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Daysailer Molds Complete

8/9/2011

Molds for our daysailer, the CW Hood 32, have been completed! This will make building the boats much more efficient and consistent. You can see a full gallery of the process of building all the mold parts in the Facebook gallery. SEE MORE

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The 2011 Eggemoggin Reach Regatta

27th Eggemoggin Reach Regatta a Stunning, Thrilling Success

8/7/2011

If you love classic wooden boats (and, yes, we love classic wooden boats), then the place to be on August 6 was Brooklin, site of the twenty-seventh running of the Eggemoggin Reach Regatta. We were lucky enough to score a crew position on Sincerity, one of the largest vessels in… SEE MORE

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Don't Miss This! PBR - Deadline for Entries August 9!

8/3/2011

You've been hearing about this event and It is two weeks away. Don't be kicking yourself after the fact because you didn't sign up- this is going to be a great event! Why? Great events, great food, great band, great boats and great people! Penobscot Bay Rendezvous - August 18-21st… SEE MORE

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Powerboats will take part in a photo pursuit at this year's 1st Annual Penobscot Bay Rendezvous

PBR a Power and Sail Rendezvous! August 18-21st

7/30/2011

Join the Party! *This new event for Sail and Power Sets Itself Apart from the Other Regattas* *And answers the Question: What is a Photo Pursuit? * Everyone in the marine industry recognizes the importance of the powerboat market and the Rendezvous is no exception. But what to do with… SEE MORE

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Join the Party! Penobscot Bay Rendezvous August 18-21st

7/30/2011

Hey Sailors! Check out the entry list for this event - http://www.penobscotbayrendezvous.com/current-entry-list Here are some other details: Lyman-Morse will host Thursday night’s dinner featuring fireworks and Wayfarer Marine has hired a 7-piece dance band from Boston to provide the flare for Saturday night’s Surf and Turf dinner dance sponsored by… SEE MORE

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Dramatic Launches Are a Summer Tradition in Essex

7/29/2011

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MepEj7MbV7g[/embed] Boat launches are without doubt one of our favorite events on the coast. High tide, good friends, and the excitement of seeing a years-long project come to fruition make for an experience that boaters and landlubbers alike won’t soon forget. In Essex, Harold Burnham adds a twist, literally, to… SEE MORE

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Alera, a NY 30. Photo by Benjamin Mendlowitz

Discover “The Wizard of Bristol” in Castine

7/28/2011

The early twentieth-century yacht designs of Captain Nathanael G. Herreshoff, “The Wizard of Bristol,” are some of the most prized vessels afloat today, and for the first time in more than three-quarters of a century several of the most famous are gathering – and actually racing against each other –… SEE MORE

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Eggemoggin Reach Regatta. Photo by Alison Langley

Eggemoggin Reach Slideshow

7/26/2011

In conjunction with the Castine Yacht Club, I am presenting a slideshow restrospective of the ERR at the Alumni Lecture Hall at the Maine Maritime Academy in Castine, July 26, at 5:30 pm. The show will feature commentary on many of my favorite photographs over the past several years. The… SEE MORE

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Rockland events are showing up on Rockland businesses windows.

Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Show Mural on Rockland Downtown Storefronts

7/22/2011

The 2011 Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Show is less than a month away. Here's a look at a mural that you'll see on the windows of Rockland storefronts. The show opens on August 12th. CLICK HERE for more information about the show, or to buy tickets online. SEE MORE

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Isobel ready to launch at Brooklin Boatyard.  Photo by Alison Langley, LangleyPhoto.com

New Maine Sloop Marries Classic, Cutting-Edge Yacht Design

7/18/2011

Sometimes it’s nice when the real thing is even better than the dream. That’s what we’re thinking after watching the launch of Isobel, the light-displacement cruiser/racer launched July 15 at Brooklin Boat Yard. We were impressed a while ago when the first drawings of Isobel emerged from Stephens Waring Yacht… SEE MORE

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Isobel Launch

7/18/2011

Check out these photos from Isobel's launch on Friday. She will be competing in PBR August 18-21 and fellow competitors will be able to tour her during Saturday night's party sponsored by her designers Stephens Waring Yacht Design. To join the party - go to: http://www.penobscotbayrendezv ous.com/How-to-register SEE MORE

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The Sunbeam V will be converted to an art gallery in August on a Maine coast tour.

Floating Art Exhibit Tours Several Maine Islands & Coastal Communities

7/14/2011

French Artist Anne-Emmanuelle Marpeau, from Brittany, France, is renowned for her meticulously detailed dioramas, also known as shadowboxes, illustrating stories from Maine's coast and islands. With subject matter encompassing legends, folktales, and historical events, Marpeau's three-dimensional constructions variously express whimsy, mystery, tragedy, courage, isolation and celebration. In a unique art… SEE MORE

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