For the second time in a month, Boothbay Harbor Shipyard will play host to a famous replica ship.
The Freedom Schooner Amistad is currently moored in Boothbay Harbor, and will…
On the Water
Although the team has been able to exist, Boothbay Region High School Club Sailing Team Head Coach Sally Lloyd knows that sometimes a little help can go a long way.
The sailing team has been…
BHYC Column
Participation at the evening cocktail party last Thursday evening was just about perfect. Keep it up gang; there are two more, tonight and next week, before the padlock is in place for the winter…
DEYC Column
Amy Goodwin welcomed members to the annual meeting for the last time as the Commodore on August 25, 2012. Giving a review of her year as Commodore brought back many fond memories of a great year…
“It was luck,” said Gene Eves, owner of the 25-foot sailboat that ended up as an undamaged beach ornament following the wind and rain storm on September 19.
“I was up until 3:30 a.m., just…
BHYC Column
A health issue kept me home last Thursday evening but a report from Greg and Donna Muzzy has indicated that there was a good turnout with abundant delicacies to fatten us up. There will be a few…
The HMS Bounty, the star of “Mutiny on the Bounty” has returned to Boothbay Harbor. The 1962 replica of the historic HMS Bounty will be in the area for approximately…
Storm Damage
A sailboat, with its mooring block still attached, rests on the beach at Hendricks Head on Southport Island on Wednesday morning, September 19. High winds and high tide overnight pushed the boat…
BHYC Column
I was not able to attend the Men’s Lunch last week. I had a date with Natalie at the Gregory Wing – sorry guys! Reliable sources inform us that attendance was small but the core was there.
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Get To Know...
Anyone strolling through Cozy Harbor in Southport recently has likely stopped dead in their tracks, entranced and perplexed by the bizarre spectacle seen from the shore. …
Wiscasset
While summer doesn’t officially end for for a few more days, the Labor Day holiday signified that summer is over for most of us. Wiscasset Harbor is a beautiful location for reflection and beauty…
BHYC Column
What a season 2012 has been. Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club produced winners this year. The third running of The Lobster Run included two Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club boats and our own Ken Colburn took…
Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club
Last week, our Thursday evening get-together was again well attended. I am pleased to see and meet the several new Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club members who find these Thursday evening parties a…
The ferry boat Prudence was built in Boothbay Harbor more than 100 years ago at a shipyard that no longer exists. Passengers can still take a ride in this historic vessel on the Penobscot…
'Round Town: Robert Mitchell
If you ever see a kayak right side up with a person attached, it probably won’t be me.
Don’t get me wrong, some of my best friends are kayakers. Kevin Kiley, one of our oldest and…
Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club
The Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club-sponsored high school club sailing program will operate again this fall under the coaching of Sally Lloyd who returns for her third season. Twelve young men and…
Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club
Our annual meeting went off last Saturday morning so smoothly, it was scary. One member reported that it took 59 minutes from gavel to gavel. The Dorothy Stewart award, our most prestigious, is…
Southport Yacht Club Column
The closing weekend of the 2012 season featured the annual meeting and the commodore’s reception. Members gathered in the morning to hear about the state of the club, the tentative plans…
Get To Know...
By most accounts, Bob Damrell is a sweetheart. His cheerful demeanor and boyish smile are disarming. But the blue fish tail peeking out from the sleeve of his conservative navy blue crew-neck makes…
BHYC Junior Sailing
On Friday, Aug. 17, the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club Junior Program completed its 2012 summer season with a well-attended awards banquet. Gary Ferris, head instructor, presented seasons'…
Southport Yacht Club Column
Last Friday evening sailors, instructors, parents and grandparents crammed into the Southport Town Hall to celebrate the accomplishments of the summer. Because of the way the calendar fell this…
Pemaquid Paddlers
The Pemaquid Paddlers' next trip will be Tuesday, Aug. 28 at Knickercane Park off of Barters Island Road in Boothbay. The participants will paddle past the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens and out…
Southport Yacht Club
Southport Yacht Club Sailors compete in the 8th annual Harraseeket Regatta on August 2 and 3 in Freeport. From left are Hannah Karel, Victoria Thompson, Kylie Roach, Jo Shaw, Alexandra Webb,…
BHYC Column
The days are shorter and folks are heading home because in many parts of the country school started this week.
The weather is beautiful, probably the best time of the year – cool nights and…
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor:
Last Friday afternoon, after a wonderful lunch at Trevett's General Store, the Howard family was boating home to Edgecomb along the Sheepscot River. All…
BHYC Junior Sailing
Another busy week came to a close at the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club, which was host to the exciting Maine State Opti Championship on August 8 and 9.
Sailors from as far as Vermont and New…
The eighth annual Boothbay Region Fish & Game Association Saltwater Fishing Tournament was August 11-12, and despite some unsettled weather, a striped bass, two bluefish, and a number of…
Southport Yacht Club Column
The 2012 Arts and Crafts Show is behind us and we cannot fail to mention those who make this possible. Thank you to Linda Murphy for publicity, Carol Allison for the preshow wine…
Scheherazade skillfully outmaneuvered the fleet Sunday to take first place honors and winner overall at Shipyard Cup X.
With great patience and flexibility, the race committee, led…
Spectrum Generations
How adventurous do you want to be as Maine’s coast presents a spectacular rainbow of summer colors and smells?
Explore one possibility for living an active life. Spend…
Although committed participants and spectators were ready, willing and able to launch the 19th Annual Southport Rowgatta on Saturday, August 11, Rowgatta Co-chairs Mary Baudo and Susan Quinby were…
Confusion over two buoys, both marked No. 18, caused a stir last week.
Wesport Island resident Robert Maynes spotted a stray nun buoy under the Wesport Island Bridge and reported it to the…
Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club
The Maine State Opti Championships were held at the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club and for the second straight year a BHYC junior sailor took top honors.
Thirteen-year-old Jacqueline “Jax” van…
BHYC Column
Scotty is somewhere in Canada as we write this column but he saw the report of the nominating committee before he left. Neil Newton will stand for election to Commodore with Lee Krow to be his…
Down East Yacht Club
August 4 was a busy day for DEYC members. We said a sad goodbye to long time member and friend Carol Saunders. She would have loved that her service was so well attended and that a…
A young Maine summer resident won the State of Maine Optimist Trophy at the Maine State Optimist Championship in Boothbay Harbor last week.
Thirteen-year-old Jacqueline “Jax” van der Veen, a…
Steve Paternite caught a striper on July 30 while fishing with Tonde guide service aboard Tonde II.
Southport Junior Yacht Club
We had a beautiful Monday morning to start our last week of sailing. Many new and old faces joined us for our weekly swim tests. We welcome Alexander and Sonia Kim, Claire and Paige Britton,…
Southport Junior Yacht Club
A spectacular Monday morning greeted families for the sixth week of the program. The bright sun and light breeze made it easy for the four new sailors to complete their swim tests. We welcome…
Pemaquid Paddlers
The Pemaquid Paddlers' next trip will be on Tuesday, August 14 on the St. George River, Thomaston.
At the traffic light in Thomaston, turn right on Knox Road, if you are coming from the…
Barters Island
Thanks to Westport Island resident Robert Maynes, the U.S. Coast Guard knows where a missing buoy ended up. Maynes spotted nun buoy No. 18, which normally marks the southern tip of Barters Island…
BHYC Column
A glitch of some sort sent the BHYC column into cyberspace last week.
It may be just as well because we have since received a report from PC John Chapman describing the Lobster Run Ocean…
Capt. Bob Damrell of Georgetown and Aaron Willoughby of Sydney (right) display three keeper haddock and a 20-pound pollock caught on the Shark Six during an offshore trip Aug. 4. Dennis Hill of…
Shipyard Community Sailing Center
The Shipyard Community Sailing Center wishes to thank all the donors, attendees, volunteers and bidders at the successful fourth annual Nautical Auction. Although unable to surpass last year’s $…
Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club
Fourteen boats entered the third bi-annual running of The Corinthians Stonington to Boothbay Harbor Race, the “Lobster Run.”
The race…
Danny Gray caught a 26-inch bass at an undisclosed freshwater location around Boothbay Harbor in late July 2012. Danny snapped a few pictures and quickly released his prized catch.
Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club
The Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club will host its fourth annual Classic Boat Race on Friday, August 24. The race will be informal, and is intended for traditional, full-keel sailboat designs (whether…
Cuckolds Island
The Cuckolds Council is pleased to welcome new volunteers and talents to the Rescue Team: Interior Designer Tracy Davis, the Principal of Urban Dwellings; Senior Landscape Architect Arek Galle,…
For a Good Cause
The 2012 All Girls Music Cruise “Chicks on the Sea” has chosen New Hope For Women for their charity this year.
New Hope for Women holds weekly support groups that provide a safe environment…
