The Town Harbormaster found me a choice spot for two days after cruising the Kennebec and Sheepscot Rivers for several days in my 1959 23′ Lyman Sleeper. Gene Porter Nashua, N.H.

I spotted this boat on a mooring in North Haven in early August, 2021 while I was moored there for the night.

A gathering of the finest fiberglass and wooden custom boat builders on the East Coast. Also exhibiting numerous manufacturers of boating equipment. Sailboats, powerboats, canoes, kayaks, and rowing boats with the builders there to discuss and sell their work. The show opened Friday, July 23 at 100 West Commercial St.,Read More

Classic motor yacht, Marie caught my eye from the second story work spot on the Fox Island Thorofare and I dashed downstairs to grab a photo as she glided through the small boat traffic. The angle of the photo does not do justice to her 41.73m. Always interested in classicRead More

So, I was snapping a few photos of the Coast Guard servicing the Nun #10 channel marker in the Fox island Thorofare. While watching the new nun being launched, the existing nun’s bottom being scrubbed, figuring the new nun would take its place…when I heard the Marine Patrol (Clam Cops)Read More

  After a season with only two of the Maine Windjammer Association schooners sailing due to Covid-19, it’s with great pleasure the Victory Chimes (fondly referred to as ‘the jingler’) came through the Fox Island Thorofare. An exchange between the Lathrop fog horn and Captain Sikkema with waves and cheersRead More

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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