Yearly Archives: 2010
Sabre 38 Goes Down Under
If you follow my blog regularly you may recall that I was born in Australia. Even though I was a just ten years old when my parents left for another life in another hemisphere, I still feel like an Australian when I … Continue reading
Sabre 46 Salon Express is coming together
It's no secret that things have been hard in the boating industry. Sales have been slow causing a lot of builders to pull back and wait for the turn around. Not so Sabre Yachts. We chose a very different, more positive … Continue reading
Sabre 456 Sailing Yacht gets rave reviews
I have been around the sailing industry for a while and as one of the the good old boys/girls I have the pleasure of being asked to serve on panels such as the Cruising World Boat of the Year Awards … Continue reading
And I thought Spam was just canned meat
As I child I remember eating Spam sandwiches. I actually liked them. Then, the mystery meat in a can became scorned at by millions and it was a "bad thing" as Martha might say. (I wonder if she has ever … Continue reading
Wow. The Sabre 456 is Making Waves
We could not be happier with the reception that met the Sabre 456 at the recent United States Sailboat Show in Annapolis. An overwhelming number of visitors came to inspect the new arrival and the comments were very heart warming. … Continue reading
Hull Mold for the Sabre 46 Arrives in Rockland?
Production of the first Sabre 46 Salon Express has begun in earnest at our shop in Rockland, Maine. "But wait, I thought Sabre's were built in Casco, Maine what's with Rockland?" In 1993 when Sabre was buying the tooling for the … Continue reading
Annapolis boat show here we come
Next week we have the show of all sailboat shows: the United States Sailboat Showin Annapolis, Maryland. The show runs from Thursday the 7th through Monday the 11th and if you are a sailor or have an interest in learning … Continue reading
The Sabre 46 Coming to Life
Download S46SE_Crew SR_16JUL10 Our new Sabre 46 Salon Express is being tooled in Florida and as I have said before on this blog, tooling is an art form. Like most art forms it cannot be rushed. This week was the time when … Continue reading
More on staying out of the sun
I don't usually have a lot of sympathy for folks from Bermuda asking about sunshades but this summer here in Maine we have had a real summer, very little fog and plenty of clear days. So I too have been … Continue reading
40th Anniversary Images
It’s been a few weeks now since we got together with over 250 friends at Boothbay Harbor Maine. What a great time we all had. Here are some images of the event.