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Mixed Use “Green” Building coming soon to Rockland, Built by Lyman-Morse
Lyman-Morse will soon begin construction on this mixed use building overlooking Rockland Harbor. Retail, commercial and residential lofts will all be offered in this "Green" building at the corner of Main Street and Pleasant Street in downtown Rockland. All floors/units will have all-day sunshine, sweeping views and high-end finishes. Check… SEE MORE
Maine Electronics Writer/Gadget Guru Wins Top Awards
In what was to us perhaps the most unsurprising news of the day, we just learned that our long-time friend and colleague Ben Ellison has been awarded two first place awards and a certificate of merit in an editorial contest. Boating Writers International (BWI) recognized the top marine journalists in… SEE MORE
Thorfinn Expeditions Sailing the Wilds of Florida
At 4 a.m. Wednesday we nosed in behind the entrance to Boot Key Harbor in the Florida Keys and dropped the anchor. 20-hours of straight sailing and 150 nautical miles lay in our wake. It had been one heck of sleigh ride through daylight and darkness. I hadn’t slept for… SEE MORE
Forgotten Herreshoff Design To Be Built
A long-lost variation of Nathanael Greene Herreshoff’s popular 12½ is being built through a collaboration between a Bristol, Rhode Island, boatbuilder and “Captain Nat’s” grandson, Halsey Herreshoff. The H-20 features a 17’4” waterline versus the 12½’s 12’6” waterline and an overall length of 19’10”. It will be cold-molded and sheathed… SEE MORE
New Boat Expands Maine College’s Reach
A new forty-six-foot power vessel being built for the College of the Atlantic (COA) at the Wesmac yard in Surry will extend the college’s islands curriculum both in terms of seasonal duration and geographic reach. Built to hold more than forty people and cruise at up to eighteen knots, the… SEE MORE
McMillen Yachts' restored Trumpy fleet, Newport, RI
To see more of McMillen Yachts and their fleet, visit http://www.woodenyachts.com. SEE MORE
Grey Barn Boatworks at the Cape Cod Boatbuilders Show
Grey Barn Boatworks builds a solid boat for work or play. Their flagship is the North Shore 22. Each boat is built one at a time, only four to six a year, providing a semi-custom boat from a proven downeast semi-displacement hull powered by an inboard diesel engine. You can… SEE MORE
Rhode Island Youth Sailing Program Needs Help
On January 12th, 2011, during one of Rhode Island's worst blizzards in a decade, the Edgewood Yacht Club, in Cranston Rhode Island, burned down to the water, taking with it all of the Optimist sails, blades, spars, airbags and lines with it. Edgewood Yacht Club has a not-for-profit sailing organization… SEE MORE
Snow Sailing in December
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RIhS0W2lOg[/embed] A quick video of our last Maine sail before heading for tropical waters. Check back for updates from our travels south with the Presto 30 for demo days and the Miami Boatshow! Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RIhS0W2lOg SEE MORE
Video: Northern Spy, 1954 Huckins Fairform Flyer
[embed]https://www.vimeo.com/18441890[/embed] Northern Spy, a 1954 Huckins Fairform Flyer restored and re-powered by Yachting Solutions, includes a pair of Volvo IPS drives. Still images shot by Bill Morong and Alison Langley. Video shot on assignment by Alison Langley in 2010. Source: https://www.vimeo.com/18441890 SEE MORE
