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Boats

Expand Your Cruising Horizons

After completing the Downeast Loop, a cruising couple offers some how-to advice.

British-born Builder Brings Back Classic Maine Designs

A former slaughterhouse worker from the UK and a Beals Island boatbuilding legend team up.

International ONE Designs

International One Designs have a long racing tradition in Northeast Harbor.

Dysart’s Great Harbor Marina

The marina caters to transient boaters, as well as a number of people who live aboard.

Rebuild for a Vintage Bunker and Ellis Lobsteryacht

A vintage Bunker and Ellis lobsteryacht gets a rebuild, including a fancy new interior.

Morgan

A gussied up Holland 32 is the perfect yacht for cruising and day-trips.

In Search of the Perfect Boat

Can you have too many boats? Reflections of a boat addict.

From Sail to Power

A lifelong sailor explains why he traded in his Concordia yawl for a powerboat.

Rice Brothers’

Of the 15 lightships surviving in the United States, three were built in Maine by the Rice Brothers Corporation in East Boothbay.

Prowling the Coast in a Catboat

Initially designed for fishing, catboats have become popular recreational sailers.

Resto-Mods

Resto-mods, combining old boats with modern technology, take yacht restoration to a new level.

A Vintage Knockabout Design Finds New Life

A knockabout designed more than 100 years ago for the Camden Yacht Club still has ardent fans.

Back to the Future in Round Pond

Boatyard Profile: Padebco Boatyard

The Living Legacy of the North Woods Paddle

The North Woods Paddle: A time-honored tool from Maine’s North Woods lives on.

Two Traditional Canoe Builders

Wood-and-canvas canoes are still being built by hand by two craftsmen in the tiny town of Atkinson, Maine, where Rollin Thurlow and Jerry Stelmok, old friends and former business partners, have shops.
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