"Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse" The Maine Windjammer Project

"Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse" by Doug Mills

Schooners Heritage and Mistress meet at the Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse.[07-06-2012]

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"The Great Schooner Race" The Maine Windjammer Project

"The Great Schooner Race" by Doug Mills

Historic schooners in Rockland harbor before the start of The Great Schooner Race of 2012. [07-06-2012]

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"Outside Rockland" The Maine Windjammer Project

"Outside Rockland" by Doug Mills

Tall ship Victory Chimes and Stephen Taber meet outside Rockland harbor. [07-13-2012]

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"Harvey Gamage" The Maine Windjammer Project

"Harvey Gamage" by Doug Mills

The Maine schooner Harvey Gamage under full sail near Owls Head.[07-13-2012]

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Silent Short No.1 Hauling The Mary Day

Just for fun...
From the film archives of The Maine Windjammer Project.

"Flying" The Maine Windjammer Project

"Flying" by Doug Mills

The schooners Heritage and Nathaniel Bowditch flynig across Penobscot Bay near Rockland. [07-13-2012]

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"Mary Day" The Maine Windjammer Project

"Mary Day" by Doug Mills

Tall ship Mary Day sailing near Owls Head. [07-13-2012]

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"Majestic" The Maine Windjammer Project

"Majestic" by Doug Mills

The majestic Heritage under full sail in western Penobscot Bay. [07-13-2012]

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"1871" The Maine Windjammer Project

"1871" by Doug Mills

The 1871 schooner Lewis R. French passing the Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse. [07-06-2012]

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"Mattie" The Maine Windjammer Project

"Mattie" by Doug Mills

One of the original windjammers the Grace Bailey, or Mattie as she was known for many years, sails toward Owls Head.[07-06-2012]

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"Setting Sail From Rockland" The Maine Windjammer Project

"Setting Sail From Rockland" by Doug Mills

Stephen Taber, Olad and American Eagle setting sail from Rockland. [07-06-2012]

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"Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse" The Maine Windjammer Project

"Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse" by Doug Mills

The Stephen Taber built in 1871 sails past the Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse. [07-04-2011]

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"America's Oldest Surviving Schooner" The Maine Windjammer Project

"America's Oldest Surviving Schooner" by Doug Mills

America's oldest surviving schooner the Lewis R. French sails into Rockland harbor.[07-11-2008]

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"Entering A Fogbank" The Maine Windjammer Project

"Entering A Fogbank" by Doug Mills

Windjammer Angelique entering a fogbank off Vinalhaven.[07-04-2011]

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Exclusive Preview of Movie "WINDJAMMER"

The movie “WINDJAMMER” is in production to be released in the fall of 2014. This movie is centered on the Maine windjammer fleet which sail the waters of Penobscot Bay in Maine, much the same as they have for nearly 150 years.

The RCN America Network is previewing the new trailer for this movie which presents the lore and history of the windjammer through the history and stories of Captain Jim Sharp and archival film footage from The Maine Windjammer Project.

“I had been working on this production for nearly a year, but it just was not coming together.” says WINDJAMMERS producer Doug Mills. “The Camden Windjammer Festival approached me, not knowing I was already working on a windjammer movie, requesting I produce a movie around aduio they provided from long time schooner captain and story teller Jim Sharp. It was the perfect framework on which to hang the movie I had started, and WINDJAMMER was conceived.”

Please enjoy the exclusive preview of WINDJAMMER.

Follow WINDJAMMER production on Facebook at: WINDJAMMER

"Quietly At Anchor" The Maine Windjammer Project

"Quietly At Anchor" by Doug Mills

Schooner Heritage quietly at anchor before the 2013 Great Schooner Race. [07-05-2013]

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"Morning Mists" The Maine Windjammer Project

"Morning Mists" by Doug Mills

The Stephen Taber sails out of the morning mists near Owls Head. [08-22-2009]

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"Sailing In Paradise" The Maine Windjammer Project

"Sailing In Paradise" by Doug Mills

The schooner Mistress sailing in paradise near Owls Head. [08-10-2010]

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"Sailing" The Maine Windjammer Project

"Sailing" by David Mills

The historic schooners Timberwind, Heron and Nathaniel Bowditch sailing in western Penobscot Bay. [07-12-2012]

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The Movie "WINDJAMMER" Is In Production In Rockland

The movie WINDJAMMER is in production to be released in the fall of 2014.  This film is being produced by Doug Mills in association with The Maine Windjammer Project and The Camden Windjammer Project

Penobscot Bay on the coast of Maine has come to be known as one of the best places in the world for sailing. On any given day in the summer and fall you may see as many as a dozen historic schooners some over 140 years old still sailing in these waters.

There was a time when sail was king on the coast of Maine. The lime trade, granite & marble, lumber from virgin forests, ice and the fishing trades all employed sailing craft to move their products. The lime trade alone employed over 200 two masted schooners in Rockland and the surrounding coastal Maine towns.

Steam powered vessels were making some of the longer trans-Atlantic runs and the passenger trade up and down the coast. However, for coastal trade and the hundreds of islands located just off the coast of Maine sail is still king.

The coastal waters would be filled with these two masted schooners delivering cargo to and from all the coastal towns. They are the lifeline for those living on the islands, delivering everything from lumber to butter and even your grandfather’s new Sunday suit.

Today only a handful of the sailing vessels remain. Many of them were simply used until they were worn out and replaced by a new one. During the Great Depression, thousands of these boats were just abandoned where they stood and left to rot.

There is, however a place where during the summer and fall you can still see these historic vessels sailing the clear blue waters the Atlantic much the way they have for the past 200 years.  On the west side of Penobscot Bay is the town of Camden. It was here in 1935 that Frank Swift started offering windjammer vacations and the Maine windjammer fleet was born.

Come experience the lore of the windjammer on the coast of Maine with Captain Jim Sharp.  With video provided by The Maine Windjammer Project  and working in association with the Camden Windjammer Festival.

You can follow the progress of this exciting project on facebook at:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Windjammer/1435898273319240

"Sailing To WoodenBoat" The Maine Windjammer Project

"Sailing To WoodenBoat" by Doug Mills

The Great Windship Heritage sailing to WoodenBoat on the east of Penobscot Bay.[09-10-2012]

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"Rockland Sunrise" The Maine Windjammer Project

"Rockland Sunrise" by Doug Mills

The schooners Roseway, Nathaniel Bowditch and J&E Riggin start the new day with a Rockland sunrise. [10-06-2007]

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"In The Fog" The Maine Windjammer Project

"In The Fog" by Doug Mills

Schooners in the fog off Owls Head Maine. [07-16-2010]

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"Magic Hour" The Maine Windjammer Project

"Magic Hour" by Doug Mills

The Marshall Point Lighthouse at that magic hour just before sunset. [09-30-2008]

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