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Hodgdon Yacht Services is now a Fully Authorized Yamaha Dealer
Great news - Hodgdon Yacht Services is now a fully authorized Yamaha outboard dealer! The company - which has been an authorized Yamaha Service Center for the past 29 years - is now certified to sell the full line of engines. Special new dealership pricing will be offered on the… SEE MORE
5:45 AM: Escape to Buckle Island.
If not for the soft hoarse clucks of a few nearby Eider ducks, there would be complete silence on Buckle Harbor. The elements of Buckle Island are shells, tree bark and wood, conifer needles and cones, moss, etc. Trail description: Mossy gates, crusty lichen, delightful dead ends. A faint human… SEE MORE
The JFK Musuem and Cape Cod Baseball Hall of Fame
John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, remains one of the most loved and admired figures in American history. In no place is this more true than the small Cape Cod communities of Hyannis and Hyannis Port. Hyannis Port, Massachusetts is situated midway down the Cape's southern… SEE MORE
MAYFLOWER II: The restoration of an historic icon
The MAYFLOWER II was towed by the tug JAGUAR from her berth in Plymouth, MA to the Mystic Seaport Museum earlier this week. The tall ship is a replication of the original MAYFLOWER that carried Pilgrims to the continent in 1620. MAYFLOWER II was built by Upham Shipyard in Devon,… SEE MORE
Vinalhaven Island: A long history of lobsters and granite
Fifteen-ish foggy miles from Rockland, Maine is the offshore community of Vinalhaven. The largest of the Fox Islands, Vinalhaven has a population of 1200 or so and, as with much of coastal Maine, a growing summer crowd. On the southern end of the island is the town of Vinalhaven and… SEE MORE
Fall Sailing on the coast of New England is for the locals.
The summer folk have gone home, their boats hauled. Snowbirds and cruisers - winter on their heels, are fleeing Southward. We have several overnight getaways within a couple hour sail from our moored boat, a few steps from home on the coast of Maine. An hour and a half after… SEE MORE
The Cape Cod Cranberry
Nearly every day, Dodger (my loyal canine friend) and I walk the cranberry bogs of Bourne. I tend to watch the steady changing of the seasons and Dodger hunts frogs. Dodger is not a skilled hunter, however, and it's been a solid four years of hunting with out a single… SEE MORE
10/06/16 - Projected Path and Timeline of Hurricane Matthew
Slow-moving and dangerous Hurricane Matthew is expected to make landfall along the middle of the east coast of Florida in the early hours of the morning on Friday, October 7. Matthew, currently a Category 3 hurricane, remains a very dangerous hurricane and is expected to create high storm surges between… SEE MORE
The 28th Annual Pat West Race
I am sure writing this will cause some argument (maybe even inspire a few spirited comments), but the Vineyard Haven fleet of wooden boats rivals those of anywhere in the states, including the harbors of Brooklin, Maine and Mystic, Connecticut. It's not just one or two relics dotting the mooring… SEE MORE
Chasing Sunsets on Cape Cod
There are few better ways to spend a night than chasing sunsets on Buzzards Bay. I have my favorite spots, but the numerous harbors, beaches and bogs offer up some of the best views in New England. The western shore of Cape Cod is not a long stretch; the Bourne… SEE MORE
6:03 AM in Seal Bay.
6:03 AM in Seal Bay. There is always something to see in Seal Bay on the east side of Vinalhaven Island in Penobscot Bay. Sunrises, Eagles and Ospreys and of course seals. Being as beautiful and protected as an anchorage can be, you’re likely to see a few boats as… SEE MORE
The Battle for the Atlantic: Discovery and Exploration of the Coast of North Carolina
On July of 1942, only months after America’s entry into WWII, the freighter BLUEFIELDS was part of a 24-ship convoy traveling from Virginia to Florida. 35 miles of the coast of Cape Hatteras, U-Boat 576 was on its fifth wartime patrol and first trip to American shores. Upon the successful… SEE MORE
