Boats
Summer Launches
Three Maine yards herald summer with launching festivities
What’s New on the Waterfront? The 48-Volt Boat
Higher-voltage battery banks are a growing trend
What a SHOW they put on!
It takes dedicated teams from host communities to pull together three weeks of world-class racing on the Maine coast
Considering L. Francis Herreshoff
The words and boat designs created by the go-it-alone son of Nathanael Herreshoff have inspired countless sailors, including the seaward-looking crew in Brooklin.
Zingara
Designers at Stephens Waring in Belfast put their experience to work when it came time to revamp their own sailboat with a modern sail plan for more comfortable sailing with family and friends
Island Hopping in the TUB
A well-used 38-foot cabin cruiser introduced the youngsters at Robin Hood Camp in Brooksville to the cruising life amidst the islands of downeast Maine
Well-aged Rusticator Rum Makes a Splash
It took four decades, but a classic Hacker runabout is again afloat, thanks to a multi-talented and determined owner
Maine’s Inland Waters Buoy Brigade
A hard-working team of three watermen maintains aids to navigation in lakes statewide.
Blue Hill’s Red Boathouse
A century-old Blue Hill boathouse has been home to an array of fine sailing and power yachts, and remains in use today as a haven for small craft.
Wherries and Swallows and Amazons
Smitten by the idea of easy freshwater rowing and sailing adventures, a salty sailor ponders two small boat designs, and in the end settles on the light weight and fine lines of a Penobscot Wherry.
