ROCKPORT — Taylor Allen first glimpsed the William Underwood more than 12 years ago at the Atlantic Boatyard down on Flye Point in Brooklin, on Herrick Bay. The old sardine carrier, built…
On the Water
The William Underwood’ will be a coastal cruiser
explore Castine shoreline, nose into rocky coves, cruise up Bagaduce River
CASTINE — Castine Cruises has acquired the Lil’ Toot, a 26-ft Crosby Tug with 36 years of passenger service.
Lil’ Toot is now offering harbor tours daily from the Castine…
PENOBSCOT BAY – While light wind meant boats drifted over the starting line, 14 historic windjammers raced from Gilkey Harbor, Islesboro, to the finish line at the Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse…
SOUTH THOMASTON – Bree Burns owns and operates McLoon’s Lobster Shack at 315 Island Road, at the end of Spruce Head Island — easy to find…
Midcoast Athletics
CAMDEN — The Camden Area Youth Seamanship Program, Lyman-Morse at Wayfarer and the Camden Yacht Club will host the 2019 U.S. Sailing Regional Junior Olympics July 17-18.
Over 150 sailors…
Penobscot Bay is among the best cruising grounds in the world, sailors agree. Prevailing summer breezes out of the southwest, safe harbors and beautiful water make it all so. Then there are the…
There’s gonna be a lot of wake goin’ on this weekend with the start of the 34th lobster boat racing season Saturday, June 15 at 10 a.m. with the Charles Begin Memorial Races right here in Boothbay…
MAINE — Free Fishing Weekend is Saturday, June 1, and Sunday, June 2.
During free fishing weekend, any person may fish for free without a license on Maine’s waterways, except those who…
ROCKLAND — One lobster dealer is currently taking up the two large buying stations at the Rockland Municipal Fish Pier. Another buyer wants one of those spots and is appealing to City Council…
TENANTS HARBOR – A one-day program at the Tenants Harbor, Fishermen’s, Co-op, town pier at 12 Commercial Road addressed actions critical to surviving an accident or emergency at sea.
There…
Midcoast Athletics
MALDEN, Mass. — Megunticook Rowing surged to victory Sunday, May 5 at the Moose on the Malden Regatta as the Midcoast team brought home a boatload of medals.
It was a cool overcast day on…
Rockland, Camden sailors also competed
ROCKLAND — It was as sure a sign of spring as anything else in Rockland on Sunday, May 5.
The birds were chirping, foliage leafing out, bees buzzing and the loud blasts of the start…
Performances scheduled throughout summer
ROCKPORT – The requirements are simple: Be a gutsy adult woman, be able to fight with a sword, and portray a larger-than-life character. The first of two auditions for a new play, A Specific…
The small batch craft distillery will be Rhumb Line’s new neighbor
CAMDEN— The “quiet” side of the Camden harbor, the marina and boatyard owned by Lyman Morse at Wayfarer Marine, is about to bustle with more traffic this spring with the opening…
Boat breaks apart on North Haven shore
ROCKPORT - F/V La Boat III, of Rockport, was lost to the sea after its personal float in Rockport broke free overnight on Thursday, January 24. The boat was discovered broken apart on the…
Judge’s decision in U.S. Virgin Islands
CAMDEN - Captain Rick Smith, 65, of Camden has been acquitted on charges of Seaman’s Manslaughter following a three-day trial that began January 7.
According to attorney David Cattie, Esq…
BELFAST — With temperatures in the 40s, it was mild weather for the 50-plus brave souls who decided to participate in Belfast’s annual polar plunge, which takes…
From Olympic gold medalist to collegiate coach
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Rowing has taken Camden native Anna Goodale around the world and opened numerous doors for her through the years.
One door, however, the Olympic gold medalist never…
ROCKLAND — The Maine Windjammer Association announced winners in the 2018 Annual Photo Contest Dec. 26. Each year, windjammer passengers and…
William J. Brennan, President of Maine Maritime Academy, said a purchase and sale agreement has been signed with American Iron and Metal, owners of the former Verso paper mill in Bucksport, to…
CAMDEN – The schooner Appledore II left its summer home in Camden Harbor on October 25, to begin its annual 2,000 mile journey to Key West, FL. The crew of ten expected to make the trip in about…
Midcoast Athletics
ROCKLAND — The 12th annual Hippo Cup regatta, hosted by the Mid Coast Laser Association, was held Saturday, Sept. 29, at the Rockland Apprenticeshop.
Competitors were treated to a…
130-foot yacht awaits work at Front Street Shipyard
BELFAST — It’s hard to miss the towering mast over a vessel that has been tied up at Belfast Landing for over a week, a mast that is over 100 feet tall and topped…
CAMDEN — M5, reportedly the largest single-masted sailing yacht in existence, spent the weekend awing visitors to Camden Harbor with its impressive size and trappings of luxury.
At…
New chapter for the three-master is ready to unfold
PENOBSCOT BAY — The schooner, Victory Chimes, an American National Historic Landmark that sails in the Maine Windjammer Association Fleet and…
Cash reward for information
The U.S. Coast Guard is offering a cash reward for information concerning the theft of sound signaling devices from navigational buoys off Maine’s coast.
Over the last nine months, nine…
BELFAST — The 18th annual Regatta on Belfast Harbor drew gigs, canoes, kayaks, skiffs and other manner of rowing vessels to the northwest corner of Penobscot Bay Aug. 18. The regatta is a 4.2…
Partnership is in its third year
CAMDEN — For the third year in a row, clients and friends of Knox County Homeless Coalition marveled at lobsters, star fish, and other wonders of Penobscot Bay on an excursion aboard the lobster…
The Rockport Conservation Committee has partnered with the Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program to collect more information about the health, ecology, and function of five ponds in Rockport. On June…
Arista Holden, captain and longtime seamanship instructor for programs such as Outward Bound, the National Outdoor Leadership School, Atlantic Challenge, and the Wooden Boat School, will present…
Visiting the Midcoast
CAMDEN —- Robbie, Wendy, Jenna and Rob Wildman from Black Eddy, Pennsylvania, decided to spend the evening on Tuesday, August 7, with a sunset sail around Camden Harbor. It was to bring the end one…
Down to the sea
To navigate the waters of Penobscot Bay, and the Gulf of Maine, takes experience, training, and much skill. Varied currents and wave patterns, not to mention the pull and push of tides, create…
CAMDEN — In the early hours just after dawn, a man in his 70s parks by Megunticook Lake off of Route 105 and takes a look at the still water as the sun creeps up past the trees. It’s the perfect…
BELFAST— On any given day, passengers aboard Belfast’s newest ecotour boat Caretta cruising up the Passagassawakeag River will…
Snapshots
Photographer and videographer Terry Boivin caught the light on Belfast Harbor. Both photos were taken from the foot bridge in Belfast at about 7:30 p.m. on July 26. The cloud cover lifted behind…
Making Waves
Penobscot Bay is among the best cruising grounds in the world, sailors agree. The prevailing summer breezes out of the southwest, along with cozy harbors and beautiful water make it all so. Then…
Mishi Mikinaak means ‘Big Turtle’ in Ojibwe
ROCKLAND – Dozens of spectators arrived July 20 in Rockland to cheer the Mishi Mikinaak, as she was launched from the Apprenticeshop and into the summer-blue Atlantic.
The 26-foot…
The Town of Lincolnville has posted a Swim Advisory at Breezemere Park on Norton Park. There was a reported case of Swimmer's Itch. For more info on Swimmer's Itch follow this link …
ROCKLAND – Sunday evening, July 22, hundreds of people waited in a gray drizzle at the Rockland Public Landing to glimpse the carved dragon head, tail, and everything Viking-like about a 115 foot…
Mariners reminded to use local pump-out services
ROCKPORT — Goodie’s Beach at Rockport Harbor was closed for several days last weekend, following a reported spill of raw sewage from a schooner departing the town dock Friday, July 13. The U.S.…
BOSTON — The Coast Guard is asking the public to label their kayaks, canoes and stand-up paddleboards with their name and phone number after an influx of cases this summer involving unmanned and…
Midcoast Athletics
CAMDEN — This spring, rowers from Megunticook Rowing’s junior program completed a stellar season by participating in the Amber Zapatka Memorial Regatta in Lowell, Massachusetts on May 12-13, the…
42nd Annual Great Schooner Race
ROCKLAND – The first wave of schooners heaved into the wind at 1:15 p.m., Friday, July 6, having sat idle for three extra hours. The forecast for the Great Schooner Race looked ominous. Gray skies…
largest gathering of traditional schooners in America
ROCKLAND – Schooners participating in the 42 Annual Great Schooner Race will pass by the Breakwater Lighthouse late afternoon, Friday, July 6,…
Keeping it clean and clear in Rockport
As a second step in the Rockport Conservation Commission’s partnership with the Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program (VLMP), pond monitoring volunteers for Chickawaukie Pond, Rocky Pond, Lily Pond,…
The Lady in the Red Cloak takes her haunted walking tour on the water
BOOTHBAY—Sally Lobkowicz, Director of Red Cloak Haunted History Tours and better known as “The Lady in the Red Cloak” has had great success in turning Maine’s ghost stories into a full-time…
On Tuesday, July 2, U.S. Coast Guard Station Boothbay Harbor caught a glimpse of a creature in the water about eight miles out to sea. The crew of the 47-foot lifeboat was out on a case when they…
Terry Boivin video
ROCKLAND — Watch for wakes in Rockland Harbor in mid-June, when Journey’s End Marina, in Rockland, holds the annual Rockland Lobster Boat races. This year, the diesels and gas-powered engines…
CAMDEN – Aaron Lincoln owns and operates the Olad and Owl off of Camden's public Landing. The Owl can take six passengers and is a cutter — an old-timey rig, in a way,…
CAMDEN – Arriving in Camden on Saturday, June 9, the…
