
Rebuilding Mattapoisett Boatyard
Mattapoisett Boatyard has been on Ned’s Point since 1962 and was run under the watchful eye of Art McLean. He eventually passed it on to his son-in-law, David Kaiser, who… Read more »
Mattapoisett Boatyard has been on Ned’s Point since 1962 and was run under the watchful eye of Art McLean. He eventually passed it on to his son-in-law, David Kaiser, who… Read more »
Hauling toys beyond the horizon is the raison d’être for a rugged go-anywhere catamaran designed and built in the U.S., a notable exception in the world of big yacht projects…. Read more »
There are places in this world that seem to have been blessed by the gods, Italy’s Lake Como being one of them. With local roads resembling tortuous paths, boats were… Read more »
With workshops buzzing and business thriving, the Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-Op turns 40. We look at the past, present, and future of this unique institution. The origin of this story… Read more »
Nordlund Boat Company of Tacoma, Washington, is one of the few remaining family-owned yacht builders in the U.S. When I was researching the story of the two pilot vessels the… Read more »
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 »
Actually, this builder of high-performance luxury cruising-catamaran sailing yachts has been back since 2016, the year Grand Large Yachts (parent of Allures, Garcia, and Outremer) bought the assets of… Read more »
Dinghy builder Fulcrum Speedworks reduces consumables by as much as 90% by switching to infusion under reusable silicone bags. It’s not news to boatbuilders and owners that plastic waste… Read more »
≡ Derecktor Shipyards signed an agreement with St. Lucie County, Florida, to develop a superyacht repair and refit facility at the Port of St. Lucie, capable of accommodating vessels in… Read more »
Nate Goodwin, who founded All Points Boats (APB), a big-boat repair facility at Lauderdale Marine Center in Florida, introduced himself at IBEX when it was held in Fort Lauderdale. He… Read more »