MaineBoats Blog

MBH&H honored by magazine peers
Folio’s annual awards program—spanning all corners of the magazine publishing industry—recognizes the very best in editorial and design. It’s the most comprehensive and prestigious awards program of its kind in the industry. Each year the contest draws close to 2,000 entries in about 50 categories.


Summer of the superyachts
Kept from the Mediterranean by COVID 19 restrictions, dozens of mega yachts cruised the Maine coast instead.

Youtube sailing stars explore Maine
SV Delos is a YouTube channel featuring the lives of Brian and Karin Trautman and their one-year-old daughter, Sierra. The Trautmans have been cruising the world in their 53 foot Amel Super Maramu ketch (built in 2000 in La Rochelle France) for a decade, covering 75,000 nautical miles during that time

Ice boaters start racing early; compete on land, instead of a frozen lake
Twenty competitors tested their wheels in three days of sailing races on the runway at Loring Airforce Base
Capts. Doug and Linda Lee honored by windjammer association
Helping honor the Lees were the Schooner Heritage’s new owners Ben Welzenbach and Sean Grimes, long-time crew members, licensed captains and fellow mates abord the schooner for the past seven years.

Fatal shark attack in Harspwell
The death of a 63-year old woman is the first ever recorded shark fatality in the Maine

Lyman Morse's newest launch? A wind tunnel
This tunnel is destined for a major academic research facility on the East coast of the United States.

Portland Boating Franchise Heralded as Nation’s Best
The highlight of Sea Tow’s annual awards banquet and the most coveted award of the evening, the honor of Franchise of the Year is awarded annually to the Sea Tow location that most exemplifies the company’s high standards of service and operation, according to a new release from Sea Tow.

Great Island Boat Yard sold to Safe Harbor
In addition to Great Island, the company also acquired Sportsman Marina on the Alabama Gulf Shore, bringing its network of boating facilities to 100 across 22 states.