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The Giant Cockroach is headed out to sea!
11/23/2024

The Giant Cockroach is headed out to sea!

The reef rests along Highway 90 for those enjoying Cruisin’ the Coast to indulge themselves in the most common pest in the state. For more Local News from ...

Great pix of this BOUNTY replica in her prime!
11/22/2024

Great pix of this BOUNTY replica in her prime!

Speaking of windjammers, past and present...
11/22/2024

Speaking of windjammers, past and present...

NAME THAT BOAT! We've removed *most* of the names from trailboards and burgees, to make you work a little harder. Photo:...
11/22/2024

NAME THAT BOAT! We've removed *most* of the names from trailboards and burgees, to make you work a little harder. Photo: Brad Smith

11/21/2024
Bluenose II is hiring deckhands!
11/21/2024

Bluenose II is hiring deckhands!

Are you ready for an adventure? Bluenose II is hiring Deckhands for the 2025 sailing season! If you’re hardworking, love the sea, and have great people skills, this is for you — no experience needed!
📅 Apply by January 3
📍 Details and application form: https://forms.gle/btRnZJP1jDHjht1Q9

NAME THAT BOAT! We've removed *most* of the names from trailboards and burgees, to make you work a little harder.
11/21/2024

NAME THAT BOAT! We've removed *most* of the names from trailboards and burgees, to make you work a little harder.

Go to 1:30 to watch the dogs being hoisted up. They're super chill. Maybe not their first rodeo?
11/20/2024

Go to 1:30 to watch the dogs being hoisted up. They're super chill. Maybe not their first rodeo?

The Coast Guard got a call on Thursday evening after dark reporting that a 31-foot sailboat had run aground south of Fleeton Point, Maryland, in 4 feet of wa...

Tomorrow (Thursday) at 7!
11/20/2024

Tomorrow (Thursday) at 7!

NAME THAT BOAT! We've removed *most* of the names from trailboards and burgees, to make you work a little harder. Photos...
11/20/2024

NAME THAT BOAT! We've removed *most* of the names from trailboards and burgees, to make you work a little harder. Photos: M A Barker

United States Coast Guard Barque EAGLE is set to embark on a Pacific tour in 2025. The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum is ...
11/19/2024

United States Coast Guard Barque EAGLE is set to embark on a Pacific tour in 2025. The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum is proud to host a special event featuring Santa Barbara resident and seasoned sailor Will Sofrin, who recently sailed on the Eagle during a training exercise in the North Atlantic. Join the SBMM on November 21 at 7:00 p.m. for an engaging evening!

Learn about Santa Barbara lectures and events at the Maritime Museum, including Will Sofrin Presents the History and Impact of the USCGC Eagle.

Aha! Something to alternate with WoodenBoat and Cruising World calendars....
11/19/2024

Aha! Something to alternate with WoodenBoat and Cruising World calendars....

The U.S. Navy 2025 calendar is a tribute to the men and women who have fought to protect our nation, to deter aggression, and to maintain freedom of the seas. Navy and Marine Corps action over the past 250 years is represented here in full-color paintings. Significant events in naval history are lis...

As Capt. Ron once said, "If anything's going to happen, it's going to happen out there."
11/19/2024

As Capt. Ron once said, "If anything's going to happen, it's going to happen out there."

You never know what you may find out there… 🤦🏻‍♂️😂

NAME THAT BOAT! We've removed *most* of the names from trailboards and burgees, to make you work a little harder. Photos...
11/19/2024

NAME THAT BOAT! We've removed *most* of the names from trailboards and burgees, to make you work a little harder. Photos: Mike Rutstein

They got FRIENDSHIP up onto the railways. Hopes are high that this visit doesn't drag on like her last one, which was cl...
11/18/2024

They got FRIENDSHIP up onto the railways. Hopes are high that this visit doesn't drag on like her last one, which was close to three years.

NAME THAT BOAT! We've removed *most* of the names from trailboards and burgees, to make you work a little harder. Photo:...
11/18/2024

NAME THAT BOAT! We've removed *most* of the names from trailboards and burgees, to make you work a little harder. Photo: Sea|Mester

Protect our small local shipyards! If you live in Essex, VOTE NO! If you don't live in Essex, write the Selectmen at Ess...
11/18/2024

Protect our small local shipyards! If you live in Essex, VOTE NO! If you don't live in Essex, write the Selectmen at

Essex Town Hall / 30 Martin Street, 2nd Floor / Essex, MA 01929

or use this form to send an email: https://www.essexma.org/user/1594/contact

In case anyone is wondering how I feel about the zoning article! Our family property which has been commercial for nearly four centuries will be in the residential area. While I am assured I will be grandfathered, after nine or so generations on this property my concern is not my grandfather but future generations who may want to make their living off the land the way I have.
Please come to town meeting and vote it down.

NAME THAT BOAT! We've removed *most* of the names from trailboards and burgees, to make you work a little harder. Photo:...
11/17/2024

NAME THAT BOAT! We've removed *most* of the names from trailboards and burgees, to make you work a little harder. Photo: Mike Rutstein

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The price on the Schooner Ruth, shown her at her beach launch in Barbados, has come down to just $750,000. She was built in steel along the lines of a Grand Banks schooner to carry cargo and passengers/trainees around the Caribbean. For more info, contact Keith Chmura at [email protected]

The 4:00 trip got cancelled, and this is what the crew is up to...

Camden Locks
Camden Locks

Narrow enough to fit through the locks!

Museu de Marinha
Museu de Marinha

Dirty Oceanus sails
Dirty Oceanus sails

Looking for some good advice on cleaning without damaging.

Price drop! 2003 Yanmar 4LHA-HTZP for sale as of November 1. One boat, one owner, all scheduled changes, injectors serviced, records dating back to new. 7600 hours. Runs great (idling in this video). Transmission not included. This is part of a long-planned repower and engine room redesign for the next 20 years. Located Salem MA.

Since there's been some discussion recently about rigging inspections etc. I thought I would post a video of the FAME rigging book. We started keeping this in 2008 after the last rigging inspection guidance came down from the USCG in the wake of some rigging accidents in Hawaii. It documents any work we do on the rig: replacement of spars, shrouds, rigging, deadeyes, parrel beads, clappers, mast hoops and wedges; repairs of anything that breaks or wears out, such as the gaff jaws, and so on. The USCG inspectors leaf through the book during every annual inspection and seem satisfied with it. Of course the book itself doesn't keep anyone safe, but it does reassure the Coast Guard that we're doing our best to stay ahead of the maintenance curve.

FAME’s 2003 Yanmar 4LHA-HTZP is for sale as of November 1. One boat, one owner, all scheduled changes, injectors serviced, records dating back to new. 7600 hours, $6900, located Salem MA. Runs great. This is part of a long-planned repower and engine room redesign for the next 20 years.

Friendship of Salem was open this weekend. The work is progressing, but it’s been a long 6-7 years since she was last fully rigged.

Schooner Ardelle wrapping up after a day’s work.

KALMAR NYCKEL pulling into Derby Wharf in Salem. The vessel has drawn big crowds as the centerpiece of the Park Service’s Salem Merry-time Festival this weekend.

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