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The Ultimate Vacation: Boatbuilding in Sausalito
Some people might think it’s the perfect vacation. Chesapeake Light Craft, the boat kit experts, has a long history of offering aficionados of elegant small wooden boats the opportunity to bring home more than a tan and some photographs from a week away from the office. With the addition of… SEE MORE
New England Ready to Bid Farewell to Winter, Hello to Boating
Like many New England boaters, I love winter. Not only is it a time to enjoy other activities like skiing and skating, but it also provides a useful amount of downtime, a period when I can make my off-season "to-do" lists and then use the shoulder seasons to get some… SEE MORE
Team Lyman-Morse On Display At the Palm Beach Boat Show
Team Lyman-Morse is headed south for a boutique boat show, the 2014 Palm Beach International Boat Show. When we signed up for this show we were excited to show Excellence (ex-Wombat) as a platform to showcase our work — and now the boat is for sale! Do not miss the… SEE MORE
CLC Offers Build-Your-Own-Boat Classes in Port Townsend
Chesapeake Light Craft, the boat kit experts, will be running dozens of their popular Build-Your-Own-Boat classes at locations around the country in 2014, including four sponsored by the Wooden Boat Foundation at the Northwest Maritime Center in Port Townsend. Over the last 19 years, CLC boatbuilding classes have launched more… SEE MORE
Southport Introduces Its Largest Center Console Yacht
Southport Boats is introducing its largest center console model to date, the 33 FE. Designed in response to market demand for a roomier model, the Southport 33 FE offers options for both sportfishing and entertaining. The versatile model features Southport's award-winning C. Raymond Hunt Associates hull, complemented by interior and… SEE MORE
Paine '14, Now Built By French & Webb: Superb
French & Webb is pleased to announce that we will be building all custom orders for the new Chuck Paine-designed '14 daysailer. The Paine '14 is a scaled-down adaptation of the venerable and much-loved Herreshoff 12 ½ with a fin keel and separate rudder for more lively performance. She is… SEE MORE
Miami Delivers On Its Annual Yachting Extravaganza
Four venues. Thousands of boats. Hundreds of millions of dollars worth of floating fun and luxury. The combination of the Miami International Boat Show and the Yacht & Brokerage Show means more boats packed into one city than any boating enthusiast can ever absorb over a single weekend. Which is… SEE MORE
Ellis Boat Company Invests In Maine Boatbuilding
Ellis Boat Company in Southwest Harbor is excited to announce a new investment to expand boatbuilding operations in Downeast Maine. The company, under the leadership of Don Ellis, is investing $650,000 in a new facility that will include a new crane and expanded manufacturing space. Contrary to a recent press… SEE MORE
Southport Adds Prestige Yacht Sales to Dealer Network
Southport Boats, LLC, has added Prestige Yacht Sales to its East Coast network. The Prestige Yacht Sales crew will provide sales coverage and owner support for Southport Boats along coastal New England. With the addition of this new dealer, in conjunction with other new dealers who have joined the Southport… SEE MORE
American Entry Gives RI a Volvo Ocean Race Team to Support
Bristol sailor Charlie Enright has delivered what Rhode Island and the rest of New England craved — a local team to cheer for in the upcoming Volvo Ocean Race. The round-the-world sailing race begins in October from Alicante, Spain, and will include a stopover in Newport in May 2015. Though the Ocean… SEE MORE
Reinvigorated Boat Show Opens in Providence
The Providence Boat Show opened at the Rhode Island Convention Center on January 31 with new management, more boats, and new attractions to help boaters survive what is proving to be a long, challenging winter. The 20-year-old show was taken over this year by the Rhode Island Marine Trades Association,… SEE MORE
Museum Quality: Preservation of a Classic Herreshoff
Doughdish, LLC, is proud to announce, in partnership with the Herreshoff Marine Museum and Ballentine's Boat Shop, the start of a new project. Bulldog, No. 991, is a Herreshoff 12½ built in 1925 in Bristol, Rhode Island. She was delivered to J. Herbert Brown as one of six boats in… SEE MORE
