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Maine's "Glass Eel" Fishery Opens
Beginning today, March 22, the shores of Maine's tidal streams will become ragged with fyke nets, mesh mouths open wide to the sea, hoping to funnel migrating elvers into their holds. An elver is a baby American eel, Latin name Anguilla rostrata. They hatch somewhere in the Sargasso Sea near… SEE MORE
Thawing Out from a Maine Winter in Steuben
Spring is officially here, thank god. Even though this winter was rather mild, it still feels incredible when that first prolonged blast of warm air settles over Maine's small coastal towns and villages. If you are lucky enough to live on the coast, you know what this feeling is like.… SEE MORE
Maine Boatbuilders Show 2012
Too many great boats to choose from at the Maine Boatbuilders Show at Portland Yacht Services last weekend. SEE MORE
Launching the 2012 Boating Season in Style
Boating season in some areas of the country has been underway for weeks or even months (indeed, for some fortunate souls it never ends), but in harbors north of the Mason-Dixon Line we usually have to wait until April at least before we wet the oars. But with the thermometer… SEE MORE
Out of the Mold: An Ocean Racing Yacht
There is a particular moment during the process of building a boat when the dream of a yacht suddenly turns into reality. In a wooden boat, it's when the shutter plank is installed. In a fiberglass boat, it's the moment the hull is removed from the mold. At Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding… SEE MORE
Sailing to Frenchboro in the Fog
Sailing to Frenchboro in the fog seems natural to us. The fog is familiar on our way to the little working harbor, we’ve seen it before. Under our quiet sails, with Frenchboro to windward, we’re safe moving slowly, hearing distant working engines and keeping clear of passing islands. After many… SEE MORE
Young Rockland Sailors Prepare for Racing Season
The spring sailing season is right around the corner, and Rockland Community Sailing’s High School Sailing Team is hosting a Spring Kickoff meeting for students interested in joining the fun and fast growing sport of sailing. The kickoff will be held Thursday, March 29, at 7 p.m. in The Apprenticeshop… SEE MORE
The Name Game on Maine's Working Boats
A boat's name can say a lot about its owner, its location, or its current state of being. I have seen boats that are named for former flames or former pets. Boats that carry on the tradition of the past and ones that convey the present and the future. I… SEE MORE
SV Windquist Adventures in Pulpit Harbor
There is nothing like enjoying a sunset from the deck of a boat. And the sunsets in Pulpit Harbor, Maine, are among the best, bar none. SEE MORE
Front Street Shipyard Introduces New Hunt Design
Front Street Shipyard is introducing the Northport 55, a new yacht by renowned designers C. Raymond Hunt Associates. The Northport 55 is a new boat by Hunt Design. The Northport 55 features a flybridge with a centerline helm and two companion seats, a settee with table, and a small bar.… SEE MORE
Stopping By Beals Island's Working Waterfront
The term working waterfront means many things to many different people, but to me, the concept of a working waterfront must center on the ability for local fisherman to use the waterfront land that is available to them in any way possible as to maximize their profit and efficiency. Beals… SEE MORE
Chasing Periwinkles in Maine's Sunrise County
A beautiful late winter sunrise creeps over the tall spruce trees of Roque Bluffs, as the calm waters of Englishman Bay spill onto the vast crescent-shaped beach and begin to turn pink in the glow of the rising sun. The massive tides that define Washington County were at their lowest… SEE MORE