MaineBoats Blog
Maine Boat & Home Show to Showcase the State’s Best Boats
Also on tap will be a special exhibit showcasing 200 years of Maine small boatbuilding
Racing set for junior sailors
As big yachts gather to race in the Camden Classic the weekend of July 30, junior sailors will race in the Camden Classics Cup Youth Regatta on Friday, July 30 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
State unveils new shark ID tool
The Maine Department of Marine Resources has unveiled a new online tool to help people confirm if what they see in the water is a white shark, or something else.
Tall Ships set sail in the Penobscot River July 9-18
Historic seafaring vessels will visit various ports in the lower Penobscot River basin from July 9-18, 2021. They will be honoring Maine’s rich maritime past in the waterfront towns that anchor the geographic area known as the 4-Port Loop.
New Museum is asking sailors for help
Sailing Museum in Newport, RI, is inviting the sailing community to share what they are doing in their communities to protect and preserve the waters they sail on.
Maine to Host New Classic Yachts Challenge Series
The classic racing season will start with the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club Regatta and Shipyard Cup Classics Challenge, July 24 and 25; followed by the Camden Classics Cup, July 29-31; the Castine Classic Yacht Race, August 5; and the Camden to Brooklin Feeder race on August 6. The Eggemoggin Reach Regatta, now in its 36th year and the regatta that started it all in Maine wraps up the Maine series on August 7.
Express Cruiser under construction at Brooklin Boat Yard
With a top estimated speed of 50 knots, this sporty powerboat will be driven by electronically controlled, twin 250hp Mercury outboards
New Owners for Gamage Shipyard
Historic company is sold to current employees: General Manager Mike Tatro, Carol Morrison in Finance, and John Vinal in Operations.
Linekin Bay Resort newest site for Freedom Boat Club
Club locations are at Yarmouth Boat Yard on the Royal River, at Moose Landing Marina in the Sebago Lakes Region in Naples, at Fore Points Marina in Downtown Portland, at Sunset Marina in South Portland, and now in Boothbay Harbor at Linekin Bay Resort as well.
Maine Seacoast Mission brings vaccine to islanders
The Mission’s medical team has been travelling to seven Maine islands on board the organization’s outreach vessel, Sunbeam, and operating vaccination clinics.
