Boat Features

Front Street Shipyard: Sprucing up Abide
In Belfast, a luxury yacht refit takes on a life of its own.

Samoset Boatworks: Lettie Elise, a vintage Young Brothers 45
Samoset Boatworks rebirths a vintage Young Brothers 45.

Willis Beal: April and Kristi
Willis Beal's latest lobsterboat will not be used for hauling traps. It’s a 5-foot-long “little boat,” meant for display.

Brooklin Boat Yard: Botin 43
The latest Brooklin-Botin collaboration, Jax, was born to run.

The Inheritance Class Cutter
Based on an early ship model, the Inheritance Class cutter was a classy daysailer

Protecting the Ocean One Dirty Job at a Time
The Friends of Casco Bay runs a boat that collects sewage from thousands of boats across the busy and expansive bay

My Gloucester Gull: The Perfect One-Woman Dory
The Gloucester Gull is a rowable ticket to heaven

Chase, Leavitt & Co.
Chase, Leavitt & Co. has been taking care of mariners for 169 years.

An Ode to a Beals Island Boat and Her Builder
Little Darlin’ is the last wooden lobsterboat built by the late Clinton L. “Buddy” Beals.

Lifelong Lessons of Time and Tide
An ode to 80-plus years of boating.