Boats

The Sailboat Race As Obstacle Course
The Mill River Race is one of a handful of non-traditional courses sailed in the Fox Islands

Historic Class of Racing Dinghies
North Haven summer residents have brought new life to a venerable class of sailing dinghies.

A Maine Sea Captain’s Adventures in Paradise
Come winter, a Rockport captain boards a solar- and sail-powered cargo ship that supports a remote Pacific archipelago

Some Boat!
Brooklin Boat Yard’s Ripsnorter is a workboat with some giddy-up-and-go

Sizing Up Small Boats
A Rockport couple creates 3D imagery to document vessels and assess how boats were built.

Stewart Workman’s Alice Frances is the Pick of the Litter
A veteran Lamoine boatbuilder and lobsterman chooses a Calvin Beal 36 for himself.

Luxury Built in Maine
As Hinckley Yachts continues to expand the service side of the business, boatbuilding remains strictly focused in Maine.

It’s a Small World on the Midcoast
The by-chance spotting of the wreck of an old fishing boat on a Muscongus Bay island stirs up family connections and memories of wooden boat building on the coast.

The Great Gatsby II
A family that was delighted with their original Hylan & Brown day cruiser wanted something bigger and better, the Gatsby II.

Miller Is Always Cooking Something Up
A Rockland schooner chef spends her off season in a kitchen ashore, of course.