November/December 2025
A Maine Sea Captain’s Adventures in Paradise
Come winter, a Rockport captain boards a solar- and sail-powered cargo ship that supports a remote Pacific archipelago
Historic Class of Racing Dinghies
North Haven summer residents have brought new life to a venerable class of sailing dinghies.
Maine I Love — Rex Burgamy
A selection of ocean and wildlife images
An Appleton Artist Knows the Ropes
An Appleton artist finds a purpose for bits of marine debris.
Buoys, Boats, and Flying Cleats
Carving Out Scenes from the Sea
Talented Camden woodcarver Lloyd Hansen Thomas brought ships, eagles, and the sea to life.
Close Call on the Cape Cod Canal
A swift current and lowered railroad bridge over the Cape Cod Canal leads to a few tense minutes for a skipper from Maine.
Friendship
The quiet fishing village of Friendship put out a warm welcome to a summer visitor.
Friendship School
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Making It in St. George
Nathaniel Meyer
Cumberland-based painter Nathaniel Meyer blends the personal and the mythic.
Of Oil Lamps and Seaweed
A gardener finds oil lamps and seaweed still have a place in this modern world.
On the Beat as a Summer Reporter
The buzz of the newsroom at Portland’s newspapers in the 1960s laid the foundation for a high school summer reporter to one day become Maine’s State Historian.
Phineas Frump, A Team Player
Second Time Around
His boat dismasted and forced to drop out of a round-the-world race, solo skipper Ronnie Simpson is back, ready to sail, and vowing to win this time around.
Simplicity, Performance, and Affordability
When it comes to making sailing fun and affordable again, the newly launched J/7 rings all the right bells.
The Bridge Brothers of Southport
For multiple generations, it was the Lewis family that ruled the Southport Island Bridge.
