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Art Paine

Two Great Keel-Centerboard Options

A look at two great shallow-water, keel-centerboard daysailers: the Alerion Express and the Sakonnet 23.

Two Boats in One

The newly restored NY40 Marilee has the best of both worlds. She can carry either a gaff rig or Marconi rig depending on the weather and the racing competition.

Vintage British Racer Gets an American Makeover

A Maine builder played a key role in restoring a vintage British wooden racer.

Get Sailing!

A few easy rigging adjustments can make sailing so much easier.

Hinckley Electrifies

Hinckley’s all-electric luxury launch breaks new ground for the company.

Toroa

One of the more intriguing sailing yachts launched this year in Maine is the 72-foot sloop Toroa, built at Brooklin Boat Yard.

Maine Design Benchmarks

Our yacht design critic Art Paine picks some of his favorite boats of the past three decades.

Yacht Tender

A power tender under construction at Artisan Boatworks was inspired by a Herreshoff classic.

Blue Jays, and Lightnings, and Lasers, Oh My

Are you looking for the perfect little lake yacht? Might we suggest a Bluejay, Lightning, or Laser?

Dreamboats From the Past

This aspiring young artist loved boats, particularly for their great looks. A couple of his favorites are Francis Kinney’s Pipe Dream Sloop and a vintage Trumpy poweryacht.