Sample Shipyard News Today

Dr. Arthur Barnes died peaceful at his home in Stanford, California on Feb. 6 , 2024. Born on March 26 , 1930, in Cleveland, Ohio, he began his musical life playing the piano at a young age. Blessed with perfect pitch and a talent for composing,...

The 62nd annual Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days will take place on Sunday, June 23 through Saturday, June 29. This year we will celebrate our local boatbuilders and shipwrights. Please visit boothbayharborwindjammerdays.org for the full schedule...

WALDOBORO — On a beautiful sunny April morning, Virginia Kennedy, 97, passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones at her family home of 77 years.

Over the years it has been my great good fortune to watch and photograph boat construction projects here in the Boothbay region and beyond. What a terrific learning experience for someone who never stepped into or onto a boat until probably age 20!...

Over the years it has been my great good fortune to watch and photograph boat construction projects here in the Boothbay region and beyond. What a terrific learning experience for someone who never stepped into or onto a boat until probably age 20!...

The 61st annual Windjammer Days will take place Sunday, June 25 through Saturday, July 1, 2023. This year the Friends of Windjammer Days is celebrating our rich population of Maritime Explorers. Those featured have traveled extensively on...

When I was asked to document the Ernestina-Morrissey project the old Sample yard was under new ownership. Skip Rideout had Florida on his mind, his barge with crane, stationed at the shipyard, doing some work for a Washburn & Doughty...

Marlyn August "Gus" Schopper, 85, of Southport died at home July 12, 2022 after a long battle with cancer. He was born at home on Jan. 11, 1937 in Rib Lake, Wisconsin. Gus was a U.S. Navy veteran, joining the service right out of high school, who...

Robert Everett Jacobson, 85, of Boothbay Harbor, husband of the late Muriel Jorgenson, passed away peacefully on Jan. 17, 2022 at Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta, Maine. He was born on June 29, 1936 in Boston, Massachusetts, son of Oscar F...

In a moment of weakness, I promised Gloria Taliana and Bonnie Ginger I would write a plugger column to help draw attention to the plant sale that benefits the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library. Even though I usually don’t do plugger columns, I said...