CAMDEN — For two days, the parking lot of Camden’s Public Landing was an open workshop of sawing, drilling and nailing as six teams worked furiously to construct their own boats to test in the annual Camden Windjammer Festival’s Build-A-Boat — and race — contest. On Sunday, at high noon and under a hot sun, the competition was on. The rowers were fierce, and in the end, it was neck and neck right to the end.And everybody won, in one way or another.The build-up was long and extensive, but the... Read more

CAMDEN — Three competitors showed up Sunday morning for the annual remote control sailboat racing event, a long-standing tradition of the Camden Windjammer Festival.Anyone can sign up to compete, and the course involves sailing out, around a marker and back. The fastest one to complete the course wins, and there are multiple heats to ensure everyone gets a chance to do their best during the quick track out and back with unpredictable winds.Irvington Maxwell was captain of Yellow Missile, a 6.6-... Read more

CAMDEN — The talent was diverse and entertaining, and the fireworks were stupendous Friday evening, Aug. 29, as Camden’s Windjammer Festival got fully underway at the harbor. Throughout the day, the sun was bright and the streets filled with visitors and locals, who filtered to the waterfront to celebrate the region’s nautical heritage.The start of the 2014 Windjammer Festival was marked by occasional cannon fire bursting over the water, and as dusk settled in, the guitars, ukeleles, and other... Read more

This year’s Camden Windjammer Festival Lobster Crate Race had 32 entrants vying for prizes, and the youngest racer was 4-year-old Finley Roper.Emerson Brott won first place, crossing a total of 288 crates Saturday before a large crowd gathered along the harbor’s waterfront.Second place went to Lauren Rothwell, who made it across 286 crates, holding the lead until Brott made his run 11 racers after Rothwell.Third place was a tie between Jonah Lovejoy and Luke Drinkwater, after both tallied 270... Read more

CAMDEN — Friday afternoon was one glorious weather day in the Midcoast, making for a seriously pleasant time to sit alongside the harbor and watch the action as schooners made their to the head of Camden Harbor, and tied up at the town docks.Today was the first day of the 2014 Camden Windjammer Festival, and Saturday and Sunday have plenty of activities lined up.For more information about what’s happening, click here. Or better yet, just head down to the harbor and go with the flow. There is... Read more