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Ice Breaking in Rockport Harbor
The Coast Guard ice breaker Tackle came into a quite solid Rockport Harbor on the morning of January 4. Ice is dangerous, especially to boats still in the harbor. Rather than run through and create a bunch of tennis court-sized chunks, they appeared to take it slowly and work at… SEE MORE
Cold Crushing Power: USCG Cutter Tackle
Passing by Rockport Harbor this morning, I noticed the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tackle at work. It was impressive watching her carefully navigate to break free the handful of fishing vessels still in the harbor. The Maine winter freeze has only just begun. I couldn't help stopping and taking a… SEE MORE
Penobscot Bay Sea Smoke on a January Morning
Sea smoke, also known as arctic steam fog, usually arrives when the cold winter air moves across the warmer ocean water. It is quite something to see, but the swirling sight dictates that temperatures will easily be below zero and the wind will sweep across the land. January is here… SEE MORE
New Year, New Film of a Classic Herreshoff Under Sail
[embed]https://www.vimeo.com/56156931[/embed] Hopefully the new year finds you and yours happy and healthy. At Shouldered Oar Films in Nantucket we're hoping that 2013 will see the premier of our feature film, Wood/Sails/Dreams. In the meantime, here's a short video of a restored classic, the Nat Herreshoff-designed and built Buzzard's Bay 30… SEE MORE
A Hidden Destination for Annapolis Foodies
Boaters wishing to avoid the energized post-racing sailors at other nearby Annapolis restaurants would be well advised to tie up at the Annapolis City Marina and walk up the dock to the award winning cuisine of the Carrol's Creek Waterfront Restaurant. Carrol's Creek Restaurant, which opened in 1983 and adopted… SEE MORE
Winter on the Maine Coast Is Something to Savor
With a recent batch of fresh snow on the ground, winter has finally arrived to the coast of Maine. Temperatures are predicted to drop below zero at night. Contrary to many opinions, I almost prefer the coast in the dead of winter, when the sea smoke hovers above the ocean… SEE MORE
Why Was 2012 Such a Great Year for Stripers in RI?
Before the season began I would have guessed that we were heading for a lean season as far as striper fishing was concerned here in Rhode Island. After all, the young of the year indexes from the Chesapeake Bay, those seining surveys that count juvenile stripers, had been poor for… SEE MORE
Maine's Working Harbors, a Precious Commodity
Two schooners coasted into Burnt Coat Harbor last season and gave us a lesson in sailing. We followed in the wake of the schooner American Eagle as it took us deep into the harbor, rounded up into the wind, and dropped its anchor, all under sail. Then later, the schooner… SEE MORE
The Many Shapes of Home on the Maine Coast
"Home for the Holidays" is a phrase that can have many meanings. On the eastern coast of Maine, there are so many forms of dwellings, it's hard to keep track of them all. I have seen enormous and elegant cottages in Northeast Harbor and small oceanside camps made entirely of… SEE MORE
Back Cove Yachts Announces New Downeast 37
Back Cove Yachts of Rockland, Maine, is pleased to announce their latest design, the Back Cove Downeast 37, which will debut in July 2013. The company's new tagline, “Practical Elegance, From Maine”, defines the Back Cove Downeast 37 well. It is practical, elegant and perfectly suited for a day trip… SEE MORE
Apprenticeshop Launches a Graduate, Two New Boats
The Apprenticeshop, a school for traditional boatbuilding and seamanship on the Rockland waterfront, honored Kit Macchi, the most recent graduate of the school's two-year apprentice program, on December 14. Following the graduation ceremony, Macchi and her boatbuilding partner Brigit Jividen launched a new Grand Banks dory they had built as… SEE MORE
My First Maine Winter: Keeping Warm By the Ocean
When I moved up to Maine permanently, I was 25 and it was late April. It was that funny time of year when the thought of summer begins to creep into your head but the reality of mud season sits at your feet. I moved into my family's summer house… SEE MORE