Maritime salvage experts are said to be assessing the condition of the Victory Chimes and another historic ship that sank over the weekend.
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These Maine sailors bought a tiny boat on Facebook. Then they tried to race it to Alaska.
Three Mainers who work aboard windjammers entered a 1966 sailboat in a grueling race up the west coast of Canada.
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Windjammers want more Mainers to take schooner staycations
These touring vessels maintain a tradition of overnight sailing trips in Maine that dates back nearly 100 years.
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West Marine stores in Maine among 59 to close nationwide
The Florida-based retailer of boating, fishing and watersports equipment filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in May.
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Boater makes ripples in Richmond waters | photo
Photographer Joe Phelan captures a dinghy operator rippling the smooth surface of the Kennebec River.
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An 80-ton ship has been landlocked in Freeport for years. Here’s why.
Last year, the Freeport Coastal Waters Commission denied a temporary boat launch for the Island Rover. Now, supporters are pursuing a referendum to override the town’s decision.
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He almost died sailing around the world. Now he’s getting ready to try again.
In 2027, Iraq War veteran Ronnie Simpson will set out from Portland to compete once again in the Global Solo Challenge, a brutal around-the-world sailing race.
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Mainers are switching to biodegradable boat wrap. But is it too good to be true?
The manufacturer of BioWrap, a pale green, single-use shrink wrap, claims the material breaks down in less than 5 years.
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Unidentified floating objects? Belgrade’s Great Pond residents intrigued by unmanned vessels
Some residents want to know who is operating the unmanned watercraft, which seem to be mapping the lake floor and have been seen elsewhere.
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Rockland schooner’s mast had rotted before fatal snap, Coast Guard finds
The Coast Guard issued several new recommendations for inspecting and maintaining wooden masts in its report on a 2023 incident that left one dead and others injured.