Maine will be offering a Free Fishing Weekend, June 3-4, 2023. On these days, any person (except those whose license has been suspended or revoked) may fish without a license. All other laws and…
On the Water
Hodgdon Yacht Services is pleased to announce the launch of Boothbay Boat Rental. The boat rental fleet includes Angler 20-foot and 22-foot center consoles with 150hp outboards that can be rented…
ROCKLAND — The Sail, Power, and Steam Museum will once again host its free youth sailing program, SKFF – Sail Kids For Free, through its Midcoast Sailing Center in Rockland Harbor. This 1-week…
This event has been postponed due to a family emergency. It will be rescheduled.
Maine Art Gallery
For its fourth exhibition of the season, the Maine Art Gallery seeks entries on the theme of “Working Maine.” This show, which runs from July 13 to Aug. 13 will feature artists who have depicted…
The 61st annual Windjammer Days will take place Sunday, June 25 through Saturday, July 1, 2023. This year the Friends of Windjammer Days is celebrating our rich population of Maritime…
Ahoy Windjammer Days (WJD) fans! The 61st event, to be held June 25 - July 1, is but two months away and those Friends of Windjammer Days have been wicked busy!
FWJD board member Pete…
Entire walkway gets rebuild
CAMDEN – The town-owned portion of Camden Harbor is getting a facelift with new decking after the December 23 storm caused significant damage to the aging boardwalk.
“It was the high…
In case you missed the January Mainebiz article, for the first time since summer 1974 in Boothbay Harbor, there will not be a schooner owned by Herb and Doris Smith or their son and daughter-in-…
GOULDSBORO—Maine lobstermen are under siege these days with many of them frustrated over not being heard. Cheryl Clegg, an award-winning Boston-based commercial photographer, is making sure that…
Camden Hills Senior Abby Williams, Raya Leuman, earn second place overall with gritty performance
Twenty eight high school sailors from around the state converged on Castine Saturday Oct. 22, to compete for the Girls State Sailing Championship. Maine Maritime Academy hosted the annual event,…
On Saturday October 15, middle and high school sailors representing Camden, Rockland and Islesboro traveled to Maine Maritime Academy in Castine for the second event in the Pen Bay Sailing League…
LOWELL, Mass. — Megunticook Rowing braved the wind of a hurricane and competed Sunday, Oct. 2 in the 43rd Textile River Regatta on the Merrimack River.
In the Men’s Jr…
It was a picture perfect warm and sunny day in early September when the 100-year-old schooner Ladona was rafted to the schooner …
Though the 2022 Windjammer Days were over months ago, expect one final blast of wind in your sails come early next month. Spanish Tall Ship Nao Trinidad will port in Boothbay Harbor…
NORTHPORT — The annual Around Islesboro Race, an end of the season favorite fun sailboat competition, took place under calm seas and a light, at times almost imperceptible, breeze, Sept. 10.…
Captain Robert Fifield docked his Wasabi at Carousel Marina at 10:45 p.m. Sept 8 with his behemoth 725-pound tuna catch. It was the last tuna entered into the 2022 Boothbay Harbor Tuna…
After a four-decade hiatus, the Boothbay Harbor Tuna Challenge returns next month with a big, big cash prize. On Sept. 3, up to 60 contestants paying a $750 entry fee will convene at Carousel…
Plot a course for Camden this Labor Day weekend, Sept. 2-3, when the harbor will fill with the sails and masts of a dozen windjammers and schooners. Friday, Sept. 2, brings the launch of Camden’s…
ROCKLAND — The Apprenticeshop is opening registrations for fall high school sailing.
This fall the Apprenticeshop is welcoming experienced and new sailors in the Rockland community for…
Photographer Jeff Mabee was on a safety boat during the annual Belfast Bay Come Boating Rowing Regatta and captured the competition around the buoys.
The 2022 Regatta took place Saturday,…
ROCKLAND — The 19th edition of the Red Jacket youth sailing regatta will take place Saturday, August 13 at the Apprenticeshop in Rockland.
Races will start around 11 a.m. and will be…
Captain Weiss is 103 and his wife, Ruth, is 96
This morning was just a little different for Camden Harbor Master Steve Pixley, who delightfully recounted a visit from two legendary sailors.
After finishing an early routine harbor check out in…
One of Maine Lobster Festival’s most popular events
ROCKLAND—After a two-year hiatus, the Maine Lobster Festival opened to the public for free in Rockland this week. Sunday, August 7, 2022 marked a favorite event: the International Great Crate Race…
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Megunticook Rowing competed at the Cromwell Cup on the Charles River hosted by the Riverside Boat Club on Sunday, July 24.
Megunticook’s first rowers of the morning,…
The Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club hopes to see you on July 23 and 24 for the 48th running of the combined Shipyard Cup Classics Challenge/Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club annual Regatta! The…
CAMDEN — The board of directors at Megunticook Rowing are pleased to announce Olivia Goodwin-Cook will be the next director and coach of the organization.
Goodwin-Cook has a long history…
That’s right, racing fans, it’s time to rev up your motors! Maine’s 2022 lobster boat racing season kicks off right here in Boothbay Harbor with the Charles Begin Memorial Lobster Boat Races on…
CAMDEN — Megunticook Rowing held the annual Maine Youth Rowing Association State Championship Regatta, the Dirigo Sprints, for the first time in two years Saturday, May 28 on Megunticook Lake.…
MALDEN, Mass. — As the sun rose on Saturday, May 21, the Megunticook Rowing youth program was preparing for its first official race of the spring season.
While it may have been a hot day…
The Belfast Rotary Club still has opportunities for local businesses, individuals and agencies to sponsor activities at the August 2022 Belfast Harbor Fest.
Accompanied by print, online,…
Press release
Hodgdon Yachts has partnered with marine technology company, Vita, to build their highest performance all electric flagship, the 10.5 meter (34'5") LION.
Engineered and powered by Vita in…
DAMARISCOTTA — The Rockland Rotary, in partnership with The Bass Federation of Maine, enjoyed a successful annual fishing tournament Sunday, April 24 at Damariscotta Lake.
All the…
Women on the Waterfront
On the anniversary of the 60th year celebrating Windjammers Days and maritime history, we pay homage to our founder, Captain Marion Dash for her contribution as a female role model in our…
Megunticook Rowing is pleased to announce open registration for spring youth rowing at the varsity and club level.
The season begins with indoor training at the Midcoast Recreation Center…
ROCKLAND — The Apprenticeshop is opening registrations for Spring high school sailing 2022.
Every year, after launching a first set of floats, the Apprenticeshop hosts teams from Islesboro…
This weekend is Maine’s free fishing weekend and the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is encouraging everyone to get outside and enjoy a day fishing with family or…
For many outdoor enthusiasts, ice fishing is one of the most anticipated activities of the year. Not only can you fish for many different species, but you can create memories with friends and…
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — For the first time ever, Megunticook Rowing sent two crews Sunday, Oct. 31 to the prestigious Head of the Fish Regatta in Saratoga Springs, New York, one of the largest…
LOWELL, Mass. — Megunticook Rowing traveled to Lowell, Massachusetts for the 42nd annual Textile River Regatta on Sunday, Oct. 3.
It was a perfect day for racing with temps in the 60s with…
BRUNSWICK — After more than a year without an official regatta, Megunticook Rowing finally took to the racecourse again Sept. 18. On a picture-perfect day, 66 hulls from 19 clubs, hailing from as…
The 14th annual Belfast Harbor Fest, presented to the community by Belfast Rotary Club in August, provided boatbuilding, music, food, crafts, children’s activities and more to nearly 2,…
In photos: Aboard ‘Scarlet’
ST. GEORGE — Sometimes, life leads you around unexpected corners, and into boats of new friends. That was certainly the case in mid-July, when, laid up following knee surgery, I was sitting on the…
CAMDEN — Megunticook Rowing will host the 27th running of the Megunticook Regatta on Sunday, September 12 at Barrett's Cove Public Beach in Camden.
Rowers of a variety of ages, as young as…
in business
BELFAST — There’s a new rowing business navigating the waters of Belfast Bay, launched by Nicolle Littrell. She is offering rowing lessons and guided rowing tours in the Bay, and efforts are…
ROCKPORT — Megunticook Rowing is excited to announce open registration for fall youth rowing at the varsity and club level.
The Megunticook Rowing varsity team is designed for high school…
84 Boats Raced in the July 29-31 regatta
After a pause in 2020 due to the global pandemic, yacht racers in the Camden Classics Cup returned to Maine this summer.
They were rewarded with the best of Maine in all aspects: wind for…
LEWISTON — Megunticook Rowing traveled Saturday, July 24 to the Lewiston-Auburn area for the inaugural Riverfest Regatta, competing against rowers from around the state and throughout New England…
Aug. 13-15
BELFAST — Harbor Fest, Belfast Rotary Club’s free three-day celebration of the city’s maritime history and traditions on Friday, Aug. 13 through Sunday, Aug. 15, will present a boatbuilding…
CAMDEN — Watch the area’s best junior sailors compete on 420s in the fourth annual Camden Classics Cup Youth Regatta (CCCYR), Friday, July 30, 2021, beginning at 11 a.m.
CCCYR is organized…
