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In the Lee of Acadia: Welcome to Great Cranberry Island
Great Cranberry Island, a lovely oasis of sloping meadows, protected inlets, and rocky shores, is truly a place where you can escape the hustle and bustle of the outside world. Sitting just two miles off Mount Desert Island, GCI, as the locals call it, is the largest of the Cranberry… SEE MORE
One Joystick, 48 Feet of Fun
For me, winter is a time to fantasize about "the next boat" and what exactly it will be. When it's snowing outside and I'm sitting warm and toasty by the fire, somehow I find myself freed from the constraints of reality. I thought I might be dreaming when I stumbled… SEE MORE
Enjoying Knockabouts and Evening in Hadley Harbor
Woods Hole, the infamous current-ripped passage between Vineyard Sound and Buzzards Bay, gives me the willies. The combination of the racing current in the channel and rocks not far out of the channel is a bit too thrilling for me. But by timing our passage correctly, paying close attention to… SEE MORE
Pulling a Living from the Mud in Milbridge
His name is Richard Stanwood, his profession is clamming, and his home is Milbridge. A stout fifty-four-year-old who has been raking the local mudflats since he was 7, Stanwood wouldn’t have it any other way. “I was born right here in this town, over there on my kitchen table,” he… SEE MORE
Lake Tashmoo: Part Hurricane Hole, Part Boater's Playground
Dodging Hurricane Earl wasn’t our plan for visiting Lake Tashmoo in September 2010. We’d have preferred to enjoy this picturesque lake-like anchorage leisurely, as we had in the past. It’s a beautiful spot, one we like to linger in. Alas, on this trip we were headed into Lake Tashmoo for… SEE MORE
How to Build a Strong, Efficient Boat: Resin Infusion
The manufacturing of fiberglass parts for the recreational boating market has seen many changes over its more than fifty-year history, but none has improved the quality and durability of boats more than resin infusion. This process is used today to build the fiberglass components for both the Sabre and Back… SEE MORE
Circus Exhibit to Stay in Searsport an Extra Month
The Penobscot Marine Museum has extended "The Circus Comes to Town" for another month. The free exhibit of circus models, art, photography and memorabilia will be open every Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. through February 26. The heart of the exhibit is the Bex Bros. Circus,… SEE MORE
The Quiet Season Comes to Castine
Castine is one of those Maine towns that is so stunning you may find your jaw literally drop. Quiet streets filled with well-preserved homes, most of them at least a couple of centuries old, slope gracefully down to the water, where a deepwater port of great historic significance sits at… SEE MORE
Auction of Historic Nautical Items to Benefit Cuckolds Rescue
The Cuckolds Light recently acquired a significant collection of nautical items that are now for sale in a fifty-lot nautical section of the Thomaston Place Auction Galleries' January 28 and 29, 2012 auction. These items include pond yachts, half-hulls, fittings, instruments, lanterns, and more. This collection even includes a searchlight… SEE MORE
2011 Rolex Yachtsman, Yachtswoman of the Year Announced
Etchells World Champion Bill Hardesty (San Diego, CA) and ISAF (International Sailing Federation) Sailing World Champion Anna Tunnicliffe (Plantation, FL) have been named as US Sailing’s 2011 Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year. A shortlist of eight male and seven female sailors – determined from nominations submitted by members… SEE MORE
Tall Ship SSV Oliver Hazard Perry Moves to Quonset, R.I.
[embed]https://www.vimeo.com/33729621?title=0[/embed] The SSV Oliver Hazard Perry was towed to SENESCO Marine In North Kingstown, RI, in late December. Here's a great video of the first of what will be many ocean voyages in the ship's future. Videographer: Onne van der Wal Source: https://www.vimeo.com/33729621?title=0 SEE MORE
Historic Island Structures Receive Needed Maintenance
The Maine Coastal Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex is responsible for maintaining five lighthouses and their accompanying structures. Four of these are on the National Register of Historic Places and must be maintained to historic preservation standards. Major maintenance was recently completed on the three of the four. At Matinicus… SEE MORE
