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Deer Isle, a Delightful Watery Escape
Deer Isle, a geographically fractured island that marks the eastern boundary of Penobscot Bay, splits into numerous pieces of land, each protected by a seemingly endless amount of harbors, coves, inlets, and islands. Surrounded on all four sides by separate bodies of water, the island is truly a paradise for… SEE MORE
Lighthouse Volunteers Rewarded with Whale Show
Cape Cod Chapter volunteers took a moment from their work at Race Point Light Station on Sunday, April 1, to do a little whale watching. A few whales were really putting on an incredible show just a couple of hundred yards offshore! SEE MORE
Creating a Storm Plan: 4 Tips to Remember
There is little that can be done on board once a Category 2 or above hurricane arrives. Make your preparations, EARLY, and seek shelter on shore. Check your insurance for a named storm clause which may pay, at least partially, for hauling expenses. But storms less powerful than hurricanes will… SEE MORE
Planning for Summer Means Planning for Storms
If you're like most sailors, April finds you making plans for the boating season ahead. You're probably scouring the charts and deciding which favorite harbors to visit this year, and which new destinations to plug into the GPS. I learned the hard way, though, that in addition to these dreamy… SEE MORE
Compass Project Launches Youth-Built Dory
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3NWGDcwt3s[/embed] Last June students from Casco Bay High School launched their Gloucester Light Dory built by students in an after school program designed to introduce students to engineering through boat building. This video, filmed by a crew from MaineToday Media, captures the excitement and pride involved with such a boat… SEE MORE
Welcome: Lots of Schoolies Appear at RI Oceanfront
There has been a trickle of fish all week along the oceanfront. But, the Mother Lode arrived today. My son, Ben, gets the first big numbers of the season in the Pickering family, as he fished the oceanfront today and came away with 25 schoolies. He was not alone in… SEE MORE
A Trove of Historic Marblehead Images
Thanks to the wonders of the Internet, we're constantly discovering, and sharing, new wonderful collections of historic coastal images. This collection, from the Boston Public Library's collection of images by Leslie Jones (1886-1967) has some of the most stunning shots we've ever seen from in and around Marblehead. To see… SEE MORE
Biennial Catboat Rendezvous Yields Fun, Champions
North vs. South. East vs. Midwest and West. Florida Chamber of Commerce weather with plenty of wind adding to the excitement. Excellent racing, good friendships, lots of food and drink. Even the Useppa Olympics! Everyone was a winner at the biennial Useppa Island Rendezvous, hosted this winter by the Useppa… SEE MORE
Cozy Cabin Comfort
Isn't this the coziness we're all striving for belowdecks? Sorry, this one's already under contract at Classic Boat Shop. But I'll bet there's another listing that would fit the bill nicely... SEE MORE
Seeing the Beauty of the Details: Cape Cod Catboats
[embed]https://www.vimeo.com/31676425[/embed] Much of the magic of wooden boats is in the details: the way a mast heel fits into the step, the way a fastener bites into a frame. In this short clip, Bill Sauerbrey, a boatbuilder with Beetle, Inc., in Wareham, Massachusetts, explains the beauty of fitting such details… SEE MORE
Positive Influences: Halsey Herreshoff
[embed]https://www.vimeo.com/31677175[/embed] The more we follow the threads of this story the more we are drawn into our connections with the past. What began as a short film about the old days on Nantucket and the first Opera House Cup has now added a new story element: The importance of preserving… SEE MORE
Newport Crew Strong in Brutal Volvo Race
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrKQgJykdO4[/embed] The Newport-based crew of Puma's Mar Mostro is looking strong as they hold onto second place in a brutal Leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race, from Auckland, New Zealand, to Itajai, Brazil. The leg has seen plenty of casualties so far: the crew of Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing… SEE MORE
