Page 4. MAINE COASTAL NEWS January 2012


Maine Coastal News P.O. Box 710


(207) 223-8846


Winterport, Maine 04496-0710 U.S.A. E-mail - igmatats@aol.com


Web site: www.mainescoast.com Fax (207) 223-9004 Publisher's Note


Another year is coming to an end and believe it or not Maine Coastal News will be celebrating their 25th


anniversary in 2012. I


Maine Coastal News is dedicated to covering the waterfront of State of Maine. It covers commercial fishing, yachting (power and sail), boat yard and waterfront news and maritime history. Maine Coastal News is published 12 times per year. The distribution of Maine Coastal News is from Eastport to Kittery and is free on the newsstand. It also can be by subscription. A year subscription, 12 issues, is $20.00. A single copy is $2.00, which covers the postage. Foreign rates for subscriptions are $40.00 per year. The Maine Coastal News office is located at 966 North Main Street, Winterport, Maine. Comments or additional information write: Maine Coastal News, P.O. Box 710, Winterport,


Maine 04496. Publisher Editor-in-Chief


Jon B. Johansen Rachel Elward


Advertising Deadlines: The deadline for the February issue is 6 January. The deadline for the March issue is 3 February.


cannot believe that it has been that long. This all started as an idea when I did a waterfront news column for Bud Leavitt at the Bangor Daily News. While there it was easy for me to see that no one was covering the entire waterfront of the Coast of Maine. My initial idea was to publish a weekly supplement in the Bangor Daily, but the boating season was coming to a close and they decided to hold off. I decided not to and purchased a desktop publishing system. If only I knew what I was getting myself into. I started with the thought that people needed the news fast, so why not do two issues a month, which I did until 1993. At that point I decided that only the summer months, April to September, should be double and I would go to one a month in the winter. What I failed to realize is that the amount of time that I was spending on the road really did not allow me to adequately cover the news. In retrospect, I really do not know how I did 24 issues a year, or even the 18. Three years ago I switched to one issue a month and designed the runs to spend ten days on the road. This allows for much better coverage, and more time to adequate gather the news and take more photographs. Then last spring I expanded slightly, spending one day on the North Shore of Massachusetts and New Hampshire. This is only for distribution, which widens the audience for the advertisers. However, I am becoming much more interested in the North Shore history, which has some strong ties to Maine.


Oh there have been mistakes. The biggest is probably a lack of focusing just on publishing this paper. I have been, and still am, involved in too many things. If I can help I certainly try to. I bought the 117-foot tug SATURN to save her from the scrap yard; a day each week at the Penobscot Marine Museum keeping their library open and doing research; and numerous boards, like Maine Built Boats, Maine Lobster Boat Racing, Maine Retired Skippers Race, Propeller Club, Tugboat Enthusiast Society and Winterport Historical. None take a lot of time, but when you add them up it is significant. Then there is my vision of an on- line maritime library. I could spend every waking hour of the rest of my days working on this and would have only scratched the surface. However, it is all extremely satisfying, at times it makes a difference, and I am not willing to give up any of it. I have discussed this before, changes due to the Internet. It is amazing what has transpired over the last 20 years. Most news is instantaneous on the Internet and this means that most newspapers are losing readership. People are also buying differently. Unfortunately there is seldom any loyalty. It is a different world and unless you adapt, you will not survive. I have often joked that when I retire I am just going to sit back and do my research. The more I think about it the more I realize I could not give up being on the road and doing this publication. So hopefully, I and Rachel, for this would certainly be a different publication without her assistance, can find another 25 years in us!


MCN's Calendar of Coastal Events


On-Going Exhibits: – 13 May 2012 Port of Portland; Maine Maritime Museum, Bath


Maine Maritime Museum’s latest exhibit presents a vision of


the history of


Maine’s Gateway City as portrayed by the ships that have transited Portland Head to clear Spring Point Ledge, a series of vessels as diverse as the different eras they represent; vessels that have brought hope, grief, sustenance, prosperity, disappointment, and a good day’s work to its people.


For more information visit www.MaineMaritimeMuseum.org or call 207.443-1316 during business hours.


– 3 Jan: Exhibit: Port of Portland: A Ship- Shaped History, Portland Public Library, Lewis Gallery, Portland; Opening event - 5 p.m., Friday Dec. 2 – Director’s Remarks and Meet the Curator


Maine Maritime Museum’s latest exhibit presents a vision of the history of Maine’s Gateway City as portrayed by the ships that have transited Portland Head to clear Spring Point Ledge, a series of vessels as diverse as the different eras they represent; vessels that have brought hope, grief, sustenance, prosperity, disappointment, and a good day’s work to its people.


For more information visit www.MaineMaritimeMuseum.org or call 207.443-1316 during business hours.


Summer 2012 Exhibit: Schooner BOWDOIN on the Greenland Patrol”, Castine Historical Society, School Street, Castine, Maine; June 25 through October 15, Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and Sunday, 1-4 p.m. Explore the untold story of Maine Maritime Academy’s historic


schooner BOWDOIN during World War II while serving as U.S. Naval vessel. This exhibit will reveal the vessel’s previously uncelebrated contributions to the strategic operations of the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Navy during World War II as part of the Greenland Patrol.


JANUARY 3 Lobster Advisory Council meeting 1600 hrs.


Natural Resources Service Center 6 Beech Street Hallowell


4-8 New York National Boat Show Jacob K Javits Convention Center New York, NY Info: www.newyorkboatshow.com


12-15 Providence Boat Show RI Convention Centre Providence, RI Info: (401) 846-1115


11-19 New England Boat Show Boston Conv. & Exh. Centre Boston, MA


16-20 Miami International Boat Show Miami Beach Convention Center; 1901 Convention Center Drive,


Sea Isle Marina & Yachting Center; 1635 North Bayshore Drive


Strictly Sail Miami at Miamarina at Bayside, 400 Biscayne Blvd. Miami


23-26 Halifax International Boat Show Exhibition Park


Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Info: www.halifaxboatshow.com


JULY 4 Moosebec Reach Lobster Boat Races U. S. Coast Guard Station Jonesport


Info: E. Blackwood (207) 598-6681


FEBRUARY 3-4 Fish Canada Workboat Moncton Coliseum


Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada Info: www.fishcanadaeast.ca


MARCH 16-18 Maine Boatbuilder’s Show Portland Yacht Services Portland


Info: (207) 774-1067


JUNE 13-14 Commercial Marine Expo State Pier


New Bedford, MA Info: (207) 799-1356


16 Boothbay Harbor Lobster Boat Races Boothbay Harbor


Info: Ashlee Lowery (207) 633-3915


17 Rockland Lobster Boat Races O’Hara’s North Facility Rockland


Info: Steve Brooks, (207) 354-8763


24 Bass Harbor Lobster Boat Races Bass Harbor


Info: Wayne/Colyn Rich (207) 244- 9623


12 Merritt Brackett Lobster Boat Races


State Park Restaurant Pemaquid


Info: Don Drisko & Laurie Crane (207) 677-2432


AUGUST 10 Shipyard Cup 2012 Hodgdon Yachts East Boothbay


11 Winter Harbor Lobster Boat Races Town Dock Winter Harbor


Info: Chris Byers, (207) 963-7139


14 Searsport Lobster Boat Races Searsport Town Dock Searsport


Info: Keith/Travis Otis (207) 548- 6362


15 Stonington Lobster Boat Races Town Dock Stonington


Info: Nick Wiberg, (207) 348-2375


28 Friendship Lobster Boat Races Barge middle of harbor Friendship


Info: Wes Lash, (207) 832-7807


29 Harpswell Lobster Boat Races Barge off Mitchell Field Harpswell


Info: Henry Barnes, (207) 725-2567


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