With help from a friend, a small-craft sailor discovers winter in Maine is a fine time for building boats.
Latest Issue
Take a peek inside the latest issue of Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Issue 202 - Volume 39 Number 5.
Small Adventures
MaineBoats Store
Boats of the Year
Our Most Recent Stories
Hall Quarry Boatyard Sold
A new owner steps in to keep Hall Quarry boatyard open
Sail Transatlantic on an Old Boat? This Norwegian Would
From Camden Harbor to Norway
McCoy
A paddleboard, a Whaler, a ketch... this dog is ready!
Schools, Cunner, Cruise Ships and Chicken
Another dispatch of local news
Island Inspirations
A North Haven artist finds inspiration close to home
John Farrell and Seaweed
Former-Red-Sox-manager-turned-full-time-lobsterman John Farrell returns to Maine for a new 50-footer.
Solitude at the Lake
A camping preserve at Mooselookmeguntic Lake provided a couple with just what they were looking for: solitude.
Baking Up Sweet Careers
At the Mid-Coast School of Technology in Rockland, students learn skills to roll in the dough
The Osgoods of Vinalhaven
Three generations of speed-craving Vinalhaven lobstermen race what they fish
Tall Ships by Day Drone Show by Night
The crew that brings you Boothbay Habor’s Windjammer Days has a party planned for the country’s Semiquincentennial. It also kicks off the start of busy days along the midcoast.
Articles From Our Sponsors
Magalloway Conservation Project: Land Trusts Rally to Preserve Western Maine Landscape
The collective efforts of four groups working to protect the Magalloway
Maine Briefs
New Models from Hinckley in the Works
At its yard in Trenton, Maine, Hinckley Yachts is at work on two new designs: the Hinckley 41 and Picnic Boat 45.
New Hunt 56 to Debut at the Fall Boat Shows
Hunt Yachts by DiMillo’s will introduce the smallest yacht in the Ocean range, a flybridge model, in Newport.
Managed Moorings For Port Clyde
In the heart of midcoast Maine, Colby College and Lyman-Morse collaborate to provide visitor moorings.
Temporary Safe Boating Certificates Available
Maine visitors and occasional boaters can take an online test and earn a 14-day certification that meets state requirements.
Summer Sailstice: 26 Years and Counting
A celebration of sailing that began on the West Coast in 2001 continues to grow, and it’s not too late to post your plans and enter to win cool sailing swag.
Boat Show News
New Features Added to the 2025 Maine Boat & Home Show
Iconic Boats, Educational Seminars, On-Site Painters, and Art Show
The Daily 5
Working in watercolor, Lamoine-based artist Diana Roper McDowell blends the abstract and the real.
The land portion of a 1973 boat launch
Restoration of the Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse
Migrating geese, an aggressive turkey, and light in the dark
