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Newport Short-Listed to Host 2017 America's Cup
Newport is once again close to hosting the world's largest sailing regatta, as the City by the Sea has been short-listed to host the 2017 America's Cup. The city joins San Diego and, presumably, Hawaii as one of the final options for the site of the regatta, which was won… SEE MORE
OkoumeFest: A Boatbuilder Rendezvous on the Chesapeake
It’s a springtime tradition: once the water of the Chesapeake Bay is warm enough to welcome small craft boaters, Chesapeake Light Craft, the boat kit experts, stages a two-day celebration of hand-built wooden boats known as OkoumeFest. The event’s name derives from the plantation-grown African hardwood used in thousands of… SEE MORE
New dories for Canada!
Builders at The Dory Shop of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia are feeling a tad patriotic these days thanks to their latest project - a new set of dories for the Canadian Dory Racing Association. Since 1952, rowers from Canada and the United States have faced off on the Lunenburg and Gloucester… SEE MORE
Launching a Classic Cruiser, a Sign of Things to Come
Spring is not quite here on Eggemoggin Reach, but the 2014 Calendar of Wooden Boats' April photo, of the power cruiser Tuva being launched in a lush, green, Maine cove, is a great reminder of what is in store. TUVA - 32' x 9'3" power cruiser designed and built by… SEE MORE
Second Edition of USHarbors' Digital Magazine Now Available
USHarbors' annual digital magazine, Life on the Coast, is now available as a free download for iPads, iPhones, Android devices, and Kindle tablets. Like the 2013 edition, which has been viewed by tens of thousands of boaters and coastal travelers, this 132-page interactive digital publication is also viewable through any… SEE MORE
Hunt Yachts Opens Sales, Service Office in Stuart
Hunt Yachts is proud to announce the appointment of Capt. Sean P. Hickey as Regional Sales Director for the southeastern U.S. and the opening of the new Hunt Southeast Sales & Service Office in Stuart, on Florida’s Treasure Coast. This expansion is part of the strategic plan developed following Hunt’s… SEE MORE
Maine Cat Introduces New 38' Bridgedeck Catamaran
Maine Cat is excited to announce the introduction of our newest member to the Maine Cat family of open bridgedeck high-performance cruising catamarans. The new Maine Cat 38 has been designed to fill the void in the sailing multihull market for an affordable, go-anywhere, high-performance cruiser that can comfortably carry… SEE MORE
North Point Yacht Sales Joins Southport Dealer Network
Southport Boats has partnered with North Point Yacht Sales to represent its full line of center console boats in the Mid-Atlantic region and the Carolinas. North Point Yacht Sales' multiple locations will offer sea trials for Southport's 27-foot, 29-foot and new 33-foot models beginning this spring. North Point Yacht Sales… SEE MORE
RI Tall Ship Announces First Voyage Plans
What do the clouds tell us about weather? Where exactly are we positioned on the globe? How does sail trim affect boat speed and angles? Mariners of all ages will have the opportunity to answer these questions and more aboard America’s newest tall ship, the 200-foot SSV Oliver Hazard Perry,… SEE MORE
Marblehead Yacht Builder Wins European Award
C.W. Hood Yachts is proud to announce that we won the Spirit of Tradition under 40-feet in Classic Boat Magazine's annual contest. This is a great honor from a UK magazine whose readers and our friends and customers came out in support of our C.W. Hood 32. If you haven't… SEE MORE
Acadia Yacht Sales Becomes Sabre, Back Cove Dealer
The newly formed Acadia Yacht Sales, a partnership between owners William Seale, PhD, and Christopher DiMillo, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Oxford Boatyard Yacht Sales & Sabreline of Annapolis, the northern Chesapeake’s exclusive Sabre Yachts and Back Cove Yachts dealer and yacht brokerage firm. While Bill Seale is… SEE MORE
The Ultimate Vacation: Boatbuilding in Sausalito
Some people might think it’s the perfect vacation. Chesapeake Light Craft, the boat kit experts, has a long history of offering aficionados of elegant small wooden boats the opportunity to bring home more than a tan and some photographs from a week away from the office. With the addition of… SEE MORE
