Cruising is more than a sport. The mood of it comes over you at times, and you can neither work nor rest nor heed another call until you have a deck beneath your feet and point a bowsprit out to sea.
After a midwinter fire, this boatyard is rebuilding a better and more energy-efficient center for its operations, and doing it on a really tight schedule.
The crowds turned out in Portland for the Maine Boatbuilders Show, held over three sunny days in mid-March. There was no shortage of great boatbuilding on display.
You’d have to spend months traveling the coast of Maine to see this many great boats. We bring them together in one location for your viewing pleasure.
A glance back at the print advertising of yore, our Retro Ad series is a walk through time. This ongoing series of ads appeared in Yachting and The Rudder magazines dating back to the 1920s.