It came down to the final event – the watermelon swim – and anchor Ella Watts won going away to give the Red team a one-point victory over the Green team in Southport Junior Yacht Club’s annual…
On the Water
Part of the Summer of Sail 2021
Saturday, July 3 was the annual Classic boat race, featuring boats designed at least 25 years ago. The wind this year was unusual, out of the Northeast. The course was set from near McKown Point…
Schedule of events June 30-July 3
EVERY DAY
THE PORCH PARADE – pick up a map of the participating businesses and homes decorating to theme “Land Ho!” Voting instructions on the maps…
Augusta - The Maine Marine Patrol will be looking out for anyone violating Maine's boating under the influence laws and sharing safety information during the national Operation Dry Water weekend,…
Boothbay Harbor hosted Tall Ships Privateer Lynx, Spirit of Bermuda and Nao Santa Maria the weekend leading into Windjammer Days. Last year's Tall Ships Festival was…
Windjammer Days 2021. Boothbay Harbor’s biggest festival is back! Throughout the week, the Boothbay Register will be posting galleries of photos, as well as articles, from the various events. Be…
A shortened Blessing of the Fleet ceremony was held Sunday, June 27 dockside to greet fishing boats from around the harbor on day one of Windjammer Days. Missing was the traditional reading of the…
A herd of seals were enjoying the sun and surf in the Sheepscot River recently and area photographer Stephanie Morrison captured these moments.
part of the ‘Summer of Sail 2021’
Saturday was the first of a four-part series of open races for all sailboats to be run in the Outer Harbor as part of the Summer of Sail. These races are open to the public and follow the…
Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club Junior Sailing members Toby Clarkson, Otto Schoenthal, Arden Carleton and Piper Carleton won the Area ‘A' qualifier for the Sears Cup this past weekend at Sail Maine in…
Midcoast Maine has one of the most beautiful coastlines in the world, but that beauty can hide hazards that can quickly ruin your day on the water. Geography, tides and weather can conspire to…
There’s going be a whole lot of wake on the water this Saturday, June 19 when lobster boats up and down the coast arrive, revved up and ready to race, in the 2021 Charles Begin Memorial Lobster…
The Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club welcomes all sailors to join in our summer sailing program. We have multiple categories of races held on Wednesday afternoons and weekends, and they are all open.…
Boothbay Harbor Waterfront Preservation at 65 Atlantic Ave. filed a Rule 80b petition against Boothbay Harbor in Lincoln County Superior Court May 17. The petition concerns selectmen’s passage of…
Ocean Point Inn
Ocean Point Inn (OPI) and Resort is about to open for their 123rd season of providing lodging, dining, and hospitality to the Boothbay Region. While other properties celebrated their openings over…
Midcoast Conservancy will host a full moon paddle at its Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) in Jefferson on Wednesday, June 23, from 8-10 p.m. Participants can enjoy the silvery glow of the “…
The word “boat” can apply generically to watercraft from less than 12 feet in length to more than 1200 feet in length and displacements from a under a hundred pounds to a hundred thousand tons or…
As we near Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of the summer recreational boating season, the Maine Marine Patrol provides the…
Capt. Harold Burnham, owner of the pinky schooner Ardelle, is once again offering Boothbay Region Historical Society a wonderful fundraising opportunity.
During Windjammer Days, on…
USCG Auxiliary
Paddle sports can be so enjoyable especially in Maine which has some of the most beautiful spots and exceptional paddling experiences on the planet. But safety skills are essential for excursions…
Boothbay Harbor selectmen
Boothbay Harbor selectmen approved two contentious wharves and weirs applications April 26. Applicants were Hodgdon Yacht Services LLC at 85 McFarland Road and Joseph Doyle Living Trust at 61…
Wiscasset Yacht Club’s private 12-hour sailing instruction for adults begins June 7 through September. Classes are held weekdays from 1 to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Instruction…
PRESS RELEASE
“After 80 years of studies warning that carbon emissions are destroying our environment, the danger is now at our doorstep. The Gulf of Maine is warming faster than almost any other saltwater body…
Soon-to-be Boothbay Harbor residents Ed and Ashley Bernard are bringing Carefree Boat Club to the harbor. The franchise will be Carefree’s first in Maine and an addition to nearly 100 locations in…
At Friends of Windjammer Days’ April meeting, spirits were high as the committee chairs reported in. Discussions ensued both in person, for the first time, at Brady’s, and via Zoom for some of the…
Windjammer Days Festival
It’s official: Members of Friends of Windjammer Days have chosen the T-shirt design by Maria Elaine Michael for this year’s student-designed T-shirts. Michael is in eighth grade at Boothbay Region…
PRESS RELEASE
Portland – New England Aqua Ventus, LLC (NEAV) and the Maine Building and Construction Trades Council (MBCTC), on behalf of itself and its affiliated local unions, have reached agreement on a…
Press release
Freedom Boat Club of Maine is expanding to the Boothbay region, opening its fifth location at Linekin Bay Resort. Offering the most boat clubs and the largest fleet in the state, Freedom Boat Club…
Recreational boating statistics show that people who have taken boating safety courses are less likely to be involved in boating mishaps.
Become a better mariner. Learn from Auxiliarists…
Press release
New England Aqua Ventus commissioned a scientific survey throughout March to gather information about the route for the cable to link the offshore wind turbine demonstration project near Monhegan…
It’s a high school sport like no other. The sport has both fall and spring seasons. It is a co-ed activity which allows boys and girls to compete against one another or as a team versus an…
Big Al’s owner Al Cohen thinks people will like the new Barters Island bridge. He liked what he saw of it March 10 when he was crossing the one-lane, temporary bridge.
“The new bridge…
The Maine Department of Marine Resources has published a series of printable informational documents that summarize 2021 regulations for your favorite saltwater gamefish species. Documents for…
Analysis
As aspirations to preserve the Boothbay Harbor way of life continue through new business, property development and preservation, the two sides of the harbor have become a dichotomy over the past…
The Camden Conference, Penobscot Marine Museum, and the Belfast Free Library will present Charles Lagerbom speaking on “Maine Whaling: To the Arctic and Beyond.” This event takes place on Thursday…
It’s a voyage Della Hahn has wanted to take for eight years. As a third grader, Hahn saw her brother, Myron, spend a semester at sea aboard the Harvey Gamage. In October, Della Hahn…
Pier 1 in Boothbay Harbor is now illuminated with the town’s first large-scale Christmas buoy tree. The 20-foot wooden structure weighs in at 3,000 pounds and is outfitted with 800 lobster-pot…
Boothbay Harbor Planning Board
The Boothbay Harbor planning board Dec. 9 approved Boothbay Harbor Maritime Foundation's plans to renovate Carter's Wharf. BRMF President Deanne Tibbetts and Gartley and Dorsky Engineering and…
Paddlesports: canoeing, kayaking and stand-up paddle boarding, is the fastest growing segment of watercraft recreation. Unfortunately, it’s also disproportionately the most dangerous segment…
Boothbay Harbor Planning Board
Boothbay Region Maritime Foundation set out plans for a new building, pier and series of floats Nov.12 in the most complete application planning board members said they have seen in a long time.…
Boothbay Sea and Science Center
Boothbay Sea and Science Center could not be stopped from celebrating its eighth summer program. Though there were no family cookout Fridays or tooling around in the turnabouts, 27 children…
In Boothbay Harbor Sunday, Sept. 6, Trump supporters decorated their boats with banners and flags and paraded through the outer and inner harbor.
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Boaters and Linekin Bay Resort guests enjoyed the film “Dirty Dancing” Thursday evening, Aug. 27. Resort guests lounged in chairs by the pool, some watched from the pool, and boaters tuned into an…
Midcoast Conservancy will host a full moon paddle at its Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) in Jefferson on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 7-9 p.m. Participants can enjoy the silvery glow of the “full corn…
This summer has been full of challenges, but the joy of our weekend racing in the harbor highlights what is so wonderful about where we spend our summers. Also, we have enjoyed introducing our…
This weekend’s event, instituted about three years ago, was to encourage a larger fleet of class boats to come to Boothbay Harbor for a race. We were happy to keep the event going this year…
Boothbay Region YMCA
The Boothbay Region YMCA 27th annual Rowgatta on Barters Island Aug. 8 got blue skies and light winds. Twenty-six single kayaks, five double kayaks and two paddle boards made the nine-mile trip…
Saturday, July 25 was seamless, air-warm, water- flat, destination - perfect. It was a pretty cruise from any port. Several boats chose to cruise through the Thread…
AUGUSTA –Earlier this week, in response to the fatal shark attack near Bailey Island, water activity restrictions took effect at Maine's coastal State Parks with beaches. Today, July 31, the…
