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Meet the 2018 World Championship Boatyard Dog Competitors - SASSIE

Trials take place Sunday, August 12th during the Maine Boat & Home Show at Harbor Park in Rockland.

Marilee takes Castine Classic Race

The Castine event kicked off three days of classic boat racing, culminating in the Eggemoggin Reach Regatta.

Meet the 2018 World Championship Boatyard Dog Competitors - MILO & GALAXY

Trials take place Sunday, August 12th during the 16th annual Maine Boat & Home Show at Harbor Park in Rockland.

Meet the 2018 World Championship Boatyard Dog Competitors - HOBEY

Be there when the REAL World Champion Boatyard Dog stands up, sits down, rolls over and takes a bow-wow!

Meet the judges and emcees of the 2018 World Championship Boatyard Dog® Trials

Trials take place Sunday, August 12th at 10:30 am during the 16th Annual Maine Boat & Home Show, a celebration of coastal living that runs August 10-12, 2018, at Harbor Park in Rockland, Maine.

Apprenticeshop launches Mackinaw ketch

The boat will be used by the Apprenticeshop as an expedition, sail training, and seamanship vessel.

Viking longship arrives in Rockland

Considered the world’s largest operating Viking ship, the Draken will be at the Rockland Public Landing, July 22-25, offering ship tours and activities on an onshore "Draken Village.”

Front Street wins grant to buy hi-tech cutting machine

The equipment will streamline the construction of custom and production vessels, reducing costs and improving quality of the end-products, the shipyard said in a release.

Grants will fund Maine lobster research

Money for the programs comes from lobster license plates.

Artisans in Abundance at Maine Boat & Home Show

Everyone expects to see lots of beautiful boats at the annual Maine Boat & Home Show, and with 100 or so vessels expected on the docks and on land August 10-12, 2018, the event won't disappoint. What makes it "not a typical boat show" is the work on display by other creative talents: makers of bespoke furniture, fine jewelers, woodworkers, art photographers, and purveyors of unique clothing, home goods, kitchen wares, and more.