Marlinspike Magazine

08/03/2025

NAME THAT BOAT! We've removed *most* of the names from trailboards and burgees, to make you work a little harder. Photo: Mike Rutstein

08/02/2025

I'd love to know when this photo was taken!

Step aboard history on Saturday, August 16! ⚓️✨

Join Eric Speth, Captain of Jamestown Settlement’s SUSAN CONSTANT, GODSPEED, and DISCOVERY, for a fascinating look at SUSAN CONSTANT— the ship that helped carry the first permanent English settlers to Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607.

Discover how this historically accurate recreation was researched, designed, built, and is now being restored at the Henry B. du Pont Preservation Shipyard here at Mystic Seaport Museum.

This program is included with Museum admission; registration is recommended for the lecture.

Learn more here: https://secure.mysticseaport.org/28980/30423

08/02/2025

NAME THAT BOAT! We've removed *most* of the names from trailboards and burgees, to make you work a little harder. Photo: Thor Aagaard

08/01/2025

NAME THAT BOAT! We've removed *most* of the names from trailboards and burgees, to make you work a little harder. Photo: Jack O'Connell

08/01/2025

The Coast Guard has published a report regarding the dismasting of the Schooner Grace Bailey in Penobscot Bay in October of 2023. The report includes nine safety recommendations and two administrative recommendations. The Commandant’s final action memorandum (FAM) detailing the Coast Guard response and actions on each recommendation is included.

The Coast Guard’s Office of Investigations and Casualty Analysis published a report of investigation (ROI) to Marine Casualty Reports regarding the demasting of the Schooner Grace Bailey in Penobscot

08/01/2025

Interestingly, of TripAdvisor's Top 20 Sailing & Day Cruises in the US, only three are schooners. The three: BAY LADY in Seattle, FAME in Salem, and ADIRONDACK III in Boston. Make of this what you will; the formula for selection is rather opaque. Quality of reviews, quantity of reviews, and volume of sales thru TripAdvisor all figure for sure.

Get out onto the open water with these boat tours—whether you’re sightseeing, island hopping, or exploring below the surface.

07/30/2025

More chances to sail on the AJ Meerwald!

07/29/2025

"In the videos we're sharing today, you’ll see this process brought to life aboard the Lettie G. Howard, built in 1893..."