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Paddling with the Puffins of Petit Manan
By Ray Wirth at TouringKayaks.com Water Walker Sea Kayak, LLC We rose at dawn and drove to a rocky beach south of Steuben. We donned the thick black wetsuits needed to paddle safely in 50 degree waters, launched from the rocky beach, and paddled south along Petit Manan Point, all the… SEE MORE
Hinckley Brings Service to Newport, Opens IYRS Office
Hinckley Yacht Services’ eight service facilities from Southwest Harbor, Maine, to Naples, Florida, has added Newport Harbor to the list. Beginning May 23, the company will provide maintenance or repairs at docks and moorings anywhere on the Newport waterfront. Hinckley has opened an office in the International Yacht Restoration School’s… SEE MORE
Success at the Shore, Disappointment on the Bay
My son, Chris, needed help moving back home from Narragansett on Monday. So, I figured I would get down to the oceanfront early and fish a bit in the daytime and move his stuff later. It was a good move. I found decent numbers of keeper bass and landed three… SEE MORE
Spring in Rockport: Boat Launches, Rigging, and Paint
Springtime in my harbor is bittersweet. It’s exciting to see our small coastal village come to life after a long quiet winter. On the other hand, as each new spring arrives, our comfortable sleepy harbor seems a little busier. It’s plain to see Rockport Harbor becomes a bit more “discovered”… SEE MORE
America's Cup Announces Newport Marine Traffic Plan
Organizers of the America's Cup World Series Event in Newport have announced the marine traffic plans and restricted areas that will be in place while the teams are racing June 23-July 1. While recreational vessels will be allowed to enter and exit Narragansett Bay via a small waterway corridor on… SEE MORE
Newport Racing Crew Ready to Pounce on Podium
Newport's Kenny Read and the rest of the crew aboard Mar Mostro are ready to pounce upon the overall podium of the Volvo Ocean Race, with just one point separating them from third place and only fourteen points keeping them away from the top spot. The Puma- and BERG Propulsion-sponsored… SEE MORE
Historic Fife To Be On Display At Maine Show
Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Show is thrilled to have Rockport Marine’s latest restoration, the 83’ Fife designed schooner, Adventuress, at the main dock for the 2012 Show in Rockland. This 1924 design is one of the largest Fifes in North America and is both historically significant and beautiful. It… SEE MORE
Spring Laser Regatta Offers Dose of Summer Sailing
Mother Nature provided midcoast Maine dinghy racers with a taste of things to come by delivering unseasonably warm temperatures and gentle breezes for the second running of the All Souls Regatta on May 20 in Thomaston. Fifteen sailors — including USHarbors' own John K. Hanson, Jr. — put their Lasers… SEE MORE
Launch Days at the Hinckley Yard
A blast of warm weather seems to have awoken boatyards across New England, but perhaps nowhere appears as ready for summer as the docks and service yard of the Hinckley Company in Southwest Harbor. Travelifts are humming, rigging is getting tuned, and already the docks are filling up with some… SEE MORE
Sharks, Touch-Tank to Greet Aquarium Visitors
Four dogfish sharks have just arrived at our aquarium in Newport! They are part of a new touch-tank shark and skate exhibit that will be open to the public on Saturday, May 26, when the aquarium reopens for the summer season. The center will remain open daily through Labor Day… SEE MORE
Finding Springtime and Serenity on Swans Island
Simply put, Swans Island is one of the most beautiful pieces of earth that you will ever step foot on. Rolling hills lead to large and well-protected Burnt Coat Harbor. The sturdy lighthouse at Hockamock Head stands tall above the rocky shores below. Fields of green grass seem to extend… SEE MORE
Prepped for Morning Customers on the Potomac
The sun fades into a tranquil scene at Point Lookout Marina in Ridge, Maryland, near the mouth of the Potomac River. SEE MORE