The truth is, no matter how often I see it out there beckoning, no matter how many times I’ve set a course for it, I’ve yet to circumnavigate it.

The Spray replica Ch’i had been a fixture in Red Brook Harbor for years, and I had passed her happily many times, but this time it was different. Local legend John Burman, her builder and owner, had passed away.

A matter-of-fact chronicle of a bold cruise – from Providence, R.I., to Bar Harbor, Maine, and back – by an intrepid grandmother and her partner, on a minimalist 25-foot pocket yacht.

Friendship, Maine William Henry Zuber, II began his final expedition on June 19 at the age of 88, after a short illness. Born in Manalapan, N.J., the son of Ethelmae (Kroll) and William Henry Zuber on March 10, 1936, Bill grew up on a farm in New Jersey, attended ManasquanRead More

Ben Carter of Scarborough, Maine, got this photo of his sons, Elliot, 10 and Truman, 9, on the dock at Aspasia Marina in South Portland, Maine, at the end of the day recently. The boys were busy catching green crabs while Ben was working on his 23-foot Maritime.

Newport, R.I. Dr. Charles P. Shoemaker, Jr., accomplished surgeon, community builder, and sailing competitor, passed away June 4 in Newport, R.I. He was 86 years old. Born July 6, 1937 in Franklin, New Jersey, son of Charles P. Shoemaker, Sr. and Alice Haight Shoemaker, Charlie was a 1959 alumnus ofRead More

Reading, Mass. Renowned college coach and race manager Ken Legler died on May 31 after a 20-year battle with cancer. He was 70. Legler, the head sailing coach at Tufts University from 1980 until his retirement in 2023, was an All-American at the University of Rhode Island and a 2019Read More

Maine Yacht Center, a full-service boat yard and marina is purchasing  Gamage Shipyard in South Bristol, Maine. The acquisition is scheduled to be finalized on June 28, according to a Maine Yacht Center press release Maine Yacht Center, in Portland, Maine, has been in business for over 20 years. theyRead More

Stratford, Conn. James Bennett McCreary (Jamie, Big Red), of Stratford, Conn., died from natural causes on May 23. An accomplished yachtsman and racing sailor for all seasons, Jamie’s many achievements included winning World, International, National, Regional, Collegiate, Frostbite, and Junior Championships, among others. A two-time College All-American, he was inductedRead More

An itinerary: From Winter Harbor, just east of Mount Desert Island, bound east-northeast, five days of sailing will reward your crew with a magnificent shoreline seldom explored by casual cruisers.