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Spring Arrives on the St. George Peninsula
From Port Clyde to Tenants Harbor and up to Spruce Head, the winds of change are beginning to blow. Spring is officially here, and the prettiest peninsula in Maine is ready for it! Lobster boats are now heading out to deep waters again, their sterns loaded down with traps that… SEE MORE
Opening Night of Elver Season
“JAYSUS! You scared the shit out of me!” the irate woman with a dip net scolded me. I was afraid that might happen, I said as I apologized. With no flashlight or moonlight yet, I’d quietly made my way down the rocks and across the mud flats to get closer… SEE MORE
Hunt Presents New Surfhunter, New Options
Based on customer demand, Hunt Yachts has added the Surfhunter 36 Coupe to its lines. The Surfhunter 36 Coupe builds on the already proven hull of Hunt’s Harrier 36 to offer more accommodation for extended cruising and is the eleventh model in production by this iconic American brand, all designed… SEE MORE
All in a Name
Once in a while, a boat's name perfectly sums up what we are all seeking at the coast. And aboard this gorgeous Hinckley, certainly most of us would find it. SEE MORE
Pomham Rocks Light Goes Solar
This past week the Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse installed solar panels atop the light station's oil house to provide power for a security system at the island. The work was performed by the Hamilton Ferris Company from Bourne, Massachusetts, with help from FPRL volunteers who also provided the boat… SEE MORE
Thawing Out from a Maine Winter in Steuben
Spring is officially here, thank god. Even though this winter was rather mild, it still feels incredible when that first prolonged blast of warm air settles over Maine's small coastal towns and villages. If you are lucky enough to live on the coast, you know what this feeling is like.… SEE MORE
Maine's "Glass Eel" Fishery Opens
Beginning today, March 22, the shores of Maine's tidal streams will become ragged with fyke nets, mesh mouths open wide to the sea, hoping to funnel migrating elvers into their holds. An elver is a baby American eel, Latin name Anguilla rostrata. They hatch somewhere in the Sargasso Sea near… SEE MORE
On the Hook, Under the Cornice
A Sabre 402, Princess, anchored in Fitzgibbon Cove, off the Behm Canal in southeast Alaska. What a beautiful sight! SEE MORE
Solo Sailor Enters the Homestretch
There are a lot of extraordinary sailors doing extraordinary things these days, whether it's the guys enduring a carbon-fiber pounding in the Volvo Ocean Race or the remarkable speeds being maintained in circumnavigations. But in our mind one of the most impressive feats to have been attempted in recent years… SEE MORE
New Maine Seafood Guide Debuts
I am delighted to announce the launch of the new Maine Seafood Guide, which provides information on Maine seafood species, a guide to fishing methods and gear, and more. This is the only Maine-specific reference for Maine seafood. I identified the need for such a resource while working on an… SEE MORE
Maine Boatbuilders Show 2012
Too many great boats to choose from at the Maine Boatbuilders Show at Portland Yacht Services last weekend. SEE MORE
The Sights and Sounds of a Voyage to Catalina Island
[embed]https://www.vimeo.com/30739668[/embed] After about a ten year hiatus from the annual Catalina Island trips that my family used to take, my dad, sister and I finally reunited on the island and found it just about the way we left it. Catalina is still beautiful, smells just the same, and is full… SEE MORE
