Pure Watercraft, an Electric Start-up
Pushed by a conspicuously low-profile motor, we zoomed along the western shore of Lake Washington in a cold northerly under a pale October sun. Our 16‘8“ (5.10m) production aluminum bass… Read more »
The Star Project — Professional BoatBuilder Issue 184, Apr/May 2020
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Teak Isle’s Rapid Response Team
Consider this an introduction to a friend that you’ll have time to get to know better in Professional BoatBuilder No. 185, due out next month. Here’s what you need to… Read more »
EP Carry Offers Portable Power
Transitioning from electric toothbrushes to electric outboards, a Washington couple developed a compact, lightweight, and simple-to-operate dinghy motor. We look at PropEle Electric Boat Motors Inc. and the secret behind… Read more »
Custom 43′ Coastal Commuter
With a new build project on the home stretch at Hylan & Brown, regular PBB contributor Reuel Parker submitted this brief about a new coastal commuter: In 1996 I designed… Read more »
Yachtwerft Portier: Europe’s Oldest Yard?
Few small family businesses and even fewer boatyards can claim a history dating back to the Napoleonic era. Of the many boatbuilders around the alpine lakes of Italy, Austria, Germany,… Read more »
First Female Port Commissioner
At last November’s ballot, the constituents of Jefferson County, Washington, made history by voting into office Pam Petranek, 59, the first female port commissioner in the 95-year history of the… Read more »
Eight Bells: Duncan Lethbridge
Iconic South African boatbuilder and founder of St Francis Marine (now St Francis Catamarans) Duncan Lethbridge, 76, died during an armed robbery and assault at his home in St Francis… Read more »
The Efficiency of a Foiling Powercat
Motivated by his own boating experience and America’s Cup foiling technology, a startup builder launches the Matanzas 29, a new breed of powercat for fishing and cruising. Wherever Jan Brandt… Read more »
Piotr Zin’s New Electric Runabout
Following the lead of European builders such as SAY Yachts (see “a = F/m,” PBB No.180) venturing into high-speed electric runabouts by combining advanced carbon construction with powerful motors and… Read more »
Short Cuts 184
On October 28, 2019, the iconic naval architecture and yacht brokerage firm Sparkman & Stephens celebrated its 90th anniversary. Founded in 1929 by Drake Sparkman, James Sparkman, Jason Murray, Rod… Read more »
