The late-morning fog had just lifted when I climbed on board Dasher, the just-launched hull number one of the Hinckley Picnic boat with Shep McKenney, the chairman of the company. A few lobster boats passed by the Hinckley dock in Southwest Harbor, Maine, as we cast off; he said their lines had inspired his idea for the boat. The Picnic Boat was a gamble for Hinckley. The company was suffering from the lasting effects of the 1990 luxury tax, which had decimated the recreational boating industry in the U.S.
North Pacific Yachts is making its new flagship, a 590 Pilothouse, designed for serious cruising couples or families who want to spend a long time on board. With offices in Surrey, British Columbia, just outside Vancouver, North Pacific makes five models from 44 to 59 feet. John Brice and his son, Trevor, started the company by showing their first boat, a 43, at the Seattle show in 2004. They’ve made more than 150 yachts since then, and Trevor runs the company. The boats are made near Shanghai, China. North
The sands of time are finally taking their toll, revealing more of the remains of a historic shipwreck on a beach in Ipswich, Massachusetts, just above Cape Ann. Indeed, the shifting sands are now uncovering more pieces of the hull of the Ada K. Damon, an 84-foot Grand Banks schooner that ran aground on Crane Beach on Dec. 26, 1909. The Ada K. Damon was launched at Burnham Boat Building in Essex, Massachusetts, in 1875. A sturdy vessel, it had a 23-foot beam and an 8-foot draft. At first, it was used for fi
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