MaineBoats Blog
Five dogs will compete for the title of World Championship Boatyard Dog Trials
The 2019 World Championship Boatyard Dog Trials will take place during the Maine Boat & Home Show on the Rockland waterfront at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, August 11, and are included in the price of an admission ticket to the show.
Annual Boat & Home Show Goes Green
The Maine Boat & Home Show, August 9-11, 2019, in Rockland, Maine, has implemented a fleet of new initiatives this year as part of an ongoing effort to become a Zero Waste event. Many exhibitors at the show also will feature products designed to promote greener living.
Castine Classic Yacht event to celebrate Herreshoff
The 20th annual Castine Classic Yacht Celebration, sponsored by the Castine Yacht Club, will honor the iconic designs of Nathanael G. Herreshoff.
Get ready for the Maine Boat & Home Show in Rockland, Aug. 9-11
The Maine Boat & Home Show, to be held on the Rockland waterfront August 9-11, will feature an array of events and happenings in addition to a fleet of close to 100 boats, large and small, power and sail.
Front Street Shipyard opens new client lounge and interior design showroom
TACK studios — Yacht Interior Design of North Yarmouth, Maine, styled a 400-square-foot room overlooking the waterfront in Front Street Shipyard’s Building 1. The client lounge now doubles as an interior design showroom featuring color and fabric samples as well as design inspiration for yachts.
Museum exhibit showcases women who lobster
The exhibit showcases the lobster industry, explores Maine’s traditions and heritage, and reveals the strength of women.
Former sardine carrier reborn as cruising yacht
Built in 1941, the 69-foot William Underwood spent years hauling herring from weirs and seine nets to the Underwood Packing plan in Jonesport, Maine. Taylor Allen and the crew at Rockport Marine spent 13 years rebuilding it into an elegant yacht.
Coastal community loses a good friend and champion
Our friend, Sam Manning, passed away on the night of July 9, 2019.
Schooner Mary Day wins Great Schooner Race by just four seconds on corrected time
With boats ranging from 48 to 141 feet, and the two oldest windjammers in America racing against newer, sleeker ones, it was a race filled with skill, luck and who found the wind first.
Maine Maritime Museum raises $3.37 million for renovations
The “First Impressions” project encompasses a complete redevelopment of the front entrance and south side of the museum’s campus to enhance the visitor experience, create an ecologically friendly and attractive landscape, and improve handicapped accessibility.
