About a week ago Boothbay Register's Steve Edwards was out on the water - and like all avid photographers, he had his camera with him. Here are some views from shore he captured.
On the Water
Wiscasset Garden Club
The Garden Club of Wiscasset’s October program will be held on Thursday, Oct. 3rd at 6 p.m. There will be light refreshments before the meeting and a business meeting will follow the talk.
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Roger Simmons said he and his son, Shelden, had to scrape money together for the third annual Boothbay Harbor Tuna Tournament, but that wasn't their only challenge. The crew of the Josie B…
After a pause in 2023, Schoonerfest has been reinvented as a one-day event to celebrate the Wiscasset waterfront. We’ll showcase schooners, tall ships and other watercraft, along with food, live…
While most eyes were glued on gargantuan fish during the Boothbay Harbor Tuna Challenge, some were focused on what’s inside. A team of researchers from the UMaine Pelagic Fisheries Laboratory…
With more teams, more prize money and more events, the 2024 Boothbay Harbor Tuna Challenge promises to be the largest yet. In its third year, 90 teams will compete Sept. 2-5 for a combined $100,…
This season has been met with a talented and devoted staff, great (albeit hot) weather, and a wonderful group of sailors. Cyrus and Harper have continued to welcome our youngest sailors to the…
Beginning Friday, Aug. 9, a new Maine law goes into place that prohibits the operation of a motorboat engaged in a wakesurfing activity in less than 15 feet of water or within 300 feet of the…
A featured boat is the Boothbay Harbor One Design – A Sailboat for Life
The Boothbay Harbor One Design or as popularly referred to as BHOD was designed by Geerd Hendel in the 1930s, one…
As Tammy Kennon (USA Today) put it, “some yachts have stage presence. When they enter a harbor, every head turns. Trumpy motor yachts have that hard-to-define appeal. Like a Frank Lloyd Wright…
This week marked the beginning of the Southport Junior Yacht Club program for the summer of 2024. The club was filled with smiling faces, some old and some new, but all excited for the summer…
The Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club boys defended their title at the annual Windjammer Days Cod Fish Races June 26. Team Shmaker’s Bay beat 10 others to keep their title as the fastest fish handlers in…
62nd annual Windjammer Days
It’s the main event of Windjammer Days and the weather conditions were great for the Gathering of the Fleet on Wednesday, June 26.
More photos will be coming for this gallery but here’s a…
Keep an eye out this Windjammer Days for what could be the festival’s youngest crew. Six Boothbay Sea and Science Center students set sail with the schooner Tyrone June 24 as part of a…
Down East Yacht Club will be hosting a dockside open house before and after the Windjammer Days Street Parade 3 to 6 p.m. at the Tugboat Inn Marina on June 26. Members of the Club will be…
Jeremy Beal of Jonesport won two top races at the Charlie Begin Memorial Lobster Boat Races in Boothbay Harbor Saturday, June 15. Beal took first place in the Fastest Working Lobster Boat and…
You may have seen a display at a marina, town office, or boating supply store and wondered what it was all about. The U.S. Coast Guard must assume a vessel found adrift with no one aboard…
62nd Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days
The 62nd Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days shifts into high gear Sunday, June 23 with sailboat racing, the Blessing of the Fishing Fleet; and Boothbay's Got Talent, where local youth ages 7-18…
This Saturday, June 8, rally a couple of friends for a very fun paddle on the Damariscotta River, starting at Glidden Point Oyster Farm and finishing off at the Shuck Station, where a private…
Great racing begins soon with the 50th annual BHYC Regatta and Shipyard Cup Classics Challenge to be held July 20 and 21. Yachts of all sizes with colorful spinnakers will be racing off Boothbay…
Seaspray Kayaking will once again hold its Sheepscot River Race. This year’s race for canoes, kayaks, war canoes, sea kayaks and paddleboards will be on Saturday, July 6. The race starts in…
The Bowdoin, the official sailing vessel of Maine, will return to Boothbay Harbor May 25. The crew will set sail May 29 for the Arctic, mirroring the ship’s historic voyages that left…
Spruce Point Inn and the Maine Model Yacht Club are proud to announce the SPI Cup, a regatta race on the Spruce Point Inn waterfront for skippers of radio-controlled model yachts. Beginning at 9 a…
62nd annual Windjammer Days
The 62nd annual Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days will take place on Sunday, June 23 through Saturday, June 29. This year we will celebrate our local boatbuilders and shipwrights. Please visit…
Smuggler’s Cove Inn
The Smuggler’s Cove Inn 727 Ocean Sunset Bar is serving up local love by offering entertainment, hand crafted cocktails and a discount for locals every Sunday afternoon during the 2024 season. …
Spruce Point Inn and the Maine Model Yacht Club are proud to announce the SPI Cup, a regatta race on the Spruce Point Inn waterfront for skippers of radio-controlled model yachts. Beginning at 9 a…
62nd annual Windjammer Days
The 62nd annual Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days will take place on Sunday, June 23 through Saturday, June 29. This year we will celebrate our local boatbuilders and shipwrights. Please visit…
Boothbay Region Historical Society
Thanks to the generosity of Canvas + Pine Sailing Expeditions, Boothbay Region Historical Society is raffling a 2-hour private sailing charter for 6 during 2024 Windjammer Days, between June 25 to…
Press release
Hodgdon Yachts is proud to have played a role in the collaboration between Maserati and Vita Power, which…
MASKGI, the Maine Association of Sea Kayak Guides and Instructors, is the professional organization that represents Maine’s registered sea kayak guides. Each spring, the Association…
Press release
Maine Kayak, a premier provider of outdoor adventure experiences, is thrilled to announce the opening of its new location in downtown Boothbay Harbor. This expansion marks an exciting chapter for…
As the winter frost begins to thaw and signs of spring emerge, the Boothbay Region Sailing Club is already gearing up for another exhilarating season on the water. Despite the recent bouts of snow…
My parents woke me up at 4 a.m. but my eyes were already wide open with excitement. In pitch dark we drowsily strolled down the edge of the breakwater wrapped up warmly. We waited several hours…
At the top of her Instagram account, Cole Brauer wrote: “Goal: First U.S. woman to race solo around the world.”
Now, she can check it off her list.
The New York native’s race…
For half a century, sailors and boat enthusiasts have delighted in one of the Boothbay region’s most anticipated events. This year marks the 50th Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club Regatta, which takes…
Boothbay Sea and Science Center has been awarded the prestigious US Sailing Creative Innovations in Programming award. The award recognizes “those programs, or individuals, who have successfully…
Missing: lighthouse walkway. Last seen Jan. 10 at Ram Island.
The Jan. 10 storm that blasted the Maine coast took a piece of Boothbay region maritime history. The storm destroyed the…
Windjammers. When you hear or read that word, what do you see? Majestic vessels whose sails billow as the vessels gracefully sail across the ocean below a blue sky and brilliant sunshine?
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Department of Marine Resources
Yesterday's storm has resulted in unprecedented damage to property along Maine's working waterfront.
DMR is working closely with Governor Mills and the Maine Emergency Management Agency as…
While the New Year started out under crisp and clear skies, we’ve just had a taste of winter with our first major snowstorm. It definitely is feeling more like Maine in January!
Undeterred…
Mid Coast Maine has one of the most beautiful coastlines in the world, but within the beauty are hazards that can quickly ruin your day on the water. Geography, tides and weather can combine to…
There’s a whole lot of wake on the way when lobster boat engines start revving up for another season of lobster boat racing on the coast of Maine.
The official start to Maine’s lobster…
The Boothbay Harbor region is surrounded by the sea and taking a ride on one of our excursion boats is a “must do” during your visit.
Not only will you be treated to a vista unmatched in…
Mine Oyster hosted the 20th anniversary celebration of the Pemaquid Oyster Festival in Boothbay Harbor Sept. 24, after tropical storm Lee postponed the event one week. An enormous crowd enjoyed…
Sunday, Sept. 17 was a picture perfect day for a Memorial Boat Parade in honor of longtime lobsterman and fisherman Thurlow “Butch” Brewer, who died Dec. 29, 2022.
Forty boats captained by…
If you want to know what it takes to catch almost 1,600 pounds of tuna, try asking Isaac Molt. Molt, captain of the Redemption, took the top prizes at the 2023 Boothbay Harbor Tuna Challenge,…
Fishing for the Boothbay Harbor Tuna Challenge started Sept. 3 and concludes Sept. 7, with a break Sept. 5 for National Marine Fisheries Service’s shutdown day. Seventy-five teams are competing…
Imagine sailing a replica of a 500-year-old ship around Manhattan. Waves splash against the creaking wooden hull as you glide past the Statue of Liberty, waving back to people watching from the…
