{"id":22940,"date":"2023-07-21T16:20:32","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T20:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/?p=22940"},"modified":"2023-08-15T14:04:22","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T18:04:22","slug":"yacht-spotting-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/yacht-spotting-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Yacht Spotting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;31px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative; padding-top: max(60%,326px); height: 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; border: none; width: 100%; height: 100%; left: 0; right: 0; top: 0; bottom: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/e.issuu.com\/embed.html?backgroundColor=%23ededed&amp;d=ja23_full_book&amp;hideIssuuLogo=true&amp;pageNumber=40&amp;u=portlandmagazine\" sandbox=\"allow-top-navigation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation allow-downloads allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-modals allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-forms\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Our summer sightings.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">Diary by Jill Blackwood, Compiled by Miles Berry<br \/>Design by Olivia Hallee<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s2\">W<\/span><span class=\"s1\">e\u2019ll just look out and go \u2018Oh, there\u2019s a big one!\u2019\u201d yacht spotter Jill Blackwood says.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWe keep a camera on our dining room table at all times.\u201d From her home in South Portland with its expansive view of the channel between Portland Head Light and Ram Island Ledge Light, nothing coming in or out of Portland Harbor escapes Blackwood. Some of her highlights from this year? The 241-foot <em>Sherpa<\/em> \u201cbecause it actually goes on expeditions,\u201d and the sailing yacht <em>Anne<\/em>. \u201cIt\u2019s impossible to appreciate how tall the mast is until you see it. I mean, the mast is taller than the lighthouses as it passes them!\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span class=\"s1\">Read the full story in the digital magazine above.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22942\" src=\"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Yacht-Spotting.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Yacht-Spotting.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Yacht-Spotting-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Yacht-Spotting-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Yacht-Spotting-200x105.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Yacht-Spotting-620x325.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our summer sightings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22941,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<div style=\"position: relative; padding-top: max(60%,326px); height: 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; border: none; width: 100%; height: 100%; left: 0; right: 0; top: 0; bottom: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/e.issuu.com\/embed.html?backgroundColor=%23ededed&d=ja23_full_book&hideIssuuLogo=true&pageNumber=40&u=portlandmagazine\" sandbox=\"allow-top-navigation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation allow-downloads allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-modals allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-forms\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\u00a0\r\n<h3 class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Our summer sightings in Portland, Maine.<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">Diary by Jill Blackwood, Compiled by Miles Berry\r\nDesign by Olivia Hallee<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s2\">W<\/span><span class=\"s1\">e\u2019ll just look out and go \u2018Oh, there\u2019s a big one!\u2019\u201d yacht spotter Jill Blackwood says.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWe keep a camera on our dining room table at all times.\u201d From her home in South Portland with its expansive view of the channel between Portland Head Light and Ram Island Ledge Light, nothing coming in or out of Portland Harbor escapes Blackwood. 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