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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
Crosby Yacht Yard Joins Southport Dealer Network
Southport Boats, LLC, has added Crosby Yacht Yard in Osterville to its East Coast network. Crosby Yacht Yard will provide sales coverage and owner support for Southport Boats along coastal New England. With the addition of Crosby Yacht Yard to its network, Southport Boats now has complete coverage for its… SEE MORE
Hinckley Company's Maine Yards Hit New Milestones
2013 marked Hinckley’s 85th year doing boat business in the state of Maine and it proved a year full of reasons to celebrate. The company hit a five-year high in employment — the company roster in Maine stands at 250, the highest number since 2008 — and launched 45 new… SEE MORE
Circumnavigation Abandoned, but Kiwi Spirit Endures
The truth is often hard to face but once accepted and decisions are made, a sense of relief is the reward. Such is the feeling for Dr. Stanley Paris who decided to end his circumnavigation aboard Kiwi Spirit. “… I have decided to abandon and head for Cape Town, some… SEE MORE
RI Fishing Outlook: What to Expect in 2014
Our past year, 2013, was not a good year if you were a shore fisherman looking for keeper bass, blues and albies. In fact, we could call it a year of decline. That sets up all kinds of question marks for 2014. Here is a summary of what to look… SEE MORE
MA Craftsmen Prepare for Boatbuilder's Show on Cape Cod
Stuart Knockabout and Doughdish will be exhibiting at the 8th Annual Boatbuilder's Show here on Cape Cod. The event runs from February 7th to the 9th at the Resort and Conference Center in Hyannis. Admission is $5 for adults and free for children under 12. “Over the past seven years,… SEE MORE
Front Street Shipyard to Build High-Speed Patrol Vessels
Front Street Shipyard in midcoast Maine is beginning construction of high-performance multihulls for Trefoil Marine. The T30 is a catamaran designed by Donald L. Blount and Associates of Chesapeake, Virginia, which will be used primarily for military and police patrol, fire, and rescue. The craft's capabilities are applicable to the… SEE MORE