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Arey's Pond Boat Yard Expands Its Services: Now Offers an Onsite Canvas Shop and Sail Loft
South Orleans, MA – Arey’s Pond Boat Yard, a fixture on Cape Cod for over 60 years, announced today that construction of their new building housing their Marine Canvas and Upholstery Shop and Sail Loft is complete. “We are excited to offer boat and homeowners across Cape Cod, especially lower… SEE MORE
Visitng Mystic Seaport By Water
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvIuHMJbPtc[/embed] Half the fun of Mystic Seaport can be getting there by the water. From all points north and south, the route up Fishers Island Sound leads to the gorgeous Mystic River, and shortly thereafter, to the stunning Mystic Seaport. Mystic Seaport is the nation's leading maritime museum. Founded in… SEE MORE
Whale Ho!
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBn9I8K9tZg?list=PLrPiQIeOoQZEEqImUSA42DwEw0YSSM-dk[/embed] The CHARLES W. MORGAN sails with the whales on Stellwagen Bank. July 11, 2014 https://www.mysticseaport.org/explore/morgan/ Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBn9I8K9tZg?list=PLrPiQIeOoQZEEqImUSA42DwEw0YSSM-dk SEE MORE
A Simple Route to a Stunning Retreat
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvIuHMJbPtc[/embed] Half the fun of Mystic Seaport can be getting there by the water. From all points north and south, the route up Fishers Island Sound leads to the gorgeous Mystic River, and shortly thereafter, to the stunning Mystic Seaport. Mystic Seaport is the nation's leading maritime museum. Founded in… SEE MORE
J 46 | Max Power Bow Thruster Installation
Before heading to the Caribbean for the winter, a J-46 made a pit stop at Great Island Boat Yard. Rigging and cosmetic repairs, as well as electronics and mechanical details, were tackled during the visit, but so was the installation of a new Max Power bow thruster. “Our intention with… SEE MORE
Rowing a small Boat.
Dozing below deck at dawn, I enjoyed the peaceful sound of a passing rower on the calm water, outside our hull. “Dip-squeak, swoosh,…. dip-squeak, swoosh,…. dip-squeak, swoosh….” With long pauses between the melodic sets, the pace was leisurely. For the person in the small boat, I could tell the rowing… SEE MORE
29 Year Old Boston Whaler Repower Project
The Hodgdon Yacht Services team has recently finished a repower project on a 1988 15-foot Boston Whaler. The old Mercury 60 HP outboard engine was replaced with a new Yamaha F60LB motor. Additional work included new lettering and bottom paint, waxing the boat, rewiring lights and the bilge pump, and… SEE MORE
Finding Eden on Isle Au Haut
The popular anchorages on the coast of Maine are well known and marked in sailor’s guidebooks and websites today. While hiking the high island of Isle Au Haut, atop a granite crest on the Western Head, we spied a lovely unnamed cove below. Returning to our boat in nearby Duck… SEE MORE
Hinckley Talaria 48 Swim Platform Install
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miuWWsMDFE4[/embed] MYC recently finished installing a custom carbon fiber swim platform with a teak deck fitted to a SeaLift Hydraulic System for a Hinckley T48. This allows the swim platform to be lowered and raised for launching & retrieval of the RIB. Less time fussing about with the RIB and… SEE MORE
2017 Sailors' Series promises gripping stories of adventures at sea
The 2017 Sailors’ Series speakers at the New Bedford Whaling Museum promise to keep audiences at the edge of their seats with first-hand, gripping stories of adventure and travel – from sailboat racing to navigating Iceberg Alley, and from exploring the North Atlantic Ocean to America’s Great Loop. Themed “Adventures… SEE MORE
New Bedford Whaling Museum welcomes you!
At the heart of the historic City of New Bedford you'll find the New Bedford Whaling Museum, bordered by cobblestone streets, and just steps from the working waterfront. This outstanding cultural gem tells the story of human interaction with whales through time and explores the history of the "City that… SEE MORE
Every old boat tells a story: Here's a short one.
Rockport Harbor never sleeps. There’s always something going on. That’s due in large part to Rockport Marine, a world class wooden boat builder that has been building boats on Rockport Harbor, since 1962. Not long ago in late winter, I stumbled on this old cabin house out behind their building… SEE MORE
