Press Release - July 27 - 2007 Show Opening

For Immediate Release—July 27, 2007 Media Contact: Jennifer McIntosh, 207-236-8622 High-resolution images are available for download by clicking here. The Best Maine-made Vessels and Home Furnishings are at the Fifth Annual MAINE BOATS, HOMES & HARBORS SHOW August 10-12, 2007 Rockland, Maine CAMDEN, Maine - The 5th Annual MAINE BOATS, HOMES & HARBORS SHOW will be held on the Rockland waterfront August 10-12, 2007. The coastal lifestyle show is the only annual in-the-water event of its kind in the state. There will be 125 vessels on display, from rowing craft and runabouts to poweryachts, daysailers to round-the-world cruising sailboats, all arrayed on more than 2,200 linear feet of dock space and on land. Marine vendors will offer everything needed for boat outfitting, from electronics, engines, and marine systems, to canvas, sails, and rigging. And it’s not just about boats. The area’s best artisans will display Maine-made furniture, home wares, fine art, crafts, and jewelry. Two tents will be dedicated to members of the Maine Wood Products Association and Directions: Maine Crafts Guild, including wood creations, pottery, blown glass, and fiber art. New Boat Debuts: Boatbuilders from Maine and beyond will debut their newest creations. Among them are two “Spirit of Tradition” sailing vessels, a 50' fast daysailer from Brooklin Boat Yard and the 30' cold-molded daysailer/racer Spitfire, built by French & Webb of Belfast. Motor yacht debuts include the 62’ aluminum ocean-crossing Barbara, designed by Michael Porter Marine Designs and built by Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding, and the Sabre 52 Salon Express, the largest and most luxurious Sabre motor yacht offered to date. In the lobsterboat tradition are the Surfhunter 25 center console from Hunt Yachts, and the True North 34 cruiser from Pearson Yachts. The Outward Bound 30, built by Southport Island Marine to replace the wooden pulling boats used in the school’s sailing program, will be displayed. Rounding out the vessel debuts is the 24' Avid Sea Skiff from J & J Marine Yacht Group. Visitors are invited to come on board to talk with all the builders and to see, in detail, what makes Maine-made boats world-famous for design and construction. Maine Craftsmanship on Display: Joining those from the marine trades will be the region’s best fine furniture makers, architects, jewelers, artists, and photographers. “Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors has always celebrated all aspects of coastal creativity,” said John K. Hanson, Jr., publisher of Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors magazine and the show’s founder. “In addition to boats and boatbuilding, the magazine features the work of outstanding craftsmen from a wide variety of fields. The home section of our show reflects that diversity. Stroll through the show and you can talk with realtors and architects and find all of the amenities to furnish and decorate your home’s interior and exterior.” Architects include Victor Trodella and Beckstrom Architecture & Planning. The handmade, period-inspired cabinetry of the Kennebec Company will be on display, as will the cabinetry and millwork of Koehler Woodworks, plus granite countertop designs by Freshwater Stone. Furniture offerings range from those of the nationally recognized Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers, to Maine Cottage Furniture’s colorful creations, to numerous woodworkers whose work blends traditional and contemporary styles. (Note that the show also features select products that are not from Maine.) Directions: Maine Crafts Guild will join the show this year, with an entire tent dedicated to the work of their juried members. Exhibitors will include Aragona Designs; Auciello Stone; Melissa Green Ceramics; Handmade Papers; Heirloom Bowls; Jeff Lind Fine Woodworking; Loten Art Lighting; Maggie’s Farm; Maine Hooked Rugs; Mermaid Bindery; Mountain Street Pottery; Portland Glassblowing; Skowhegan Handwovens; Studio at Mainely Pottery; Tripp Sculptures; and Stephen Zeh, Basket Maker. The Maine Wood Products Association, which represents hundreds of Maine-based companies that create quality wood items and furniture, will return for the fourth year to display fine furniture, custom cabinetry, and decorative and gift items, in its own dedicated tent. Exhibitors include Cathedral Woodworking, Dailey Woodworking, William Diffenderfer Fine Furniture, Robert Elliott Cabinetmaker, Fiddlehead Wood Arts, Howell's Woodland Products, Maine Cedar Hot Tubs, Oh Yeah Comfy, Penobscot Bay Porch Swings, Premium Specialty Hardwoods, A.E. Sampson & Son, Sebago Furniture, Second Wind, and Sonlight Creations. Fine artists at this year’s show include Rebecca Daugherty of Stonington, Linda Norton of Camden, and Linda Wolcott of Essex, Connecticut, plus marine photographer Alison Langley of Rockport. Pamela Hitchcock Goldsmith of Winterport, Etienne Perret of Camden, and Daunis Fine Jewelry of Portland are just a few of the jewelers whose work will be on display. “This unique combination of fine boats and fine craftsmanship, brought together at one venue, has made the MAINE BOATS, HOMES & HARBORS SHOW a marquee summer event,” said Hanson. Events for All Ages: Rockland's three-acre waterfront park will teem with exhibits, demonstrations of marine arts and crafts, iceboat and antique engine displays, live music, local food, and more. New this year is a lecture series at the Rockland Yacht Club, located on the show grounds. On Friday at 1:30 p.m. Michael Porter of Michael Porter Marine Designs will explain “The Evolution of the Maine Lobsterboat.” On Saturday at 1:30 p.m. Capt. Jim Sharp will discuss his new book, “With Reckless Abandon: Memoirs of a Boat-Obsessed Life.” In the children’s area, there will be a 32-foot-long model yacht pond and model boatbuilding, games and prizes from the Treasure Chest, face painting, a CedarWorks playset to explore, and an interactive marine life display from Touch Tanks for Kids. The music stage will feature crowd favorites, Windward Farm Jazz Band (Friday, 11-2), the sounds of Caribbean steel drums with Steelin’ Thunder (Friday, 3-6), the Blue Hill Brass Quintet (Saturday, 10-2 and Sunday 12-4), and the bluegrass group Evergreen (Saturday, 3-6). The show's popular, funny, and entertaining World Championship Boatyard Dog® Trials, will be held Sunday, August 12 at 10:30 a.m. A mix of skill and silliness, the trials promise to entertain visitors of all ages. (NOTE: only prequalified entrants are allowed on show grounds for purpose of the competition; no other pets are allowed at any time.) "A visit to the MAINE BOATS, HOMES & HARBORS SHOW is like walking through the pages of our magazine,” said Hanson. “Visitors can see first hand the great variety of craft and commerce that’s particular to coastal Maine. It's simply the best $10 you'll spend this summer." Show hours: Friday and Saturday 10-6, Sunday 10-4. Admission: $10; children under 12 free. No pets allowed. Baby strollers not allowed on the docks. Please plan accordingly. FMI: 800-565-4951. Click here for a complete list of exhibitors and here for a schedule of events. The MAINE BOATS, HOMES & HARBORS SHOW was founded in 2003 by Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors magazine. Held annually during the second weekend of August in Rockland, Maine, the show attracts thousands of attendees from all over the country and world. Known for its authentic architecture and lovely ship captains’ homes, Rockland is a popular summer destination with restaurants, cafés, shops, bookstores, a movie theater, and galleries. The Farnsworth Museum, one of the country's finest small art museums and home of the Wyeth family collections, is located in Rockland. Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors magazine, the premier magazine about life on the Maine coast, is celebrating its twentieth anniversary in 2007. Noted for eclectic and award-winning coverage of all aspects of coastal living, the magazine covers everything from maritime matters and natural history to boats, homes, fine art, and food. Published out of nearby Camden, the magazine has loyal subscribers around the world and more than 100,000 total readers. Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors—In Print. Online. In Person.™ Whether it’s in print in the pages of the magazine, in person on the Rockland waterfront on a perfect August day, or online at www.maineboats.com, Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors delivers the best of the coast of Maine. Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors • P.O. Box 758, Camden, ME 04843 • www.maineboats.com Back To Press Releases