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Lifelong Lessons of Time and Tide

An ode to 80-plus years of boating.

Eggemoggin 47+

Sail handling with the push of a button

A Special Sloop Designed to Carry Heavy Granite

Carrying heavy Maine granite to far-off ports required a special type of sloop.

Zemphira

An unfortunate high-speed grounding provides the opportunity to modernize an aging racer.

Equipoise

A new 44-foot sloop designed by Jim Taylor and built at Brooklin Boat Yard will be used for day sailing and racing on the West Coast.

Holly Martin

A young Mainer sailing around the world is following in the wake of pioneering women.

Building boats the way they should be

Eric Dow’s small boatshop has built a reputation for highly skilled work on smaller wooden boats.

Lobster women, a sardine carrier, and a very old canoe

Lobster women, a sardine carrier, and a very old canoe

The Hawk Flies Again

After years in drydock, the iconic one-ton The Hawk has been restored and is headed back to the races.

The Castine Class Endures

After 70 years, Castine Class sloops are still going strong.