Laurie Fullerton Freelance

11/15/2025

Side Launch has been on the road, on a train, on a mountain and part of a local book club just this past month. It has been a wonderful whirlwind of enthusiasm and interest in the story. Side Launch is available here https://tinyurl.com/mr2bwyct

10/13/2025

Congratulations Jud Smith and team for winning the 2025 Etchells New England Championship. Check out the story in the Marblehead Current. Photo by Bruce Durkee
https://marbleheadcurrent.org/2025/10/12/header-wins-etchells-new-england-championship-in-home-waters/

07/25/2025

Lifelong Marbleheader Laurie Fullerton has written about sailing for 25 years, including here at the Marblehead Current. Now, she’s out with her first novel, and its fictional location may seem familiar. “I probably made up most of the people, but they’re kind of based on people who you might ...

08/17/2024

Last weekend's Corinthian Classic featured 41 boats, many of them built way back in the 1930s or sooner and also featured the 12-metres Valiant and Intrepid. Well done to all the teams and a tip of the hat to Gary and Andrea Gregory! We hope Valiant enjoys her next chapter after retiring after this years' classic.

Forty-one classic and vintage yachts were a graceful sight off Marblehead this past weekend, as yachts of various size and age competed over two days in five divisions in a 25th-anniversary event. Many divisions had a photo finish with close racing throughout, while participants were able to sail ha...

05/21/2022

Looking forward to going to meet Jean-Jacques Yarmoff for Marblehead Light Commission at the plant sales today!

We hope to meet some of you this morning, Sat. May 21 at two important locations. We will be at the plant sale at the Jeremiah Lee Mansion Marblehead, MA and at St Stephen's United Methodist Church this morning. The Lee Mansion plant sale is hosted by the Marblehead Garden Club. The St. Stephen's sale is hosted by the Cottage Gardners. We will have signs and more information for you. Looking forward to meeting you!

07/12/2021

03/25/2021

https://www.sailmagazine.com/boats/production-boatbuilding-of-smaller-boats

Time was when New England was preeminent among the production boatbuilding regions of the world. More recently, however, the mantle of leadership has seemingly

03/29/2020

I was pleased to write this article on Charlie Enright for SAIL magazine recently.

Rhode Island native Charlie Enright, 35, has competed in not one but two Volvo Ocean Races (VOR), with Team Alvimedica in 2014-15 and Vestas 11th Hour Racing

07/04/2018

Happy 4th of July!

06/29/2018

Had a great time with the ladies at the Brookhouse Home!