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Boats

Schooner Rebuilds

Historic vessels refit in Maine

Eggemoggin 47+

Sail handling with the push of a button

Hound: Refit included a larger rig

First in class after a refit

Grampus: Vintage Rebuild

A 1927 wooden launch leaves its homeport for a rebuild

Hinckley Introduces a Hybrid Poweryacht

Hybrid technology for the 40-foot Picnic Boat

Boatbuilder Profile: Rich Woodman

Boatbuilder Rich Woodman respects tradition but is not enslaved by it.

A Restored Nova Scotian Classic Sloop Sails to Maine

The search for a historic boat led the author to Nova Scotia, where he found a Bluenose 23, and the perfect person to restore it.

A Special Sloop Designed to Carry Heavy Granite

Carrying heavy Maine granite to far-off ports required a special type of sloop.

Bringing the Tidely-Idley to Life

A Maine man and his daughter create a replica of the Tidely-Idley, the boat made famous in Robert McCloskey’s book Burt Dow, Deep-Water Man.

Albury Runabout

Photographer Benjamin Mendlowitz is known for his lovely images of boats. His shooting platform is a nimble 20-foot Albury runabout.

Model Pond Racer Wins Design Kudos and Fans

Sometimes the best yachts are also the smallest. One of the hottest new racing classes along the coast is a radio-controlled model sailboat: the DragonForce 65.

Hylan & Brown Boatbuilders

Hylan & Brown, a partnership building efficient wooden boats.

Waterfront Makeover

Lyman-Morse's rebuilt facility in Camden has risen, like a phoenix, after a devastating fire

Unique wooden lobsterboat

Doug Dodge has spent the last decade perfecting a wooden lobsterboat that he hopes will be the fastest in its class