Boats
Playing the boat-name game
A boat name, like vanity license plates, can reveal much about the personality of boat owners, and how they use their boats. Choosing the right name can be a complicated as naming a child.

GreenRail
Maine surfboard maker adds recycled plastic to his wooden boards

Umiak
Middle school students build an Inuit Umiak and learn confidence and skills

Mavis
A decade-long rebuild of a classic Irish yacht

French & Webb Levant 15
A fixed-keel sailboat designed by Chuck Paine and built at French & Webb

Hunt Ocean 63
The latest offshore cruising yacht from Hunt Yachts

Sunbeam V
After a long refit, Sunbeam V’s return is ray of sunshine for islanders

Calvin Beal 42
A bigger boat for a lobsterman who moved his operation farther offshore

Back Cove 39O
The 39O cruiser is a bigger version of the 34O, Back Cove’s first outboard model

Hood 57 LM
A custom motoryacht from Hood, Lyman-Morse, and Stephens-Waring