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When Steve Parrot arrived at GIBY with his recently acquired Westerly 57, he filled out a Winter Storage & Work Order form and checked off boxes for services he wanted performed on his new boat. One of the boxes he checked was for a Rig Inspection. Not a bad idea… SEE MORE
The 47th Annual Newport International Boat Show
Newport Exhibition Group announced today that its 47th Annual Newport International Boat Show will take place September 14th through 17th, 2017 at the Newport Yachting Center located on Newport’s famed waterfront in downtown Newport, Rhode Island. One of the largest in-water boat shows in the country and the premier show… SEE MORE
A Craftsman's Touch
This winter, as part of his contribution to GIBY’s team effort to restore and refit a vintage (1974) Herreshoff 18 Harbor Pilot Launch, Matt Meader applied a craftsman’s touch. Here’s a look at some of the carpentry work involved in the project. First, Matt replaced an old, split console door… SEE MORE
The coast of New England is a floating museum.
Ancient working schooners, active fleets of classic racers - some a century old, coastal New England is a museum under sail. Joining this floating archive; ‘Classic Plastic’, the first molded fiberglass boats. A few of these pioneers that ushered in the new material - fiberglass, have put in 60 years… SEE MORE
NEW Sabre 42, Painted & Launched at Great Island Boat Yard
Great Island Boat Yard just launched the first boat of the 2017 season, a NEW Sabre 42, fresh out of the box! DiMillo's Yacht Sales sold the boat. Great Island Boat Yard prepped and painted the hull and bottom to the owner's specifications. DREAM is now afloat in Portland and… SEE MORE
Arey's Pond Boat Yard Expands Its Services: Now Offers an Onsite Canvas Shop and Sail Loft
South Orleans, MA – Arey’s Pond Boat Yard, a fixture on Cape Cod for over 60 years, announced today that construction of their new building housing their Marine Canvas and Upholstery Shop and Sail Loft is complete. “We are excited to offer boat and homeowners across Cape Cod, especially lower… SEE MORE
J 46 | Max Power Bow Thruster Installation
Before heading to the Caribbean for the winter, a J-46 made a pit stop at Great Island Boat Yard. Rigging and cosmetic repairs, as well as electronics and mechanical details, were tackled during the visit, but so was the installation of a new Max Power bow thruster. “Our intention with… SEE MORE
Rowing a small Boat.
Dozing below deck at dawn, I enjoyed the peaceful sound of a passing rower on the calm water, outside our hull. “Dip-squeak, swoosh,…. dip-squeak, swoosh,…. dip-squeak, swoosh….” With long pauses between the melodic sets, the pace was leisurely. For the person in the small boat, I could tell the rowing… SEE MORE
29 Year Old Boston Whaler Repower Project
The Hodgdon Yacht Services team has recently finished a repower project on a 1988 15-foot Boston Whaler. The old Mercury 60 HP outboard engine was replaced with a new Yamaha F60LB motor. Additional work included new lettering and bottom paint, waxing the boat, rewiring lights and the bilge pump, and… SEE MORE
Finding Eden on Isle Au Haut
The popular anchorages on the coast of Maine are well known and marked in sailor’s guidebooks and websites today. While hiking the high island of Isle Au Haut, atop a granite crest on the Western Head, we spied a lovely unnamed cove below. Returning to our boat in nearby Duck… SEE MORE
2017 Sailors' Series promises gripping stories of adventures at sea
The 2017 Sailors’ Series speakers at the New Bedford Whaling Museum promise to keep audiences at the edge of their seats with first-hand, gripping stories of adventure and travel – from sailboat racing to navigating Iceberg Alley, and from exploring the North Atlantic Ocean to America’s Great Loop. Themed “Adventures… SEE MORE
Every old boat tells a story: Here's a short one.
Rockport Harbor never sleeps. There’s always something going on. That’s due in large part to Rockport Marine, a world class wooden boat builder that has been building boats on Rockport Harbor, since 1962. Not long ago in late winter, I stumbled on this old cabin house out behind their building… SEE MORE
