The sound of sledgehammers ringing against iron pipes took over the Vineyard Haven waterfront this weekend as the 1910 British Channel pilot cutter Raider was rolled from the back of the shed at Five Corners.

There are many sailboat races in Vineyard Haven throughout the summer but the Pat West Gaff Rig Race is unique in its requirements.

On Tuesday, Jeff and Tony Canha of Husselton Head Oysters sold their first crop at The Net Result in Vineyard Haven.

In Menemsha last Thursday the Martha's Vineyard Fishermen's Preservation Trust hosted its annual Meet the Fleet event.

There are two nearly 65-foot tugboats that call Vineyard Haven home.

Racing yachts is endlessly stereotypically exclusive. But on the Vineyard, when all the local boats sign up for a race and others come from far away, everybody needs a full crew.

On Sunday, the last of Shenandoah’s crew arrived for the summer.

Ray Ewing and I went to Lake Tashmoo with Noah Mayrand because we thought he was starting an oyster farm there.

With the water still cold, John Hoy thinks a lot more alewives are coming.

Sometimes it is good to remember that when you live on an Island, intimacy with the water doesn’t end when you step off the ferry.