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Lyman-Morse has made a major upgrade of its boatyard and marina amenities in Camden.

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A robust fleet, beautiful scenery, festive parties all held at Lyman-Morse’s new marina facility in Camden, ME

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Celebrating 45 Years of Yachting Excellence

Since 1978, Lyman-Morse has stood out for our fusion of design, technology, and craftsmanship. Designers like C. Raymond Hunt & Associates, Sparkman & Stephens, and Stephens Waring Yacht Design praise our yachts as some of the finest afloat, and discerning captains and owners seek out our service crews in Thomaston, Maine, and at our marina in Camden when they need a refit done right and on budget. Supported by on-site fabrication and advanced composites divisions and the latest technology, the Lyman-Morse crew can handle any project, whether it’s building a carbon-fiber ocean racer, refitting a luxurious motor yacht, or adding a detail to your high-end home.

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The essence of Hinckley’s Maine heritage is in our sailing vessels. Here you’ll find the classic shape, dramatic lines, and inner strength of a boatbuilding tradition that is equal to the challenges of the North Atlantic. Over time, Hinckley has merged the integration of new technologies into the craftsmanship that guides our boatbuilding. The result is a fleet of sailboats that articulates a timeless aesthetic and the most advanced practices in yacht design and construction.

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THE BROKERAGE

Since 1973, we have built well over 200 custom yachts – ranging in size from 28 to 70 feet–located virtually all over the world! We’ve built boats for Woods Hole Oceanographic and the Smithsonian… for the East Coast and the Pacific Northwest… for lobstermen and sport fishermen… for day trippers and for cruisers… Perhaps we can help you find a “new to you” vessel that will meet your boating needs. If you are ever up in beautiful Downeast Maine, please send an email or call and we can talk boats.

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About Back Cove

The back cove story.

Utilizing production line method and vacuum infusion technology Back Cove Yachts leads the industry in 34′ to 41′ cruisers. Currently, more than 750 Back Coves can be found in harbors from Greece to Norway and from Japan to Australia and New Zealand. In the USA boats have found their way to almost every body of water from the coasts to inland lakes.

Back Cove Yachts are built by 200 of Maine’s finest boat builders in a modern 240,000 square foot facility in Rockland, Maine. Back Cove associates continuously demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of their role and its influence on the final product. Team dynamics, an emphasis on safe procedures and cross training, and a thorough awareness of each model’s competitive position in the marketplace have enabled are essential ingredients that allow Back Cove yachts to exceed today’s high standards of excellence in manufacturing and design.

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Back Cove’s Management Team

• DANIEL ZILKHA – Chairman
• ED MILLER – Vice-Chairman
• JASON CONSTANTINE – President & Chief Operating Officer (COO)

NANCY BASSELET – Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

• KEVIN BURNS – Vice President of Design & Product Development
• JAMIE BLOOMQUIST – National Sales Manager

Daniel Zilkha was founding partner in Soditic S.A., a Geneva-based investment bank. He moved to New York in 1973 and was the founder and publisher of Art & Auction Magazine. Daniel came to Portland, Maine, from New York in 1983 and since then has been involved with several Maine companies. He is currently a partner in Ram Euro Centers as well as being fully involved in the day-to-day operations of Sabre Yachts, Back Cove Yachts, and North End Composites. Daniel holds a Bachelor of Science in engineering from Princeton University and an MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.

ED MILLER – Vice Chairman

Ed Miller was a Vice President at Rothschild Inc. in New York, from 1972 to 1980. Then founded Island Couriers and in less than eight years developed this express delivery service in 22 countries throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. He sold the company to Federal Express in 1987 and went on to serve as President of the newly created Federal Express (Caribbean and South America) Ltd. He is currently the Chairman of Westwind Management. Ed holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Texas A&M University and an MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.

JASON CONSTANTINE – President & Chief Operating Officer (COO)

In his role as President and Chief Operating Officer with Back Cove Yachts, Jason is responsible for all manufacturing operations. Jason began his career in the industry in 2003 with Sabre Yachts as a member of the assembly team, building the Sabreline 47. In 2007, he made the move to Rockland to manage Back Cove production. Previously, Jason worked in pharmaceutical manufacturing in Virginia, charter sport fishing in North Carolina, and environmental education in South Carolina. Jason is a graduate of Stonehill College, holding an Honors B.S. in Biology. 

Nancy Basselet has been with Sabre Yachts since 1977, making her the company’s longest tenured officer. Nancy initially joined the Sabre purchasing team and continued on to develop experience and expertise in all of the departments she now oversees. As Sabre’s Chief Financial Officer, Nancy supervises the company’s financial, purchasing, and personnel operations. Nancy holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Education from the University of Maine.

KEVIN BURNS – Vice President Design and Product Development

Kevin Burns is a former US Merchant Marine Officer and was born and raised in Ohio where he was educated at Miami University before moving east to begin his career in yacht design. Kevin studied engineering while serving in the United States Coast Guard, and went on to graduate from the Design Program at the Landing School of Yacht Design. He served as a Naval Architect with Setzer Design Group in North Carolina before joining  Sabre Yachts & Back Cove Yachts in 2006.

JAMIE BLOOMQUIST  – National Sales Manager

As the National Sales Manager, Jamie is responsible for organizing build specifications, coordinating production schedules, managing sales leads and owner relations, and representing the company at shows and events across the United States. Jamie has fifteen years of experience as a photographer, specializing in adventure sports, outdoor, and marine photography. He is the co-founder of US Harbors, a website delivering coastal data to over 4 million users, as well as Affinity Guides, which offers customer development software for event marketers in the outdoor industry.

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Back cove’s design team.

The Sabre & Back Cove Yachts design team translates the companies’ vision into reality.

Comprised of management, design, and engineering staff, the Back Cove Yachts Design Team is responsible for the conceptual level of the design process. The Department of Design & Product Development then translates those parameters into functional designs, and the respective companies Departments of Engineering then facilitate the production process. Back Cove’s design team meets regularly to discuss present models and to propose, discuss, and plan future designs. The design team includes:

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About the Bridges Point 24 Fleet

The Bridges Point 24 (BP24) is a 24-foot sloop rigged sailboat, designed by Joel White and built in Brooklin, Maine by Wade Dow at the Bridges Point Boatyard. Since 1984, over 80 were built by Wade and his son Forrest. A few years ago, Wade sold the mold for the hull to The Bridges Point Boat Company of Bar Harbor, Maine. Click Here to reach Bill Wright about a new BP24 sailboat.

The Bridges Point 24 Sailing Club is an informal group of sailors dedicated to the preservation of the fleet and the sailing and maintenance of this beautiful boat. Most of the sailboats are still their home waters of the Gulf of Maine. These fine boats can also be found coast to coast and in places like Colorado, Minnesota, Vermont and Canada. You are welcome to join our club .

BP24 Sailing Club Members can access the Bridges Point 24 Fleet Directory . It’s a great way to identify boats and meet your fellow BP24 sailors. Our Club Directory is password protected. It’s for BP24 club members only and is not published online. Names and email addresses are updated occasionally.

This website and BP24 Fleet activities are not-for-profit, volunteer run and just for fun. We sponsor the annual “homecoming regatta” in or near Brooklin, Maine on last Sunday of July.

We’re always looking for more history, stories and pictures about the Bridges Point 24 sailboat. We are hoping to locate some of the articles published in magazines, newspapers and books about this boat, its’ creators, builders and sailors. Or write your own story and send it to us! You can submit stuff here . We will archive everything and put lots of it up on this website.

We love receiving photos or videos of Bridges Point 24 sailboats! Ask questions, get directions, post pictures and stories of your adventures on our Forum for other sailors to see, enjoy and respond to.

Please let us know how we can improve this website and Happy Sails To You!

From your BP24 Sailing Club volunteers,

Alan Chesney , Commodore

Joel White Design No. 24 (1984)

LOA:          24’0” LWL:           18’8” BEAM:         7’6” DRAFT:       3’5” LEAD:         2100 lbs. DISPL:         3944 lbs. SAIL AREA:     278 sq. ft.  Main:         178 sq. ft.  Jib:             100 sq. ft.

“If a man must be obsessed by something, I suppose a boat is as good as anything, perhaps a bit better than most.”

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UPDATE — Exciting News: SW Boatworks is pleased to announce that our new 42' Calvin Beal Hulls and Tops have been a huge success!! Our Mold was completed Dec 2015 and we have already constructed 47 new hulls and tops for our Customers (42'L/15'W) ! With this new level of hull and top manufacturing to meet the demand, we are reserving spots in 2023 for the 42' CB Hull and tops! If interested in reserving your spot, email Nikki at [email protected] or call the office at 207-667-7427.

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Maine’s Proud History of Building Boats

A look back at the past 200 years.

MAINERS HAVE BUILT thousands of boats and ships in the last 200 years. Four are the state’s signature types, wherever they are found: the canoe, the peapod, Friendship sloops, and lobsterboats.

Maine’s first peoples, the Wabanaki, were building birchbark canoes (“aquiden”) long before Europeans arrived. In the late 19th century, Mainers transformed these into wood/canvas canoes, the first successful production small boat.

The lobster industry, created by the first great lobster boom in the post-Civil War years, gave rise to three more distinctly Maine boats: the double-ender, or peapod; the sloop boat or Friendship sloop; and, once engines became common, the lobsterboat.

As rusticators came from away in the late 1800s and early 1900s, they took to the water, starting yacht clubs and engaging in sailboat races. The North Haven Dinghy, a 14-foot catboat that evolved from the visiting yachtsman’s tender, is the oldest one-design racing class in North America, some say the world. Most of the wooden versions of these boats (a fiberglass version was introduced in the 1980s) were built at North Haven’s J.O. Brown and Sons yard, which was started in the 1880s. On the powerboat front, Anson Corson was a pioneer in the use of fiberglass for the mass production of runabouts in the late 1950s. Dozens of yards have helped Maine hold a worldwide reputation for fine boatbuilding, both in wood and newer epoxy-based materials.

While a number of Maine yards have won worldwide reputations for their fine work in wood, builders in the state also have been at the forefront of introducing new technologies, from the blending of wood and epoxies to build cold-molded hulls, to lightweight but strong carbon fiber.

Recently, Hodgdon Yachts, which started buildings boats in 1816 and is the country’s oldest boatbuilder, created a warehouse-sized oven and built the record-setting carbon-fiber monohull racing machine, Comanche . 

The University of Maine, which introduced the world’s largest 3D printing machine in 2018, has been at the forefront of work on integrating 3D printing with boat construction. Another innovation in the last few decades has been computer generated design and computer-controlled cutting machines that have simplified the creation of boat parts, as well as the creation of boat kits for home builders.

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Buying a Maine-Built Boat

The History and Allure of Maine-Built Boats

Oct 13, 2022 | Magazine , News , Sabre Yachts | 0 comments

When the term Downeast is used to describe a boat among certain company, there is always the potential for debate over the specific design attributes, materials and construction processes that have traditionally defined the category. Aficionados and purists may even tell you a true Downeast boat only comes from a small group of family builders still employing the original construction techniques from nearly a century ago. At any rate, most can agree that a Downeast boat is a uniquely handsome and classic form; originally born out of necessity for lobstermen to provide for their families, and now a genre adapted for maximum pleasure by a host of luxury yacht brands.

“Besides the gorgeous lines of the Sabre and Back Cove model range, owners enjoy wide and safe passages from the cockpit to the bow and vision at the helm is nearly unobstructed for a full 360° view.”

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