In the midst of the intense pace of the last week of outfitting after a full winter of reconstruction work, it’s easy to forget why we love what we do. And then its all done and we go sailing. And we remember. The sea air filled with either the scent of pine or moist brine [...]
WHY are government sites so NON intuitive? On most any site from which you’d like to purchase something, the principles have figured out how to make it easy. Good on them. But woe to the poor sole who has to pre-enroll for a TWIC card, look up a Coast Guard regulation, renew an FCC license, [...]
Rockland, Maine has been judged one of the top ten budget destinations in the world! If you are thinking that a vacation might not be in the cards for you this summer, take note that there are still affordable vacations out there for budget travelers. And who isn’t a budget traveler these days? At a [...]
Plants Unlimited in Rockport, Maine, hosted it’s first, now annual, Green Fair. The Nature Conservancy rubbed shoulders with Paul Tukey, the founder of People, Places and Plants Magazine, along with at least 50 other presenters to all talk and present what they are doing that is green. There were two displays there, other than all [...]
Experience Life Magazine and their online component gave us a mention and featured some of our passengers. We appear in the middle of the article. We haven’t seen the in print piece yet, but if any of you get the magazine, send us a clip! AnnieSailing in Maine
Because I couldn’t have said it (or formatted it) better myself, I copied this post from Rich Brook’s blog. Rich is a friend/creator of our blog and president of flyte new media. Can Mainers achieve Local Prosperity in a Global Economy? That’s the question and the theme of MEBSR’s 15th Annual Sustainable Business Conference, to [...]
We’ve got three good ways for you to use your Economic Stimulus check: 1) Pay off your bills so you can take a schooner vacation.2) Put it into your savings account so you can take a schooner vacation.3) Book your schooner vacation now for only $100 and pay the balance in May when your check [...]
We all turned out our lights. And we didn’t turn the tv on. Whew, our brains got a break! The families of Maine Adventure Sails all participated in Earth Hour 2008, which was basically to turn off all of our lights and electronics and light one or two candles. Kind of like we do on [...]
We have the greatest passengers – if we do say so ourselves. We love hearing about what you’ve been up to when not sailing with us. That got us thinking. We would like to start a passengers section (yes, we are still working on a name for it so if you have an idea please [...]
This is an engineering feat that we boat folks just all marveled at. Seeing this lock goes on my "Bucket List." Click here to see for yourself. And for more information on the Falkirk Wheel, this is the website. AnnieIf we can create this amazing contraption, why can’t we live in peace?
