MaineBoats Blog
Mary E Placed on National Register of Historic Places
Historic vessel is considered the oldest Mane-built fishing schooner still sailing.
Presidential yacht SEQUOIA lands in Maine
The 94-Year-Old “Floating White House” will completely restored over the next few years in Belfast.
UMaine launches world’s largest 3D printed boat
The 25-foot, 5,000-pound vessel not only is the largest 3D printed object in the world; it also was produced by the world’s largest 3D thermoplastic printer in little more than 70 hours.
Thank your harbormaster
The first annual celebration of National Harbormaster Appreciation Day will be October 9, 2019.
Three cited for herring violations
“These violations are nothing short of a blatant disregard of the rules that protect Atlantic herring.” Said Commissioner Patrick Keliher.
A sailor and his pocket cruiser
Nigel Irens is a British yacht designer best known for his high performance, ocean racing multi-hulls. He designed this small, lug-rigged yawl, know as the Romilly design and a bigger sister in the 1990s.
Portland company awarded $8 million Navy Contract
The three-year contract from the U.S. Navy Office of Naval Research focuses on pursuing new science and technology for safer hulls and hybrid-electric propulsion systems for fast boats.
Silent Maid, a 2009 catboat, takes top honors in Castine to Camden race
Under clear skies and a dying northwest breeze moving to the southwest, thirty-six boats set sail from the Castine harbor headed for Camden. Because of a dying wind and a turning tide, the race was shortened.
Camden Classics Cup draws record number of boats
The event, presented by Lyman-Morse from Friday through Saturday, July 26-27 included racing in and around outer Camden Harbor and Penobscot Bay. Some 75 yachts competed, up from 68 last year, in nine classes.
