A sunset image I captured back in late August this summer. I was anchored off the shore of Eatons Neck with my family in our bowrider when the sun set and lit up the sky on a Saturday afternoon. The sailboat was moored directly in front of me and IRead More
The wreck of the Ada K Damon has emerged from the sand of Crane Beach in Ipswich, Mass., then been reburied several times during recent years. This fall however, she emerged from the sand then was beaten to pieces by the surf. Her pieces are scattered all along the shoreline.Read More
Sure, a bit on the chilly side, but not too cold for these two classics on the Merrimack River in Newburyport on Sunday, Oct. 18. Dan Raycroft
As the season winds down for the schooner trade with only two Maine windjammers sailing, it’s particularly fun to see the pinky schooner, Ardelle in Penobscot Bay. Ardelle’s day charters finished in Gloucester, MA, boatbuilder Harold Burnham and his wife appear to be enjoying the fall foliage and anchorages ofRead More
Submitted by Daniel Raycroft
I shot these photos this morning from the Green Street Bridge over the Ipswich (Mass.) River. The couple in the boat are our friends and neighbors, Jon & Gabrielle on their way to Crane Beach. Dan Raycroft
Schooner Ladona came in close to the porch this afternoon (Friday, Aug. 28) with Terry Sue Philbrick calling hello. Terry and her husband, Capt. Gib Philbrick operated the schooner under its previous name, Nathaniel Bowditch for decades. Ladona is one of only two of the windjammer fleet to be sailingRead More
We wanted to get in some fishing time before tropical storm Isisais stirs thing up here in L.I.Sound. Sea conditions in the AM were 2′ with a lot of whitecaps. After lunch things calmed down and seas went to 1′. We noticed schools of bait fish swarming the surface. TheyRead More
Sighted at Chick’s Marina in Kennebunkport. The Fore Aces is a 124′ Delta Marine vessel, built in 2003 refitted in 2014, according to Boat International. Formerly owned by musician Jimmy Buffet, she’s available for charter starting at $90,000 per week.
Bob Cornell caught this image of the Mayflower II a few minutes after she departed Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Conn., on Monday, July 20. “What a crowd on the water and on land and so fun!,” reported Sue Cornell.
