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Tropical Storm Florence to become Hurricane, East Coast braces for the worst
Tonight, the 8th, Tropical Storm Florence is expected to turn into Hurricane Florence, and poses a significant threat to the East Coast of the US. By the end of next week, there is a significant chance that Florence will make landfall in the Low Country states, Georgia, South Carolina and… SEE MORE
Top 5 Boat Shows for Fall 2018
With Labor Day Weekend behind us, summer is all but over. For boaters, that doesn't mean the end of the fun. Boat shows and other events around the country carry on through the fall and winter, and here is our pick of the biggest and best shows between now and… SEE MORE
Ida Lewis Distance Finds its Pace, Names Winners in Five Classes
NEWPORT, R.I. (August 19, 2018) – With its largest fleet ever, the 14th edition of the Ida Lewis Distance Race started Friday (August 17) at lunchtime south of Rose Island (in Narragansett Bay’s East Passage) and saw its first of 47 teams finish off Ida Lewis Yacht Club (in Newport… SEE MORE
Salem To Host Fleet Of Rare Vintage Boats August 25-26
The Antique & Classic Boat Festival is featured by Yankee Magazine this summer as its “favorite event” in all of Massachusetts! This is the Festival’s 36th year. It was founded in Boston in 1983 to celebrate that historic port and has since moved to another historic port – Salem, Massachusetts.… SEE MORE
Ida Lewis Distance Race Goes Big on Friday August 17th
NEWPORT, R.I. (August 13, 2018) – With 51 teams registered to compete, the 2018 Ida Lewis Distance Race will create quite the spectacle of sail when it starts at 12:30 p.m. on Friday (August 17) between Fort Adams and Rose Island. Prior to the gun, Ida Lewis Yacht Club’s Race… SEE MORE
NOAA forecasters lower Atlantic hurricane season prediction
Conditions in the ocean and the atmosphere are conspiring to produce a less active Atlantic hurricane season than initially predicted in May, though NOAA and FEMA are raising caution as the season enters its peak months. “There are still more storms to come – the hurricane season is far from… SEE MORE
Growth at Great Island Boat Yard Creates New Opportunities
Great Island Boat Yard is in search of full-time, year-round Finishers. We currently have an excellent team of yacht finish technicians, but wish to expand our team as our business contintues to grow. Duties include both varnish and brush painting on boat interiors and exteriors. Successful candidates will be detail… SEE MORE
Women Sailors Heading to Austin for Sailing Championship
Austin Yacht Club to Host 2018 USSCA Women's North American Championship Sept. 28-30 Austin, TX: Women from around the country will be in Austin competing in the 2018 USSCA Women's North American Championship this September. Austin Yacht Club is hosting the event on Lake Travis. The Club is putting on… SEE MORE
Jonathan White, Author of TIDES: The Science and Spirit of the Ocean, to attend Maine Boat & Home Show
The regular rise and fall of the seas is a phenomenon we are all familiar with. In fact, US Harbors is so intimately connected to the tides through our popular tide charts, it could be described as a website powered by the moon! The author Jonathan White explores humanity's connection… SEE MORE
Distinctive Dutch Yacht, sealed and finished with West System and Epifanes
An awesome photo from our counterparts at Epifanes in Aalsmeer, Holland including this beauty. This is a "boeier," a classic Friesland sailing barge with its signature apple-shaped bow. It's sealed with West System and finished with rolled Epifanes Poly-urethane Clear. Check out the swinging leeboard. These were designed specifically for… SEE MORE
36th Annual Antique & Classic Boat Festival - only one more month to go!
You won’t want to miss it! Yankee Magazine has featured the Antique & Classic Boat Festival as its favorite event in all of Massachusetts! More than 40 rare vintage sail and powerboats will be on display over the August 25-26 weekend at Brewer Hawthorne Cove Marina in Salem, Massachusetts. Come. … SEE MORE
Best Beach Towns for 2018
It's mid-July, and if you haven't been to a beach yet, chances are you're thinking about it. But where to go? Where is the best beach near you? What makes it better than the rest? Weather, house prices, crime rate, restaurants and more are all factored in to a report… SEE MORE