lobsterboat

Summer Launches
Three Maine yards herald summer with launching festivities

Farrin’s Boatshop
A versatile Maine builder launches two “crossover” luxury workboat projects for opposite ends of the country

A Transformed Pontoon Boat
A saltwater pontoon boat transformed for lobster fishing.

Samoset Boatworks: Lettie Elise, a vintage Young Brothers 45
Samoset Boatworks rebirths a vintage Young Brothers 45.

Willis Beal: April and Kristi
Willis Beal's latest lobsterboat will not be used for hauling traps. It’s a 5-foot-long “little boat,” meant for display.

An Ode to a Beals Island Boat and Her Builder
Little Darlin’ is the last wooden lobsterboat built by the late Clinton L. “Buddy” Beals.

A Passion for Building in Wood
Boatbuilder Peter Buxton specializes in wood

Mattie & Ayva
A rugged workboat

New boats, sharks & climate change
Ocean science, boat launches, and sharks on the move

Unique wooden lobsterboat
Doug Dodge has spent the last decade perfecting a wooden lobsterboat that he hopes will be the fastest in its class