Monhegan Island & Harpswell – 9 miles of hiking trails, the highest ocean cliffs on the Maine coastline, a quaint village with shops, activities and lodging, seals, and a local lobster fleet. What more could you want on an isolated Maine island?
Monhegan is a small, rocky island ten miles from the nearest mainland and scarcely a square mile in area. It is accessible only by boat and is primarily a walking island. The town is quaint with plenty of interesting local spots to visits and the hikes were exhilarating. Oh, and only 64 permanent residents.
We anchored next to the 142ft. Baltic Semi Foiling SuperYacht “CANOVA”
Baltic Yachts are leading the development of cutting edge foiling technology in the large luxury sailing yacht market. which means less pitching and more stability. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySzndUlIinE
Mooring balls are hard to get, but well worth the effort, as anchoring can be tricky due to the water depths and the rocky bottom. Not to mention that the water is COLD even in summer, so diving on your anchor would be quite refreshing!
Manana Island (next to Monhegan) just sold for at auction for $199000. It comes with a caretaker house, although it is in need of “caretaking”. Use to be the USCG signaling station. It has a tram on the other side that you can use to haul stuff up from the harbor.
Be sure to take the cliff walk. https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/maine/monhegan-island-trail
And visit the The Island Inn Dining Room. https://islandinnmonhegan.com/dining/
In Harpswell, we found this interesting lobster operation in Pott’s Harbor. Quite larger than the shanty drop off spots that we have seen so far on this trip. This must be where all of the local drop off spots bring their lobsters for their final journey to your dining table.
It’s a hard business to be in. Your day starts between 4-5 am, no matter the weather. And there are so many pressures on the lobstermen. Tourism is conflicting – competing for good workers and implementing sound ordinances not to wake the tourists so early with loud boats. But don’t the tourists want to see and eat the Maine lobsters? Additionally, the high cost of gear, affordable coastal housing availability, and competitive pressures from overseas fishing mean less lobstermen every year. Read more here. https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/fisheries/bailey-island-harpswell-lobster-industry-cost-of-living-housing-working-waterfront/97-4535e7b1-0f18-43ba-870c-870958274006
MUSIC:
Audiio_Faire_Landmines_BattleTheSea_Instrumental
Audiio_JLYN_Fluid Motion_Fluid Motion_Instrumental
TIMELINE:
0:00 Introduction
0:30 Monhegan Island arrival
1:00 142 ft CANOVA Baltic Foiling Monohull
1:44 Monhegan Cliff Trail
2:20 Dock Diving
2:52 Seal
3:05 Mooring Ball Challenges
3:35 Exploring
4:03 Manana Island
4:36 Goodbye Monhegan, Hello Harpswell
4:52 Potts Harbor Lobster Operation
5:57 Sailing Harpswell to Portland
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Master Captain: Stephen Bell
First Officer: Dawn Bell
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Monhegan Island & Harpswell - 9 miles of hiking trails, the highest ocean cliffs on the Maine coastline, a quaint village with shops, activities and lodging, seals, and a local lobster fleet. What more could you want on an isolated Maine island?
Monhegan is a small, rocky island ten miles from the nearest mainland and scarcely a square mile in area. It is accessible only by boat and is primarily a walking island. The town is quaint with plenty of interesting local spots to visits and the hikes were exhilarating. Oh, and only 64 permanent residents.
We anchored next to the 142ft. Baltic Semi Foiling SuperYacht "CANOVA"
Baltic Yachts are leading the development of cutting edge foiling technology in the large luxury sailing yacht market. which means less pitching and more stability. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySzndUlIinE
Mooring balls are hard to get, but well worth the effort, as anchoring can be tricky due to the water depths and the rocky bottom. Not to mention that the water is COLD even in summer, so diving on your anchor would be quite refreshing!
Manana Island (next to Monhegan) just sold for at auction for $199000. It comes with a caretaker house, although it is in need of “caretaking”. Use to be the USCG signaling station. It has a tram on the other side that you can use to haul stuff up from the harbor.
Be sure to take the cliff walk. https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/maine/monhegan-island-trail
And visit the The Island Inn Dining Room. https://islandinnmonhegan.com/dining/
In Harpswell, we found this interesting lobster operation in Pott’s Harbor. Quite larger than the shanty drop off spots that we have seen so far on this trip. This must be where all of the local drop off spots bring their lobsters for their final journey to your dining table.
It’s a hard business to be in. Your day starts between 4-5 am, no matter the weather. And there are so many pressures on the lobstermen. Tourism is conflicting - competing for good workers and implementing sound ordinances not to wake the tourists so early with loud boats. But don’t the tourists want to see and eat the Maine lobsters? Additionally, the high cost of gear, affordable coastal housing availability, and competitive pressures from overseas fishing mean less lobstermen every year. Read more here. https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/fisheries/bailey-island-harpswell-lobster-industry-cost-of-living-housing-working-waterfront/97-4535e7b1-0f18-43ba-870c-870958274006
MUSIC:
Audiio_Faire_Landmines_BattleTheSea_Instrumental
Audiio_JLYN_Fluid Motion_Fluid Motion_Instrumental
TIMELINE:
0:00 Introduction
0:30 Monhegan Island arrival
1:00 142 ft CANOVA Baltic Foiling Monohull
1:44 Monhegan Cliff Trail
2:20 Dock Diving
2:52 Seal
3:05 Mooring Ball Challenges
3:35 Exploring
4:03 Manana Island
4:36 Goodbye Monhegan, Hello Harpswell
4:52 Potts Harbor Lobster Operation
5:57 Sailing Harpswell to Portland
LINKS:
SUBSCRIBE TO CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjfh_pM48xnJ7dr4jTvt8cw?sub_confirmation=1
SUBSCRIBE TO EMAIL NEWSLETTER: https://bluedotvoyages.com/contact-us/
READ SAILING LOGS ON OUR WEB SITE: https://bluedotvoyages.com
FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/bluedotvoyages.sailingpilar
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/bluedotvoyages.sailingpilar
COMPLETE PLAYLIST: SAILING & CRUISING VIDEOS
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz8Z8h1MloaPq2o05r6wnJqaqyeABUKiu
CATAMARAN MAINTENANCE VIDEOS:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz8Z8h1MloaOcpGajnaH0DPm1U0otTJtc
Blue Dot Voyages is a Sailing Adventure Company. We are traveling the world our Leopard48 Sailing Catamaran PILAR. We produce travel videos and blogs and offer charter sailing experience trips in exotic places! Watch our videos and live vicariously through us! Then, schedule your adventure with us!
Master Captain: Stephen Bell
First Officer: Dawn Bell
#catamaransailing #leopard48catamaran #sailing
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