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The Hannah Marie and Kimberly Ann at the Aug. 8 lobster boat races in Winter Harbor. Jon Johansen photo.
Winter Harbor attracts 88 boats to race
The 258-foot tuna purse seiner American Eagle operates out of Pago Pago. Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission photo.
NTSB: Flaring tempers led to tuna seiner collision
Petrzelka Brothers will be finishing off this 32-foot Norcraft hull for Bristol Bay with a Scandia engine and Namjet propulsion package. Petrzelka Brothers photo
Washington builder prepares to close its doors; new boatyard takes shape in northern California
Isaac & Colby barely beats Salt Shaker at the Friendship races. Photo by Jon Johansen
Maine racing knocks out one boat
Patricia Noreen removes her gloves to feel the edges and sand rough spots on a covid-19 face shield cut-out. Shields are then cleaned. Jonesport Shipyard photo.
Maine boatyard builds covid-19 face shields; illness prompts four-week shutdown for one yard
Velocity Marine’s Point Steele is powered with a pair of Ultrajet 340HT jets and twin 600-hp Cummins QSC8.3 diesels. Velocity Marine photo.
Boatyard sends two gillnetters to Bristol Bay; wooden-boat specialist keeps older boats working
The third event in Maine's 2020 lobster boat racing season drew 81 boats to Moosabec Reach. Jon Johansen photo.
Moosabec Reach lobster boat races mark Independence Day
Blue Eyed Girl is barely ahead of Maria’s Nightmare in Rockland’s Diesel Free For All race. Jon Johansen photo
Lobster rockets: Let the races begin
Maine's 2020 lobster boat racing season continues to contract under pressure of covid-19 health concerns. Jon Johansen photo.
Maine’s lobster boat racing season continues to shrink
The Pull N’ Pray is undergoing restoration work at Wayne Beal Boats after an engine fire caused extensive damages.
Fire-damaged lobster boat in for repairs
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