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A Rendezvous to Remember on Penobscot Bay
As my good friend Mark Abb and I set off from Rockport Harbor during the afternoon of August 17, we soon realized that we would be running right through the middle of the Penobscot Bay Rendezvous, an annual regatta that features an incredible collection of sailboats, all dancing around gracefully… SEE MORE
Kayaking Maine's Outer Islands Off Tenants Harbor
Tenants Harbor is a beautiful place, and kayaking around the majestic islands that surround it is something else entirely. There's Northern, Southern, Mosquito, Seavey, High, and Clark Islands. There are small little anchorages like the Brothers, Spectacles, and Long Cove. There are magnificent houses down the shoreline of Harts Neck,… SEE MORE
Lobster Yacht Project Enters the Home Stretch
For most boatbuilding projects, seeing the light of day is a tremendous milestone and cause for celebration. Twist, a 45-foot lobster yacht that the crew at South Shore Boatworks has been rebuilding for two years, was recently moved outside and then relocated for finishing. When completed, this American lobster yacht… SEE MORE
Portland Hosts Maine’s Largest Regatta Ever
I’ve heard it said that the attention span of kids between 8 and 15 years old is decreasing as modern technology, especially hand-held devices, increases. This wasn’t what I witnessed during the USODA 2013 New England Championship, held August 5-8 at SailMaine in Portland! I saw three hundred-plus, focused, highly… SEE MORE
Restored Fife Yacht Shows Well at Marblehead
The restored 1929 Fife 8m Quest, which was restored recently at French & Webb, is off to a super start to the racing season. On August 10 at Marblehead she came in third overall out of 60 classic yachts participating in the Corinthian Classic Yacht Regatta, the first leg of… SEE MORE
Rain or Shine, It's Always a Fine Day at a Boat Show
If the 2013 Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Show was this much fun in the rain on August 9, in the perfect weather forecast for Saturday and Sunday, it's bound to be over the moon. There's always a nice mix at this boat show in Rockland. This year they've added… SEE MORE
Two Jarvis Newman Sisters at the Marblehead Town Dock
We always love having C.W. Hood projects at the dock together, and when they're both Jarvis Newman yachts, it's a match made in heaven! Lionfish, at left in this photo taken at the Marblehead town dock, is a Jarvis Newman 46 built in 1978 by Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding Company. She was… SEE MORE
Eggemoggin Reach Regatta Gathers the Classics
Every summer, the Eggemoggin Reach Regatta draws classic wooden yachts from near and far to Center Harbor, home to WoodenBoat, Brooklin Boatyard, and a variety of other marine craftsmen who have made Brooklin the (self-proclaimed) "boatbuilding capital of the world." The 2013 event delivered a little bit of everything: light… SEE MORE
H-Class Nationals Deliver Fun on Martha's Vineyard
The H-Class Nationals were hosted in Edgartown on August 3-4 by Edgartown Yacht Club. The weekend was excellent, with Saturday providing plenty of wind and spray and Sunday serving up calm with blue skies and light winds. A fleet of 27 boats met to compete. Some traveling sailors rented local… SEE MORE
Essentials: A List of Items Every Cruiser Needs Onboard
Even as we're completing interior projects on some of the most gorgeous yachts in New England, we know that these boats will be used to cruise. And for that, you need a checklist of what to bring! Here's a handy list of the staples that everyone needs to have onboard,… SEE MORE
Great Summer Sailing for Newport's Classic 12 Meters
There's always great sailing in Narragansett Bay, but in August we like to mix it up a bit and head to some other great racing destinations. First, we head to Martha's Vineyard for the Edgartown Yacht Club 12 Meter Regatta (the 2013 event will be held August 10-11). Then, the… SEE MORE
Circumnavigation of Pulpit Harbor, In a Tiny Boat
What could be finer than sailing a Joel White Nutshell Pram through Pulpit Harbor beneath an expansive Maine blueberry on whipped cream sky? Taking the dogs along! Call me crazy, but I think our dogs love sailing. Eve, our Nutshell Pram that delighted our two tiny kids nearly 20 years… SEE MORE
