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Like them or not, boat shows are a fact of life for professional boatbuilders. Deep as we may now be into the digital era, no virtual presentation on a computer… Read more »
Like them or not, boat shows are a fact of life for professional boatbuilders. Deep as we may now be into the digital era, no virtual presentation on a computer… Read more »
Technical Seminars at IBEX and the Professional BoatBuilder Stories They Spawned Since the first IBEX (International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition) was created as an offshoot of Professional BoatBuilder magazine in 1990, technical… Read more »
Submissions closed, judging is underway. A Fast Expedition Sailboat Inspired in part by the worldwide popularity of raid-type events—multi-day racing and cruising expeditions sailed in small boats—we challenge you… Read more »
Consider the following cases: A 28′ (8.5m) lobsterboat, repowered for a race, turned turtle at high speed. A 23′ (7m) tournament-style bassboat would chine-walk violently at high speed. A 30′… Read more »
Professional BoatBuilder and WoodenBoat magazines’ second design challenge drew 58 excellent submissions from professional and amateur designers in 17 countries. Our panel of judges had the pleasure of studying all… Read more »
This scorching first week of July, we at Professional BoatBuilder were lucky to have some business to attend to on the water. Two boats built to designs from our 2009… Read more »
In March Professional BoatBuilder editor-at-large Dan Spurr visited with Pete Melvin, of Morrelli & Melvin Design & Engineering, in Huntington Beach, California. Melvin is an aerospace engineer by training and… Read more »
We last looked in on Multimarine Composites in Professional BoatBuilder No. 119, page 10, to report on the United Kingdom builder’s recently launched 49′ (15m) multihull for a client who… Read more »
In the summer of 1983, in the months leading up to the 25th America’s Cup competition in Newport, Rhode Island, a storm of controversy gathered over the challenging Australian and… Read more »
The Pursuit of Pleasure at 2 Gallons Per Hour Now closed for submissions, judging is underway. Design Parameters: 16′6″ to 18′6″ overall length, stem to stern (transom) 25-hp maximum power… Read more »