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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 ...

Monitoring The Islands With MITA

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 ...