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Seahawks Swimming
The Boothbay Region High School swim team hosted its second meet on Friday, Jan. 5 against Gardiner/Hall-Dale at the Boothbay Region YMCA.
“While our numbers are small, we had some great…
BRHS swimming
After a cancellation of the first home swim meet due to weather, the Seahawk swim team hosted Cony for the first meet of the season on Friday, Dec. 15.
It was a great start for returning…
Boothbay Region Sailing Club (BRSC) hosted the last fall regatta in Maine Nov. 4 with an impressive win. Nine Boothbay sailors competed in the two-person C420 regatta run on new courses against…
Boothbay Region Sailing Club (BRSC) traveled to Newport, Rhode Island last weekend to compete in the Halloween Howl. This has become a popular weekend for the sailors to sail in legendary Newport…
The Boothbay Region Sailing Club (BRSC) traveled to Portland’s SailMaine for two regattas this weekend. Greely High School hosted the Ranger Regatta Saturday with 13 teams from Massachusetts, New…
The Boothbay Region Sailing Club (BRSC) hosted the third Pen-Bay Regatta series finale Sunday, Oct. 15 in breezy and foggy conditions. Racing ended after nine races when fog obscured the weather…
Boothbay Region Sailing Club (BRSC) sent seven sailors to Portland’s SailMaine Saturday winning the Cape Elizabeth Gale Winds Classic. Thirteen teams of racers were greeted with 17-20 knots of…
Behind Damariscotta River Association’s (DRA’s) biweekly water quality monitoring efforts, islands and public lands stewardship, oyster gardening program, and school-based nature education…
Boothbay Region Sailing Club (BRSC) team returned to SailMaine in Portland this weekend for the Clipper Challenge hosted by Yarmouth High School. The high pressure system over New England meant…
The Boothbay Region Sailing Club (BRSC) team returned to SailMaine in Portland this weekend for the Casco Bay Open. The event was a qualifier regatta for the Atlantic Coast Championships (ACC) to…
Once again, Boothbay Harbor Fest's annual Fishin’ for Fashion show wowed crowds as models walked across the deck at the Boothbay Harbor Oceanside Golf Resort, formerly Rocktide, where the show has…
Boothbay Region Sailing Club (BRSC) team took first place among eight teams Saturday at SailMaine in Portland. The Bull Dog Open saw light winds never above six knots and a mid-day postponement.…
The Coast Guard encourages anyone headed out to the water this weekend to take several precautionary steps beforehand. Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial end of the traditional beach and…
This was the 2017 season ending “Day Trippers” event for the DEYC. These Day Trips have proven to be a popular way for DEYC members to gather, raft up and enjoy lunch with great friends. We plan…
Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club
Saturday, the Boothbay Harbor One Design and J80 Fleet 14 class got their last major event of the season underway with northwest breezes shortly after 1 p.m. The course was set up just to the…
The BHYC Junior sailors just capped off their ninth week of the summer with some friendly competition against Christmas Cove Improvement Association (CCIA) sailors, their annual Pirate day and the…
The Southport Yacht Club was abuzz with activity last weekend as we hosted the annual Arts and Crafts show and sale. We were able to accommodate 40 talented artists and crafters. After a bit of…
Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club
Eight Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club Opti sailors, led by coaches Tori Thompson on the Championship and Sarah Jacklin with the Green Fleet, raced at the Harraseeket Youth Regatta. Boothbay sailor Toby…
People often ask me which week of the summer is hardest as a sailing instructor. My first thought is the week before the kids arrive, repairing the boats and buildings, heavy lifting,…
Eight Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club sailors, led by coaches Tori Thompson and Caleb Gray, sailed in the Maine State Opti Championships (MSO) at Portland Yacht Club. Sailors Piper Carleton and Otto…
Two beautiful days of racing, July 29 and 30, and a 2017 Maine series record number of boat entries sum up the preliminaries to the 43rd annual Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club Regatta which is now in…
The Boothbay Region Fish & Game Association will sponsor its 13th annual Saltwater Fishing Tournament on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 12 and 13.
A $200…
This Monday morning is only insubstantial in comparison to the day before. Sunday was absolutely beautiful for boating. Today, however, it’s warm with a strong southerly breeze, light in…
The annual Boothbay Harbor One Design Race will be held Saturday, Aug. 5. Skippers’ meeting will begin at 11:30a.m. at the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club. The race…
The Edgecomb Planning Board finished a first draft July 20 for a proposed floating structures ordinance. The board’s next step is revising the plan in time for a public hearing later this fall.…
On Monday, July 31, from 7 to 10 p.m., the Adam Ezra Group (AEG), who believes their mission is making music that is “capable of nothing less than changing the world,” will take the stage at 29…
Calling all "person-powered" watercraft! The 24th annual Southport Rowgatta, which encompasses 12 nautical miles, is on Saturday, Aug. 12, at the Town Landing at Newagen on Southport Island.…
The Sunbeam from the Maine Seacoast Mission visited East Boothbay on Sunday, holding a service in the Janet M. Wilson Memorial Chapel which is celebrating its 100th anniversary year.…
Launch your personal watercraft and paddle-in to the Burnt Island Lighthouse to enjoy a pancake breakfast and a tour of the lighthouse. The event being sponsored by the “Keepers of Burnt Island…
BHYC Juniors were active this week with more than15 golfers hitting the links, 30 players on the courts, and 40 sailors on the water.
Pro Alex Arsenault joined the tennis program this week…
The term “B.M.D.”, Director Will Jacobs’ anagram for a “Beautiful Maine Day,” seldom made an appearance last week at the Southport Yacht Club. The new sailors of week A: Elinor Grant, Cameron Luck…
The public had a chance to hear different histories of two classic schooners at an open house at the Carousel pier on Friday, June 30.
Adventure was built in 1926 in Essex,…
A pancake breakfast, the raising of information banners and the assembling of pirate paraphernalia kicked off morning Windjammer Days activities in the Whale Park on Tuesday, June 27.
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A few years ago, recalls Sheepscot River Race organizer Scott Shea, a father/son racing team started yelling and fidgeting precariously about their boat. Mice, which had been nesting
under…
Fifty kids took to Damariscotta Lake Saturday, June 3 for Midcoast Conservancy’s annual Hooked On Fishing youth event. Thanks to the generosity of six boat captains…
“Believe me, young friend, there is nothing, absolutely nothing, half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats,” so says…
Those who own or plan to purchase a kayak or canoe will not want to miss Paddle Sports Safety being offered through Central Lincoln County Adult Education. This is a one week, two…
As boats are uncovered and readied for another season the questions always arise, Do I have everything I’m supposed to have on board? Has anything stopped working…
The Mary E Sailed into Bath on Sunday, April 24. I was standing near the water’s edge watching her approach, just as I had been the first time I saw her 46…
Liven up your celebration of spring with an adventure by land and sea exploring the history and mystery of lighthouses in the Boothbay Harbor area on an exclusive tour with Sally Lobkowicz, a.k.a…
Midcoast Conservancy will be offering a Stand Up Paddleboard and Canoe Camp on Damariscotta Lake Tuesday, June 20 through Thursday, June 22. The camp, for kids 9-14 years old, is free. The program…
On Saturday, June 3 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Midcoast Conservancy will be hosting the annual Hooked on Fishing event, where kids get out on the water and experience…
Looking for an exciting, in-depth boating safety course? The United States Power Squadron is offering America's Boating Course on Saturday April 29…
The spring season of the Boothbay Region High School sailing program is now underway and early information suggests a banner program with at least 10 and possibly more talented and experienced…
Following a hiatus in 2016, the Damariscotta River Pirate Rendezvous will return on Saturday, June 24 – bringing a motley crew of buccaneers both young and old to…
Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 25, Boothbay Harbor, is offering several boating classes this spring to help recreational boaters. Visit the website:…
I live off the peninsula and often, when I am asked to do a story, I take a ride to see where I am supposed to be going the next day. Tomorrow, March 21, I'm shooting the Leprechaun Leap at…
The Boothbay Region YMCA and Central Lincoln County YMCA are partnering again this summer to provide the best summer ever for children and teens in Lincoln County. Summer camp at the Y is a place…
First off, Friends of Windjammer Days has a new website for the Windjammer Days Festival – www.boothbayharborwindjammerdays.org. Write it…
