Boat Features

Albury Runabout
Photographer Benjamin Mendlowitz is known for his lovely images of boats. His shooting platform is a nimble 20-foot Albury runabout.

Unique wooden lobsterboat
Doug Dodge has spent the last decade perfecting a wooden lobsterboat that he hopes will be the fastest in its class

Still Boating After All These Years
At 103 and 96, respectively, Herb and Ruth Weiss are experienced cruisers

Life Aboard Mind’sEye
A new boat built in Sweden fits right in on the Maine coast

Atlantic Boat Finds a Niche Building Launches
Atlantic Boat finds a niche building launches and water taxis

Boating Simplified: A Sailor takes to Canoes
A long-time sailor discovers the hassle-free joy of canoeing.

The Joy of Sailing with Friends and Family
Discovering the rewards of a different kind of adventure.

Dark Harbor 20
Designed by Olin Stephens, Dark Harbor 20s, fast, easy to handle, and lovely, have been racing on Penobscot Bay for 85 years.

An Ode to a Puffin
The special joy of a Puffin rowboat.

An Inventor’s Hi-Tech Rowing Shell
R. Buckminster Fuller's rowing needles