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MBB Conference Video Hightlights
Video highlights from the 2018 Maine Built Boats Global Outreach Conference.
SW Boatworks 44′ Calvin Beal DEBORAH ANN
Check out a video of SW Boatworks’ 44-foot Calvin Beal, DEBORAH ANN.
2018-19 MBB Guide Now Available
The 2018-19 edition of the annual Maine Built Boats Guide to Buying & Servicing Boats in Maine is now available!
SW Boatworks’ 38-ft Calvin Beal
Check out a video of SW Boatworks’ 38-foot Calvin Beal named STAR.
Registration is open for the 2017 Maine Built Boats Conference
Register now for the 2017 Maine Built Boats Global Outreach Conference! The sixth-annual event will be held at the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath on Thursday, December 7, from 8:30am to 3:30pm. Members of the trade, students, and the general public are invited to...
MBB Receives Mariners Award
Maine Maritime Museum recognizes MBB as Mariner of the Year: a group that has made extraordinary contributions to Maine’s maritime heritage.
Maine Yacht Center Completes 2-Year Refit
Great American 4, skippered by Rich Wilson is tied up on the pontoons is Les Sables d’Olonne, France along with the other 28 boats competing in the Vendee Globe, which starts November 5. GA4 is the only American entry in the fleet of 29 boats. The Vendee Globe is a non-stop race around the world, without assistance that takes place every 4 years. The VG is the hardest and most famous sailing race in the world. Nicknamed the Everest of the Seas.
Global Outreach Conference: December 8, 2016
The 2016 Maine Built Boats Global Outreach Conference is scheduled for Thursday, December 8, 2016, at the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath, Maine. The full seminar schedule and list of exhibitors will be available soon. Please check the website for more information:...
Sabre Yachts Debuts Sabre 66 Dirigo
The Sabre 66 Dirigo is the first and only Downeast style motoryacht of her size built in the United States.
HARVEY GAMAGE Restored at Portland Yacht Services
At one time almost every harbor on the coast of Maine was filled with schooners. Some were used for fishing, others for the coastal trades, and some even went deep-water sailing to parts all over the world. Following World War I, the number of schooners decreased dramatically. Today there are no schooners sailing commercially as they have been replaced by the tractor trailers. The only remaining survivors of that era can be seen at Bar Harbor, Camden, Rockland and Portland. It has been a long time since one underwent a major refit, but that is what happened to HARVEY GAMAGE at Portland Yacht Service in Portland for the past 14 months.
Padebco Adds a New Runabout to its Line
Padebco Custom Boat Builders & Full Service Boatyard recently launched its newest model the V25R. The sporty express-style 25’ runabout is designed on a solid fiberglass hull, and offers a cuddy cabin with v-berth, head, refrigerated wet bar and many other options....
