Search for More News:
Sailing Through Boat Show Season: Annapolis 2015
The USHarbors crew doesn't dread the end of sailing season like many boaters do, since for us it means that boat show season is upon us. We enjoyed a few days at the United States Sailboat Show in Annapolis last weekend and once again came away feeling that yachts are… SEE MORE
Two Very Different Cats, Both at Home on the Chesapeake
Two cats, two very different styles of sailing. At Arey's Pond Boat Yard we are always pleased to deliver our boats to the Chesapeake, since the Chesapeake Bay's shallow waters are ideally suited to catboats. On a recent delivery to Easton, we were surprised to see that our customer already… SEE MORE
Wooden Boatbuilder Releases Center Console Kit Option
Since its 2012 launch, Chesapeake Light Craft’s Peeler Skiff kit has become very popular as a light and sturdy fishing and utility skiff. The 15-footer is a bigger building project than the typical CLC kayak or sailing dinghy, but its construction is straightforward enough for first-timers. In just two years,… SEE MORE
Hunt Yachts to Sponsor Annapolis Leukemia Cup Regatta
Hunt Yachts is proud to announce that it will sponsor the Annapolis Leukemia Cup Regatta, an annual yacht race held in the waters of Chesapeake Bay each spring. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Leukemia Cup Regatta combines the joy of sailing and water sports with the crucial task of raising… 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
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
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
Hunt Yachts Opens New Sales Office on Eastern Shore
Hunt Yachts, based in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, is pleased to announce the relocation of its Chesapeake sales office from Annapolis to Oxford, Maryland, on the Chesapeake's Eastern Shore. The new Hunt Yachts Chesapeake sales office is located at the Hinckley Company service yard at the old Crockett Brothers boat yard,… SEE MORE
Chesapeake Yacht Center Joins Southport Dealer Network
Southport Boats, a division of Maritime Marine Group, LLC, is adding Chesapeake Yacht Center to its dealer network. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, Chesapeake Yacht Center will offer Southport’s entire line of 27-foot and 29-foot center consoles, express style, and tender models to the Maryland area. Chesapeake Yacht Sales will be… SEE MORE
Stuart Knockabout Finds a Home on the Chesapeake
The newest Stuart Knockabout, built on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, has found a new home in Annapolis, Maryland. Thistle, SK 79, was launched in late June and joins two other boats in the area. The design turns 80 years old this year, and Thistle's classic looks are sure to complement the… SEE MORE
Maine, Annapolis, Cleaveland: Classic Sloop Comes Home
The Pisces 21 Blossom was proudly delivered to her owners this week. Prior to delivery she was exhibited at The Annapolis Spring Sailboat Show, where she was admired and received many compliments. Classic Boat Shop's Jean Beaulieu packed up the boat in Annapolis on April 28 and departed early the… SEE MORE
Sea Grant Gains Perspective to Breed a Better Oyster
Three oyster researchers took a road trip into the minds of seafood buyers, visiting high-end restaurants to find out what makes a half-shell oyster worth purchasing. The Virginia Sea Grant-funded research team wants to breed a better, more profitable oyster for Virginia’s aquaculture industry. So far, they have concentrated on… SEE MORE