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Battleship Cove - A Living Museum of Naval History
In the past few years, I have driven back and forth from the Cape to Providence, Rhode Island, countless times. With every trip through Fall River, I would see the large mast of the battleship USS Massachusetts just visible over the bridge guard rails and make another promise to myself… SEE MORE
More Facilities, More Food, More Fun in Falmouth Foreside
Over the past year, Handy Boat has taken the next steps in improving our waterfront property to fit our customers’ needs. In early 2013 we rebuilt our dock store and turned it into Dockside Provisions, a beautiful new convenience store. Dockside Provisions offers beer, wine, snacks, ice cream, ice, gas,… SEE MORE
Sneak Peek: Check Out Volvo Ocean Race Yachts in Newport
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TItfP20KQho[/embed] The 2014-15 Volvo Ocean Race isn't officially arriving in Newport until May 2015, but sailing fans in New England won't have to wait that long to see these hotshot sailors and their incredible yachts. Team SCA, an all-women entry into the race, is using a transatlantic crossing to train… SEE MORE
Brand-New Lyman-Morse Yacht Wins 2014 Figawi Race
The new version of the e33, built by Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding Co. in Thomaston, Maine, made quite an impression on those following in her wake at the 2014 Figawi Race. The e33LM, a revolutionary hybrid wood/glass hull, was loaded off the truck at Hyannis Marine in Hyannis, Massachusetts. Her crew —… 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
An iPhone Take On Spring In Coastal Maine
I spent the entire winter in south Florida this past year. I enjoyed the sunshine, the warm weather, and the ocean temperatures, but I missed coastal Maine more than I can express. That being said, I feel as if I did not share in the misery that so many of… SEE MORE
Marblehead Designer Opens Showroom on Little Harbor
Award-winning marine interior designer Krisha Plauche of Onboard Interiors, LLC, has opened a showroom office at iconic Little Harbor in Marblehead. Ms. Plauche has been an interior marine designer for over 15 years and is a professional member of the American Society of Interior Designers. She is also a certified… SEE MORE
Victorian Vessel, Victorian Town: Herreshoff Sloop in Belfast
Our gorgeous restored 1902 Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 30 Wachiwi is back in the water here in Belfast and is shown ready to be rigged. She can't wait to set sail again with her owner! The whole harbor looks better with her at the docks, and it sure is great to… SEE MORE
Sandy Hook Market opens in the Atlantic Highlands Municipal Harbor Marina
Sandy Hook Market is now open. They open every day at 5am. Located in the harbor with On the Deck and Sissy's Restaurants. The Market sells fresh seafood and Boating and Fishing Supplies. They also carry convenience goods such as snacks, ice, cold drinks, paper towels, gloves, etc. The Market… SEE MORE
Launch Season, Party Season at Boston's Rowes Wharf
We all love the arrival of warmer weather because it means we can head back out on the water — but it also means we can return to parties at the waterfront! The USHarbors crew was fortunate to be able to join our friends from Sabre Yachts and Boston Yacht Sales… SEE MORE
At Last, Spring Striper Fishing Explodes at RI Shore
One spot. One night. One hundred fish landed. Any doubts that we would even get a spring migration were erased on May 2, as I saw a small army of fisherman hauling in one fish after another in a popular spot along the oceanfront. And, I didn't see just schoolies.… SEE MORE
Meet Our May Calendar Girl: Thelma
It may be spring at the Calendar of Wooden Boats’ headquarters in Brooklin, Maine, but in New Zealand, where May’s boat Thelma was designed and built, it is fall.Thelma is seen here sailing in the Mediterranean but her home waters are in Auckland, where she is now part of The… SEE MORE