Yesterday we had quite the chuckle when an image from weather.com showed up in our Facebook stream. Looking across the United States the temperatures in Maine were warmer than anyplace else. Bangor Maine was warmer than Miami Florida – at least for a little while. By noon our temperatures had settled into the mid 50′s [...]
It doesn’t happen every winter and when it does it’s typically in mid to late January/early February, but yes, Rockland Harbor can and does freeze. In order for this to happen the salt water temperature needs to be -1.9 degrees C or 28.4 degrees F. For as long as I can remember when it [...]
The boys are back in town and we couldn’t be more excited. It’s early March and the first of our 2010 crew has arrived. Scott (you may remember him as Scooter or Scoot) is back for his second season! He left Texas a little while back and drove his way across country visiting people and places along [...]
The goal is to launch the Stephen Taber and haul the Riggin, all on the same tide. Even shallow draft vessels like the Riggin and the Taber need to be hauled at high tide to allow enough water underneath them. As we arrived at the shipyard, Capt. Noah Barnes and crew were putting their last minute touches on the Taber. [...]
It’s always nice to see local talent succeed in their craft. We just read an article in USA Today about local Rockport, Maine artist T. Allen Lawson who’s painting was chosen as the 2008 White House Christmas card. The painting is of a view from the White House’s Truman Balcony overlooking a snow-covered lawn with [...]
We wanted to thank you all for the phone calls and emails asking how we were doing after the storm. Hurricane Kyle turned out to be a dud for us- actually it was more of a rainy day then a storm of any kind. Early Sunday afternoon the storm turned east and away from our [...]
Can you guess where this photo was taken? To make a go at it leave a comment with your guess and be sure to sign in with an email address so we can let you know if you are the winner. Need a hint? This is a lighthouse on the Maine coast and not on [...]
About 2 weeks ago on a Friday, I gave the crew the day off. It was raining, and because the cover is off the Timberwind early, there wasn’t much that we could get done. In anticipation of the bad weather, I had the crew bring the spars into the shop so I could work on [...]
For those of you that are in the area and are a fan of Annie’s cooking, please join us for this facinating slide show, talk, and dinner "Bells from Everest:An effort to Clean Up Mount Everest" at Carver Hill Gallery on Saturday Jan. 27, 6-9 p.m. This is a benefit to help Jeff Clapp raise [...]
