Boat Features
Crafting Wooden Spars
For more than 25 years, Jim Elk of Bar Harbor has been the go-to person for wooden yacht spars.
A Family Business on the Water
Designed by a naval architect known for his fishing schooners, the passenger schooner Surprise turned 100 this year.
Shell Games
Rowing in shells has seen a surge in popularity in Maine as more and more teens take up the sport.
The Grand Laker Canoe
Designed and built in the small town from which they take their name, Grand Laker canoes are the preferred craft of guides in the downeast lakes region.
The Humble Jon Boat
The humble jon boat was built for use, not show.
The Small Reach Regatta
Owners of trailerable boats flock to Maine’s Small Reach Regatta each summer.
The Small-Boat Water Tribe
Since 1984, shoal-draft boat adventurers have gathered on the beach at Atsena Otie Key for the Cedar Key small-boat meet. It’s a friendly mix of vagabond sailors.
True O(a)r Not?
Could oars have been invented by a fisherman who no longer wanted to swim out to his boat?
Early Spring on the Water
Cast aside the winter blues and go rowing!
First Boats
Our first boat holds a special place in our heart. Bruce Lewis’s was a Century Palomino.
