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Cockpit Cuisine: Joys of Al Fresco Dining on a Maine Cruise
Dropping the mooring pennant is the equivalent of an instant vacation for me. Like many vacationers, I like to eat out as a special treat. The difference is that I define “eating out” quite literally: dining out in the cockpit. It is common to see our boat at anchor with… SEE MORE
Fleets, Fireworks and Fun: Windjammer Weekend in Camden
Maine is fortunate to have more than its fair share of traditional sailing ships, but gathering them all together in one harbor can be quite a chore (many of this historic vessels do not have inboard power). For the past several years, the folks in Camden have managed to do… SEE MORE
Savoring Midsummer Dawns in North Haven Harbor
North Haven Island, dead ahead, is a distant patch of greens floating in a field of blues. It’s not until we approach the Sugar Loaves, two plump rising islands in the Fox Islands Thorofare, that other colors bleed into the scene ahead. An ocre ring of rockweed glistens along the… SEE MORE
Lighthouse Marina Joins Southport Dealer Network
Southport Boats, a division of Maritime Marine Group, LLC, is expanding its nationwide sales reach into the Long Island Sound area with the addition of Lighthouse Marina to its dealer network. Lighthouse Marina, of Aquebogue, will represent Southport Boats' entire line of 27-foot and 29-foot center console and express fishing… SEE MORE
Racing for a Cure: Portland's MS Regatta
Saturday, August 17, started out warm and sunny. Portland Harbor was calm, but not for long! Over 110 boats, including sailboats of varying lengths, lobster boats with super-fast engines, and large, powerful tugboats invaded the harbor for the weekend. The MS Harborfest event kicked off on Saturday morning with a… SEE MORE
Losing Track of Time and Loving It on the Maine Coast
As another brilliant August afternoon unfolded over the Maine coast this weekend, I found myself reclining in the sand while the cool waters of Muscongus Bay lapped over my feet. I had kayaked to The Brothers, a small chain of tiny and treeless islands about a mile off the coast… SEE MORE
Sailing Style: Beverly Yacht Club's Ladies Racing Series
The Beverly Yacht Club (BYC) in Marion has hosted a Ladies' Racing Series during the summer months of June, July, and August since 1946. A recent revival has grown the fleet to 14 Twelves, each skippered and crewed by ladies. Every Thursday afternoon, the fleet meets for lunch and then… SEE MORE
Third Annual Penobscot Bay Rendezvous Proves a Charm
Three days of fantastic sailing under cloudless blue skies and three nights of parties under starry skies lit by a waxing moon made for maybe the best year yet for the Penobscot Bay Rendezvous, a three-day celebration of yachting held between Thomaston and Camden. Fifty sail and powerboats, almost double… SEE MORE
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