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The Boat School Charts a New Course of Its Own
Last spring, Husson University decided to halt classes at The Boat School in Eastport, Maine, as of graduation day 2012. As a result of this decision, the school did not take on a freshman class for the upcoming fall semester. This was disheartening to all in the industry, to say… SEE MORE
Understanding the Science, Industry Behind Scallop Fishing
The nearshore sea scallop fishery in Maine state waters has fluctuated over the years and declined recently. Scallops still thrive in Cobscook Bay, where harvesters collected them by hand (SCUBA diving, hence the descriptor "diver-caught" or just "diver scallop”) and by dredge. Dredge and trawl are the primary methods of… SEE MORE
A Dinghy Like No Other
One of the aspects of boating that I appreciate the most is that it serves as the great equalizer: the handyman on his five-thousand dollar yard sale special may be having just as much fun on the bay as the venture capitalist on his multimillion-dollar yacht. And yet, when I’m… SEE MORE
Powered by Sabre and Back Cove, DiMillo's Doubles Sales
We love to hear about how our partners on USHarbors are helping each other succeed, and that certainly sounds like the case with DiMillo's Yacht Sales in Portland. The yacht dealer, who also has an office in Glen Cove, New York, told Mainebiz that his sales have doubled twice over… SEE MORE
Scalloping for a Living; a Dangerous Pursuit
Scallop diving is dangerous business, make no mistake about it. Divers plunge into the icy waters of down east Maine, sometimes sixty to seventy feet down, all while the water temperature sits in the mid 30’s and the winter winds howl above the oceans choppy surface. It’s dangerous alright, but… SEE MORE
The Sights and Smells of the Boatbuilders Show on Cape Cod
It's a fact: You can tell how good something is by how it smells. And the Boatbuilders Show at Cape Cod smelled like boatbuilding at its best when it opened its doors on February 10, with the essence of fresh varnish, paint, and clean fiberglass greeting people as they walked… SEE MORE
Sail Newport Blows Its Mortgage to Bits
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6YcJrbedI4[/embed] After fifteen years, Sail Newport is delighted to retire the mortgage on its building at Fort Adams in Newport. But instead of the usual mortgage-burning ceremony that many homeowners perform when they finish paying off their home, our Executive Director Brad Read decided to put a maritime spin on… SEE MORE
As Far Down East As You Can Get: Lubec
East of anywhere, the town of Lubec has a frontier-like quality to it, especially in the middle of a Maine winter. Standing on the town dock, you can look right across to Campobello Island and up the mouth of Cobscook Bay to Canada and the islands of New Brunswick. On… SEE MORE
NOAA Doubles Gulf of Maine Winter Flounder Catch Limits
NOAA announced today that it is doubling the amount of Gulf of Maine winter flounder commercial fishermen can catch from almost 510,000 pounds to more than 1.1 million pounds for the current fishing season, which ends April 30. New scientific information shows that overfishing is no longer occurring on this… SEE MORE
Wooden Boats: Celebrating a Magnificent Obsession
[embed]https://www.vimeo.com/35427396[/embed] “If a man is to be obsessed by something, I suppose a boat is as good as anything, perhaps a bit better than most.” - E. B. White This brand-new trailer for our latest film "Wood/Sails/Dreams" explores the resurgence of wooden boats and traditional wooden boat building that began… SEE MORE
A Sail Through History Along the Fox Island Thorofare
Someone planning to move their boat southward through Maine once asked me, “I won’t have much time to spend in Penobscot Bay, what is the one thing I shouldn’t miss?” That’s such a dismal thought, but my answer came quickly: “Sail through the Fox Island Thorofare”. The Fox Island Thoroughfare… SEE MORE
Oyster Farm, Oyster Bar: A Delectable RI Destination
At Matunuck Oyster Farm & Bar near Point Judith Harbor, veteran oysterman Perry Raso grows Eastern oysters in a saltwater lagoon behind the barrier of East Matunuck State Beach and the waves of Block Island Sound. A relentless educator who likes to share his story, Raso is also a determined,… SEE MORE
