MaineBoats Blog
DeLorme to be acquired by Garmin
Thursday, February 11th 2016
Big changes are coming on the map for Yarmouth-based navigation company DeLorme. The Swiss company Garmin Ltd. announced Feb. 11 ...
Calling all Artists: Apply now for Monhegan Artists Residency
Monday, February 1st 2016
Applications are being accepted for the Monhegan Artists' Residency for Maine artists. In addition to two five-week residencies on Monhegan ...
Maine Artists plan residency on Iceland-bound container ship
Wednesday, January 27th 2016
Two midcoast artists plan to travel from Maine to Iceland on a container ship to create and gather content for ...
MBH&H wins writing awards
Tuesday, January 12th 2016
In the magazine business, like other industries, it is nice to be recognized by your peers for doing a good ...
Hinckley acquires Morris Yachts
Tuesday, January 5th 2016
Hinckley kicked off the New Year by announcing that Morris Yachts has become a part of The Hinckley Company family ...
MMA training ship heads south on training cruise
Monday, January 4th 2016
Maine Maritime Academy students, officers, and crew departed Castine on Saturday, January 2, 2016 at approximately 10:30 a.m ...
Maine scientists studying effects of oil spill
Wednesday, December 30th 2015
Dr. Christoph Aeppli from Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences was awarded a grant to investigate the long-term fate and effects ...
Hodgdon plans for 200th birthday party
Thursday, December 17th 2015
Hodgdon Yachts, the division of Hodgdon that specializes in custom sail and power yacht construction, has announced that the twelfth ...
Tallest American Chestnut Found in Maine
Thursday, December 3rd 2015
When University of Maine Forest Scientist Brian Roth set out with a graduate student in a small plane last summer ...
Capturing the tide
Tuesday, November 24th 2015
During high tides on October 28 and 29, 2015, coastal residents around the Gulf of Maine participated in the second ...
Go Team! Maine youngsters headed to sailing nationals
Monday, November 23rd 2015
SailMaine supported Falmouth High School Keelboat Team is racing in the Keelboat National Championship at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club ...
Maps of the heart
Friday, November 20th 2015
The Osher Map Library at the University of Southern Maine in Portland has an absolutely wonderful exhibit up now celebrating ...
Students start paddle company
Wednesday, November 18th 2015
Are you still looking for a nice gift for the paddler in your life? Students in a marketing class at ...
Bon Voyage nears French coast
Tuesday, November 17th 2015
Remember the little unmanned boat launched last summer from the French frigate LHermione as she head back across the ocean ...
Lighthouses to get radio-activated signals
Thursday, November 12th 2015
The Coast Guard plans to install radio-activated sound signal devices at 17 lighthouses in Maine. The devices which can be ...
Windjammer captains honored
Friday, November 6th 2015
The Maine Windjammer Association is proud to announce that this year, the USS Constitution Museum – an interpretive center for the ...
Saving a classic
Friday, November 6th 2015
A well-known Rockland-based commercial boat went aground over the weekend in the harbor. But the owner and fellow vintage boat ...
Rockland sailing team tops in state
Friday, October 30th 2015
Skipper Jillian Galloway and crew Hannah Chase, both on the Rockland Community Sailing High School team, pulled off two-first place ...
Lots going on at Atlantic Boat
Wednesday, October 21st 2015
A road trip to visit longtime Brooklin-based boatbuilder Atlantic Boat showed a yard humming with activity. Atlantic is making the ...