MaineBoats Blog
Maine Marine Patrol gets a wide new ride
The Sergeant, a 46-foot Wesmac Super Wide will be based in Southwest Harbor and provide Marine Patrol a much-needed platform for off-shore details.
Grants will fund dock improvements at two Maine marinas
$3 million in federal Boating Infrastructure Grants awarded to Lyman Morse at Wayfarer in Camden and Dimillo’s Old Port Marina in Portland
Moonbeam replaces Sunbeam, temporarily
The Maine Seacoast Mission’s iconic vessel, Sunbeam V, is scheduled for a major refit this spring. In the meantime, the organization has acquired a 34-foot wooden downeast cruiser that has been named Moonbeam.
Two Maine marine professionals have big plans for boatyard in Virginia
JB Turner, president and co-owner of Front Street Shipyard in Belfast, Maine, and Nicole Jacques, owner of Rhumbline Communications in Belfast, have taken on the development of the Cape Charles Yacht Center, which they plan to turn in to a premier super yacht refit and service facility.
Hinckley images now digitized and available online
Thanks to a partnership between Hinckley Yachts and the Southwest Harbor Library, over 1,400 photographs from the boat building company have been digitized and are available for viewing online.
Maine's lobster landings inch back up
Overall, the value of Maine’s 2018 Commercially harvested marine resources increased by more than $60 million over 2017, and for only the third time in history exceeded $600 million.
Oysters may offer answers to human health
Maine-based researchers say studying shellfish could be key to finding new ways to fight human diseases such as cancer.
New president for Maine Seacoast Mission
John Zavodny, PhD, comes to the Mission from his current position as chief of staff at Unity College in Unity, Maine.
Four new right whale calves spotted off the Florida coast
The births represent a small ray of hope for one of the world's most endangered marine mammals.
New Navy ship will be named after Maine’s capital city
But the littoral combat ship Augusta won’t be built in Maine. Rather, the new 419-foot vessel is being built by Austal USA in Mobile, Ala.
