Design Reviews

In which our writers, led by the talented Art Paine, describe new boats, old boats, boats in progress, and other designs that inspire.

Solar Sal: A boat powered by the sun

The Goat Island Skiff is easy to build and fun to sail, and when the wind dies, it can be rowed as well.

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

A decade-long rebuild of a classic Irish yacht

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

The latest offshore cruising yacht from Hunt Yachts

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

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

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

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

A midsize sportfishing boat that breaks from convention

An extra-wide version of Wesmac’s standard 46-footer

A tale of Hemingway's yacht and reverse-engineering

A “Resto-Mod” project from Yachting Solutions—a hybrid of restoration and modification

Reuel Parker has designed a classically inspired powerboat for shallow-water cruising. It is being built by Hylan & Brown.

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