MaineBoats Blog

Learning & Fun at 2015 Boat & Home Show
The Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Show has teamed up with the Hurricane Island Center for Science and Leadership to create a fleet of family-friendly activities during the ann

Going with the wind and the waves
This little unmanned sailboat named Bon Voyage was launched July 27 several hundred miles east of Nova Scotia from the ...

New speed record set by a Maine-built boat
The Maine-built hi-tech racer Commanche, sailed by skipper Ken Read and a crew of 20, has set a new monohull ...

Mavis: an Irish Beauty
One of Ireland's most beloved yachts, MAVIS, a lovely 38-foot wooden yawl designed and built by John B. Kearney ...

Tall Ships parade planned in Portland
This has been a week for magnificent big sailing vessel in Maine. On July 18, 2015, a fleet of magnificent ...

New leader at Morris Yachts
Morris Yachts, a Maine-based builder of high-end sailing yachts from 29-to-80 feet, has appointed new leadership. Pete Carroll is now ...

CASTINE TO CELEBRATE SCHOONERS
To launch its sixteenth annual Castine Classic Yacht Race, the Castine Yacht Club, in cooperation with Mystic Seaport and the ...

Win your own schooner
You've read about essay contests to win country inns, but what about a boat, a historic schooner?
Brenda Thomas ...

Junior Olympic sailing in Camden
The Camden Yacht Club and its Camden Area Youth Seamanship Program will host the a USA Junior Olympics Sailing Festival ...