a little workshop on Nantucket. We met… SEE MORE
Top Marine Electronics Writer Recognizes USHarbors
The USHarbors team was thrilled this weekend to discover that we'd been reviewed by Ben Ellison, one of the top journalists to cover the marine electronics industry, and that we'd passed his tests with flying colors. Now, in the name of full disclosure, we must make clear that we have… SEE MORE
Sailing to Frenchboro in the Fog
Sailing to Frenchboro in the fog seems natural to us. The fog is familiar on our way to the little working harbor, we’ve seen it before. Under our quiet sails, with Frenchboro to windward, we’re safe moving slowly, hearing distant working engines and keeping clear of passing islands. After many… SEE MORE
Local Guide, Manatee River: Beware Unmarked Shallows
On the Manatee River in Bradenton, Florida, just outside (100 - 200 yards to the northeast) of the Twin Dolphin Marina entrance there is a very shallow area - about 3 feet. It is between the Route 41 bridge channel and the actual entrance to the marina. The problem arises… SEE MORE
Young Rockland Sailors Prepare for Racing Season
The spring sailing season is right around the corner, and Rockland Community Sailing’s High School Sailing Team is hosting a Spring Kickoff meeting for students interested in joining the fun and fast growing sport of sailing. The kickoff will be held Thursday, March 29, at 7 p.m. in The Apprenticeshop… SEE MORE
The Name Game on Maine's Working Boats
A boat's name can say a lot about its owner, its location, or its current state of being. I have seen boats that are named for former flames or former pets. Boats that carry on the tradition of the past and ones that convey the present and the future. I… SEE MORE
SV Windquist Adventures in Pulpit Harbor
There is nothing like enjoying a sunset from the deck of a boat. And the sunsets in Pulpit Harbor, Maine, are among the best, bar none. SEE MORE
Front Street Shipyard Introduces New Hunt Design
Front Street Shipyard is introducing the Northport 55, a new yacht by renowned designers C. Raymond Hunt Associates. The Northport 55 is a new boat by Hunt Design. The Northport 55 features a flybridge with a centerline helm and two companion seats, a settee with table, and a small bar.… SEE MORE
Help Save Maine's Inland Steamship
Our radar doesn't usually reach all the way to Maine's northern lakes, but a report about the steamship Katahdin way up on Moosehead Lake caught our attention. Anyone who has ever passed through Greenville couldn't help but be startled by the sight of the 220-ton wooden ship tied up at… SEE MORE