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Solar-Power Catamaran Takes Shape at Front Street Shipyard

Front Street Shipyard builds a sun-powered prototype catamaran.

A Home-Built Canoe Sows Seeds of Adventures

With help from family and friends, a fledgling boatbuilder pieces together a strip-planked canoe.

WA Fasteners Feeds the Fishermen

WA Fasteners makes the nitty-gritty products for lobster traps (and more).

Wheeler Launches an Inspired Head-Turner in Brooklin

Wheeler Yachts draws on its Brooklyn, New York, heritage to launch a new model built by Brooklin Boat Yard in Maine

Marine School Lands a New President

New leadership at The Landing School in Arundel

A Stonington Sea Captain’s Legacy

Attic treasures provide a new glimpse into the life of a Stonington sea captain

A Day to Remember on Penobscot Bay

A beginner skipper learns the hard way to check the marine forecast before setting off with kids for the weekend

The Handiest Cat in Maine

The Handy Cat’s Herreshoff-style hollow bow and narrow entry spell speed under sail

When Lynn Lugged the Lobsters

A three-generation Long Island seafood company relied on what is believed to be the last Maine-built lobster smack and a pair of retired and refit naval vessels to deliver downeast lobsters to New Yorkers

Charles Sampson Carved a Legacy in Bath

Bath figurehead carver Charles Sampson’s work adorned a fleet of Maine-built ships that set to sea in the late 1800s.