Vineyard Haven
More Info on Vineyard Ferry Crash
MVTimes.com: Steamship Authority (SSA) general manager Wayne Lamson said the freight boat Katama had come to a dead stop and then begun to go astern, when she was struck by a lobster boat out of Vineyard Haven, last week...
Historic Sailboat Demolished on Martha’s Vineyard
MVTimes.com: Petrel, a familiar sight in Martha’s Vineyard waters, as well as in the East River and Caribbean, came to an ignominious end this week in Vineyard Haven, when the 70′ wooden yawl was ripped apart with heavy equipment...
Vineyard Boatyard Fire Ruled Accidental
Vineyard Gazette: The cause of the huge fire Saturday afternoon at Maciel Marine is believed to be accidental, Tisbury fire chief John Schilling said Sunday morning. The fire is under investigation by the...
Fire Damages Martha’s Vineyard Marina
MVTimes.com: Firefighters from Tisbury, Oak Bluffs and Edgartown battled a fire that broke out in a large metal building at the Maciel Marine boatyard off Lagoon Pond Road in Vineyard Haven about 1:00 pm, Saturday. A stiff northeast wind,...
Martha’s Vineyard Harbormaster Receives New Boat
Share this Article On Vineyard Haven Harbormaster Jay Wilbur took the helm of Tisbury’s new patrol boat this week, putting the 34’ vessel through its paces in Island waters before it is officially put into service. Cruising through choppy...
Martha’s Vineyard Homeowner Cited for Illegal Dredging
Vineyard Gazette Online: In what conservation commission leaders are calling the worst violation they have seen in decades, a West Chop homeowner has been cited for dredging a pond and filling a wetland without permission. The property is owned...
Massachusetts Sailors Rescued Off Bermuda
Martha’s Vineyard Times: Several days after Capt. Dennis White of West Tisbury set sail November 6 from Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, with his friend William Thorns and Mr. Thorns’ daughter Amanda, a raging Gulf Stream gale rolled his 41-foot Island-built...
Profile of a Veteran Boatyard Worker
A nice article by Rick Brown in the Martha’s Vineyard Times profiles Steve Rose, a longtime employee at the Martha’s Vineyard Shipyard in Vineyard Haven. Here’s an excerpt: “If you don’t know him, you certainly know someone who does....
Vineyard Schooner Wrecked in Storm
August 29, 2010: According to the Martha’s Vineyard Times, the big nor’easter of August 22-24 claimed a 36-foot wooden schooner that operated in the charter business out of Vineyard Haven on Martha’s Vineyard. The Valora parted from her mooring...
Focus on: Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts
Lake Tashmoo remains one of my favorite ways to visit Martha’s Vineyard. This quiet salt pond, accessible through a narrow cut from Vineyard Sound just west of West Chop, has a bucolic, almost inland feel, especially at its headwaters....
