MaineBoats Blog
Ship of state
Gorbachev took a turn at the helm of Sequoia, the former presidential yacht now being restored in Belfast, Maine.
Lyman Morse launches Hull No. 1 of its Hood 35 LM series
The new line follows the recent successful collaboration between Lyman-Morse and C.W. Hood Design on the Hood 57 LM. Similar to the 57', this cold-molded pocket-yacht named Shadow is designed as a hardtop express.
2022 Maine Boatbuilders Show cancelled
A lack of available boats for sale, staffing shortages, and a “struggling economy” have prompted the organizers of the Maine Boatbuilders Show to cancel this summer’s event, which was scheduled to be held at the Portland Ship Yard/Portland Yacht Services waterfront location July 15-17.
Maine’s First Boat plans June 4 launch
The 51-foot wooden pinnace Virginia is a construction of the first boat built by English colonists in the new world.
Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Magazine changes hands
Ted Ruegg has taken the helm as publisher of the magazine, which has been celebrating Maine boatbuilders and life on the coast for over three decades. MBH&H founder and longtime publisher, John K. Hanson Jr. will continue on in the role of publisher emeritus.
Editor Polly Saltonstall also will continue in her role with the magazine and its digital and web editions. The magazine’s offices will remain in Rockland.
Lyman Morse launches second LM46
A design partnership between Drew and Cabot Lyman and New Zealander designer Kevin Dibley, the cold-molded sloop is designed to be fast, comfortable, and uncomplicated.
Boat raffle will benefit women boatbuilders
Rowboat Raffle will benefit The Apprenticeshop’s Mary Lacy Scholarship to support women in boatbuilding
Special Announcement
Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors is celebrating our 35 year of publishing at a low-key event in Rockland on August 13, 2022. But due to issues with boat inventories, we are postponing our boat and home show until 2023.
UMaine Composites Center prints 2 boats for Department of Defense
Details on the designs are classified, but the prototypes will be tested by the military.
Lobster landings hit record high value
2021 was the most valuable year in the history of the fishery
