MaineBoats Blog

New owners at Shaw & Tenney
Since 2003, Steve Holt and Nancy Forster-Holt led the iconic Orono-based company through a transition to digital commerce and growth. The couple sold Shaw & Tenney on July 7 to Neil and Jennifer Gutekunst.

Calling all volunteers
Join our team and be a part of the fabulous Maine Boat & Home Show on the Rockland Waterfront, Aug. 11-13.

Sea Tow® Portland/Midcoast, Maine Under New Ownership
Local entrepreneur and business owner, Steve Arnold has added Sea Tow® Portland/Midcoast, Maine, to his portfolio of marine businesses.


Brad Betts chosen as artist for Maine Boat & Home Show poster
Produced by Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors magazine, the Maine Boat & Home Show will take place this year from Aug. 11-13 on the waterfront in Rockland, Maine. The annual boat and home show shines a spotlight on boats, marine products, art, furniture, and other fine hand-made crafts.

New campus for Boothbay Sea and Science Center
The organization has acquired the former estate of Mildred Carter on Linekin Bay
Ice boaters finally got onto the ice
Last weekend's cold weather had an upside: ice boat sailors who have been fiddling their thumbs for much of the winter waiting for lakes to freeze finally were able to get out and enjoy some hard-water sailing.

Changing of the guard at Brooklin Boat Yard
The yard is now owned by its employees and Steve White has handed over the job of president to Brian Larkin

Federal grant will fund hybrid electric ferry
The new ferry will replace the 35-year-old Margaret Chase Smith which runs between Lincolnville and Islesboro

Maine Maritime Museum's new show: “SeaChange: Darkness and Light in the Gulf of Maine”
The exhibit, which opens to the public Feb. 3, blends art with natural science, immersing visitors in the diverse ecosystem of Cashes Ledge, a remote underwater mountain range in the Gulf of Maine.