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New Sabre 38 SE to Debut at Maine Show
Boatbuilders often choose the Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Show as the place to show off their newest designs, and this year's show will be no exception. Sabre Yachts has chosen to debut its new power yacht, the Sabre 38 Salon Express, at the show, which runs August 10-12 on… SEE MORE
An Unexpected Guest on the Brothers Islands
Hello again from the Brothers. Since our last post we have had a very special visitor, an adorable young harbor seal pup. This young pup we found one morning stranded in the cove that connects Eastern to Western Brother’s Island. It is not unusual to see harbor seals from Western… SEE MORE
Watching the Weather Break from Atop the Camden Hills
To watch a week-long, rain-soaked, and downright dreary weather pattern break is one thing. To watch it break from the top of Mount Battie in Camden, with the vast and island-studded expanse of Penobscot Bay below you, is quite another. Giant and puffy clouds, white as the driven snow, race… SEE MORE
Maine's Newest Boatyard Buzzes With Activity
As the new kid on the boatbuilding and yacht-service block in Maine, Front Street Shipyard might be expected to take it easy during its first year of operation. Drop by the brand-new yard at the head of Penobscot Bay, however, and you'll quickly see that already Front Street has become… SEE MORE
Rockland Yacht Club Hosts Solstice Race and BBQ
On Saturday, June 23, the Rockland Yacht Club will celebrate the longest day of the year by hosting the annual Solstice Race and Barbecue. All sailors are welcome! There will be three PHRF divisions: Division 1 will group ratings up to 160, Division 2 will group rates from 161 and… SEE MORE
An Evening at Lyman-Morse to Benefit Land Trust
Please join the Georges River Land Trust to celebrate twenty-five years of conservation along the St. George River! Georges River Land Trust is hosting a series of events this summer that both highlight the beauties of the St. George River watershed and offer some great entertainment in mid-coast Maine. One… SEE MORE
First Sabre 38 Salon Express Approaches Launch Date
Construction of the first hull of Sabre Yachts' new 38 Salon Express motoryacht continues on schedule at Sabre’s yard in Raymond, Maine. This new design from Kevin Burns and the Sabre Design Team uses several key technologies to provide boaters with a quiet, smooth and fuel efficient ride. Her hull… SEE MORE
Technology and Vigilance Help Protect Wildlife on Metinic
Sometimes it’s a hard life being a tern: there’s bad weather, trying to find food, and trying to avoid becoming food. Our research is not always done when the sun sets. Some predators will use the cover of night to their advantage. Because of this we use night vision binoculars… SEE MORE
Former Boat of the Year to be on Display at 2012 Show
Kathleen IV, a fifty-foot Wesmac hull that was finished off for a knowledgeable owner and debuted at the 2008 show and was selected by Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors magazine as one of the Boats of thee Year, will be on display at this year's show in Rockland. The boat… SEE MORE
Preparing Maine's Seabird Islands for Summer
Now that our summer intern program has begun, crews are busy preparing the islands of the Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuges for the seabirds that call them home each summer. Here are two reports, from Metinic and from Eastern and Western Brother's Islands. From Metinic, the crew of Chelsea… SEE MORE
For the Birds: A Weekend on Outer Green Island
We arrived on Outer Green Island by small boat out of Falmouth, and then even smaller boat onto the protected seabird nesting island in Casco Bay. It was quickly apparent that the best method of landing ashore was via wing power; perhaps second choice might have been via boogie board… SEE MORE
Readying for Bermuda: Teak, Electronics, and Hard Work
Preparing for yachts for the Newport-Bermuda Race puts boatyards through a race of their own, and we've had a big one this year. Sky, a Swan 53, joined Front Street Shipyard in February shortly after getting a new owner. The decision was made during the owner’s first visit that the… SEE MORE