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Busy Days, Classic Projects at Brooklin Boat Yard
Few places are as relaxing as the Blue Hill peninsula, and few places are as interesting for boat-lovers to visit as Brooklin Boat Yard in Center Harbor. The USHarbors crew took a stroll around the yard recently and was blown away by the diversity of projects underway at this top-notch… SEE MORE
Migrant Birds Spotted on Petit Manan Island
Starting the day we arrived on the island, we have been keeping track of all the bird species that we’ve seen. In just over two weeks, our list has exceeded fifty different bird species! The majority of them are migrants — birds that are passing through on their way to… SEE MORE
Preparing a Classic in Camden for a Bold Adventure
It’s always a treat when the first boat of the season arrives at the Wayfarer docks from the Caribbean. It’s especially satisfying when it’s a gorgeous classic like Nordwind, the 86’ yawl that we got to know this year down in Antigua. Built in 1939 for the German Navy to… SEE MORE
Touring the USS Constellation in Baltimore
While in Baltimore's Inner Harbor be sure to visit the Historic Ships in Baltimore, which consists of four ships from various eras of US maritime history and a Chesapeake Bay lighthouse. The most affordable entrance fee to Historic Ships of Baltimore is obtained by presenting a AAA membership card, which reduces… SEE MORE
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
