Maine Filmmaker Begins Filming Documentary In Rockland.

Rockland, Maine-  Maine filmmaker Doug Mills began filming the third in his "Windjammer" series  at North End Shipyard in Rockland.
North End Shipyard is the center of the Maine windjammer industry.  During the spring of the year the shipyard is where the historic schooners are hauled out for maintenance and a fresh coat of paint before the start of the summer sailing season.  These historic boats some of which have been sailing the cool blue Atlantic since 1871, are a national historic treasure.  Sailing vessels that were designed to sail for 10-12 years are still sailing commercially 100 years later.  Still making a living for their owners.

"Windjammer" the first in the series introduces the windjammers and their history with narration by Captain Jim Sharp who owner and sailed some of the oldest schooners in the nation.

The second in the series" Race The Wind" is a documentary film about the Great Schooner
Race, hailed as "the largest annual gathering of traditional schooners in America,"
Every summer since 1977, the Maine Windjammer Association has hosted the Great Schooner Race, providing an opportunity for captains, crews and passengers aboard traditional vessels from all over the Eastern Seaboard
to rendezvous for a fun day of racing some of the most historic vessels in America.
The history of racing these magnificent wooden coasting schooners started over a century ago with sailors trying to beat their competitors to market. The first boat back to port always got the best price for their cargo— perhaps fish, lumber, granite or even Christmas trees. The "Race" was always unspoken, but ever present.