As Memorial Day and the unofficial start of the summer recreational boating season draws near, the Maine Marine Patrol wants to remind recreational boaters of a recent law change that took effect…
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Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife offers a tip during Safe Boating Week, May 18 - 24, 2024.
Protect yourself, protect your passengers, and wear your ECOS.
ECOS…
On May 11 -12, more than 60 high school sailors from throughout Maine competed in the Down East Open and Maine High School Fleet Racing…
National Safe Boating Week, May 18 - 2024, marks the start of the boating season for many, according to Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, in a news release.
With…
This January, Maine will join 44 other states in requiring some level of boater education for those operating a boat on Maine’s waters. The boater education law was recently passed by the…
Mariners team of eight sail flawlessly toward victory
The Maine Maritime Academy Offshore Sailing Team shined bright in California this past weekend, and beat rivals Navy and Coast…
43rd Annual St. George River Race and 49th Annual Passagassawaukeag River Race
The return of Waldo County’s annual river races marks a sure sign of spring for Maine paddlers and spectators alike. Registration is now open for the 43rd Annual St. George River Race and the 49th…
ROCKLAND — Rockland’s Sail, Power, and Steam Museum will be presenting two new talks in its “Boat Talk” and “Captains’ Quarters” speaker series.
Boat Talk,…
ROCKLAND — Folks from all over New England came to play on Chickawaukie Pond, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2024, drawing attention as they sailed their wind-driven crafts across the ice.
Now in…
The Fall winds had to change. After two light-air Pen Bay Sailing League regattas in September and early October the winds finally came up for the final fall regatta on Mount Desert Island.
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Megunticook Rowing has had an active fall season, participating in multiple regattas in New England. A summary, courtesy of…
After a summer and fall of practicing on Megunticook Lake, Megunticook Rowing rowers earned medals in four events at the Textile River Regatta October in Lowell, Massachusetts.…
Oceanside, Camden Hills earn team honors
On Saturday September 23, under a gray sky and light winds, 38 high school sailors from nine Midcoast schools and organizations gathered at the Apprenticeshop in Rockland to compete in the Pen Bay…
Annual Round the
September 9 could not have been more splendid for a day on the water, especially for the biggest Maine Regatta held…
After “The Summer That Never Was,” September sure has been producing a lot of nice, hot, summery days. Make the most of them with these three Maine activities:
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Midcoast entrepreneurs
CAMDEN - Captain Gus Kodros is originally from Alton, Illinois When asked what brought him to Camden, he says with a wry smile, “a boat.” Kodros recently purchased the Schooner Lazy Jack…
The 2023 Camden Classics Cup (July 27-29) provided regatta participants, friends and families, and the community with fantastic racing that showcased the…
Megunticook master and junior rowers headed to Cambridge, Massachusetts, to compete in the Cromwell Cup on June 25. Hosted by Riverside…
Oysthers Raw Bar & Bubbly opens in Bath
BATH—Captain Angus McGregor Crosby was a lobsterman since he was 14 on Georgetown Island before he died unexpectedly in 2021. His daughters, Lauren Crosby, 29, and Sadia Crosby, 28, each had her…
Updates on cancellations
MIDCOAST—In the midst of one of the soggiest summers we’ve seen in years, there will be a respite in the weather on Tuesday, July 4, a.k.a. Independence Day with forecasts calling for partly sunny…
ROCKLAND — Midcoast Sailing Center, a program of the Sail, Power and Steam Museum in Rockland, announces two new instructors for the 2023 summer season.
Mylee Smith comes from…
CAMDEN — Megunticook Rowing hosted the Dirigo Sprints Maine Youth Rowing Championship on Saturday, May 27 on Megunticook Lake.
This event began several years ago to bring all of the Maine…
The season opener of Maine lobster boat racing season 2023 shifts into high gear Saturday, June 17 in Boothbay Harbor with the Charlie Begin Memorial Lobster Boat Races.
…Boothbay Harbor WIndjammer Days Festival
Ahoy, Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days (WJD) fans! The 61st event is near and the Friends of Windjammer Days are now nailing down the final few details.
The Festival begins Sunday, June 25…
History came alive in Boothbay Harbor June 6. A small crowd gathered at the docks on a crisp, cloudy afternoon to wish the classic schooner Bowdoin and its crew a safe voyage. The ship…
CAMDEN — On Saturday, May 20 and Sunday, May 21 Megunticook Rowing’s Varsity Team competed at the USRowing Northeast Youth Championship on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Massachusetts.…
‘Reel in lifelong memories’
Maine will be offering a Free Fishing Weekend, June 3-4, 2023. On these days, any person (except those whose license has been suspended or revoked) may fish without a license. All other laws and…
the highest percentage of boating fatalities were due to what?
As Mainers near Memorial Day and the unofficial start of the summer recreational boating season, the Maine Marine Patrol provides the following reminders for a safe, enjoyable experience on Maine'…
Hodgdon Yacht Services is pleased to announce the launch of Boothbay Boat Rental. The boat rental fleet includes Angler 20-foot…
ROCKLAND — The Sail, Power, and Steam Museum will once again host its free youth sailing program, SKFF – Sail Kids For Free, through its Midcoast Sailing Center in Rockland Harbor. This 1-…
This event has been postponed due to a family emergency. It will be rescheduled.
Maine Art Gallery
For its fourth exhibition of the season, the Maine Art Gallery seeks entries on the theme of “Working Maine.” This show, which runs from July 13 to Aug. 13 will feature artists who have depicted…
The 61st annual Windjammer Days will take place Sunday, June 25 through Saturday, July 1, 2023. This year the Friends of Windjammer Days is celebrating our rich population of Maritime…
Ahoy Windjammer Days (WJD) fans! The 61st event, to be held June 25 - July 1, is but two months away and those Friends of Windjammer Days have been wicked busy!
FWJD board member Pete…
Entire walkway gets rebuild
CAMDEN – The town-owned portion of Camden Harbor is getting a facelift with new decking after the December 23 storm caused significant damage to the aging boardwalk.
“It was the high…
In case you missed the January Mainebiz article, for the first time since summer 1974 in Boothbay Harbor, there will not be a schooner owned by Herb and Doris Smith or their son and…
GOULDSBORO—Maine lobstermen are under siege these days with many of them frustrated over not being heard. Cheryl Clegg, an award-winning Boston-based commercial photographer, is making sure that…
Camden Hills Senior Abby Williams, Raya Leuman, earn second place overall with gritty performance
Twenty eight high school sailors from around the state converged on Castine Saturday Oct. 22, to compete for the Girls State Sailing Championship. Maine Maritime Academy hosted the annual…
On Saturday October 15, middle and high school sailors representing Camden, Rockland and Islesboro traveled to Maine Maritime Academy in Castine for the second event in the Pen Bay Sailing…
LOWELL, Mass. — Megunticook Rowing braved the wind of a hurricane and competed Sunday, Oct. 2 in the 43rd Textile River Regatta on the Merrimack River.
In the…
It was a picture perfect warm and sunny day in early September when the 100-year-old schooner Ladona was rafted to the schooner …
Though the 2022 Windjammer Days were over months ago, expect one final blast of wind in your sails come early next month. Spanish Tall Ship Nao Trinidad will port in Boothbay Harbor…
NORTHPORT — The annual Around Islesboro Race, an end of the season favorite fun sailboat competition, took place under calm seas and a light, at times almost imperceptible, breeze, Sept. 10.
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Captain Robert Fifield docked his Wasabi at Carousel Marina at 10:45 p.m. Sept 8 with his behemoth 725-pound tuna catch. It was the last tuna entered into the 2022 Boothbay Harbor Tuna…
After a four-decade hiatus, the Boothbay Harbor Tuna Challenge returns next month with a big, big cash prize. On Sept. 3, up to 60 contestants paying a $750 entry fee will convene at Carousel…
Plot a course for Camden this Labor Day weekend, Sept. 2-3, when the harbor will fill with the sails and masts of a dozen windjammers and schooners. Friday, Sept. 2, brings the launch of Camden’s…
ROCKLAND — The Apprenticeshop is opening registrations for fall high school sailing.
This fall the Apprenticeshop is welcoming experienced and new sailors in the Rockland community…
Photographer Jeff Mabee was on a safety boat during the annual Belfast Bay Come Boating Rowing Regatta and captured the competition around the buoys.
The 2022 Regatta took place…
ROCKLAND — The 19th edition of the Red Jacket youth sailing regatta will take place Saturday, August 13 at the Apprenticeshop in Rockland.
Races will start around 11 a.m. and…
Captain Weiss is 103 and his wife, Ruth, is 96
This morning was just a little different for Camden Harbor Master Steve Pixley, who delightfully recounted a visit from two legendary sailors.
After finishing an…
