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Oliver Hazard Perry Project Appoints Accessibility Director
Talk about a project we can get behind. The push to turn a half-built steel hull into an impressive flagship for the state of Rhode Island got another strong nudge in the right direction this month with the appointment of Robie Pierce, of Newport, as accessibility director for the massive… SEE MORE
Herreshoff Design Provides Welcome Sign of Spring
After the winter we Maine sailors have endured, we’ll take almost anything as a sign of spring. And the sight of a Herreshoff Araminta dangling in the straps over the water at Rockport Marine was just enough to make us swerve off the road and snap a few pictures. Never… SEE MORE
New Maine Boat Donation Program Benefits Donors and Buyers
Some people say the best days of a boat owner’s life are the day he buys his boat and the day he sells it. In Maine the decision to pass a boat onto a new owner has gotten a lot easier with the recent formation of the Maritime Funding Association… SEE MORE
Hull's Snow Row Is a Great Way to Shake Off Winter
We’ve noted before the wonderful, and often impromptu, small-boat excursions that spring up during the periods of fine weather that can break up a New England winter, but a decidedly more organized and even bolder affair will take place March 12 in Hull. The 32nd running of the Snow Row… SEE MORE
Transatlantic Race Deadline Extended, New England Entries Pour In
There’s no doubt that the race to watch this summer is the Transatlantic Race 2011, which will see three staggered starts in Newport from June 26 to July 3. Capped at a maximum of fifty entries, the 2,975-mile race to the Lizard in England is hosted by the Royal Yacht… SEE MORE
Southport Boats Moves to Maine
Kenway Corporation, which just last month announced that it was partnering with Rockport Marine and Brooklin Boatyard to bring a large-scale composites center to Belfast, has announced that it’s bought the Southport line of powerboats and will now be building them in Maine. Calling Maine “a suitable location [for manufacturing… SEE MORE
Pinky Schooner Progress at Historic Essex Yard
We’ll admit it: We’re suckers for a good boat project. And one of the most interesting builds going on in New England at the moment is in Essex, where shipwright Harold Burnham is hard at work on a pinky schooner, Ardelle. Burnham, who has built several traditional wooden ships over… SEE MORE
Coronet Takes Shape at IYRS
Certainly Newport is the place to be if you’re a New England sailor interested in seeing the latest high-tech racing yachts, but these days one of the most ambitious historic restoration projects in recent history is taking shape right on the waterfront. When she was built in 1885 for American… SEE MORE
Cape Cod Show Kicks Off New England Boat Show Season
For New England boaters, there’s nothing quite like the start of boat show season to get us excited about uncovering our cabin cruisers, sloops, and runabouts and hitting the water. And the first, the Boatbuilders Show on Cape Cod, put Massachusetts boaters into a blissful boating frame of mind Feb.… SEE MORE
2011 Maine Regatta Season Takes Shape
Never mind what that silly groundhog says – for us the real sign that winter will end soon is when the regatta schedules are released. In addition to longtime favorites like the Eggemoggin Reach Regatta and new gatherings like the Penobscot Bay Cup, the yacht races that comprise the Gulf… SEE MORE
California Sailing on the Sabre 456
Our friends at Outside Images photographed the Sabre 456 near San Diego, California last week. If you missed the Sabre 456 at the Annapolis boatshow you can have a look at the Sabre website to view their upcoming boatshow schedule. They include information about boats in their line that will… SEE MORE
In Wintertime, Small Boats Rule the Seas
This is the time of year when most of our boats, at least for us northerners, are buried under shrink-wrap if they’re lucky and a layer of snow and ice if they’re not. But in proof that bigger is not always better, the little guys – meaning the ones with… SEE MORE
