The Bruckmann Abaco 40, a Mark Ellis design with a full-skeg pedigree, delivers elegance, style, performance, and maneuverability. Built in Canada, the boats are finished in Maine.
Brooklin Boat Yard in Maine built a high-end yacht designed by Frers with styling by world-famous architect Frank Gehry. The project was rewarding, but very complex.
Shawn Grant sold his collection of vintage cars to buy an equally cool fleet of vintage boats. Today his Belgrade-based company is one of only a few places in the country where you can rent antique wooden boats for day trips.
Some boats are better suited for older folks, while others work better for the younger set, as Bill Boyd and his son, Ben, learned when they each went looking for a boat.
Internet pioneer and university professor Bob Metcalfe has owned the same 32-foot Ellis cruiser for 25 years. He explains why this sturdy vessel makes him happy.
