Busy Boatyard

One Thousand Hour Check Up

Hull #1 had a great opportunity to stop in Washington North Carolina at Roger Brooks boatyard to have the first Eastport 32 ever build checked out after 1000 hrs of engine service!! The boat had spent the winter in the Florida Keys and then on its journey north she did the Miami boatshow, was race committee boat for the Farr 40 circuit, then race committee boat at Charleston race week. When she got to the boatyard in North Carolina all the staff were keen to see how she had fared since leaving the factory more than 4 years earlier. having done 3 tours in the Florida Keys and 2 trips to New England and countless trips around the Chesapeake Bay, the intial rection was that she looked great as Dick and Nick have taken great care of her. So with some gel coat nicks and new caulking here and there, a Compound, buff and wax on the hull sides and a fresh coat of bottom paint she looks like new. I am particularly impressed with the Flag Blue hull sides which look great all waxed up and shiny. Here are a couple of shots from the trip up.

Leaving the Florida Keys

Somewhere in the Carolina's: The thing to notice is the crisp clean caulk job on the tailgate, one of the cosmetic touch ups the boys at Brooke Boatworks did. Nice work!! Also nice to see dick Neville ran the boat all the way from Key West to Annapolis with no problems, other than a bit of a thumping in the lower Chesapeake Bay, I am told conditions were nice the whole way up. At 3000 RPM the Volvo Penta D3 190 HP engines push the boat at about 22kts with a fuel burn of 9.2 gallons per hour (2.39nm/gal)...Sweet

Life is good on an Eastport 32

Anchored off a remote beach somewhere in the Florida Keys.

The adventures of 'Croc Dundee'

This Eastport 32 has had a fun winter in South Florida, serving as race committee at Key West Race week in January, then as show boat at the Miami boatshow, Race Committee for the Farr 40 event in Miami then some RnR at Lighthouse Point, then another race committee stint in Charleston for the fabulous event there and now returned home to the factory in NC for a little pampering and TLC before returning to the Chesapeake Bay.

Here is a picture of hull 14 in the mold, next step is stringers and interior fit out before we pop that one out to make room for the next one.

South Florida Winter

Excelent Miami boat show, now headed back to South Florida for some follow-up. if any one is interested in looking at a boat, i will be in Key West, Miami and Boca Raton this weekend - March 1-6, 2012

We are going to Miami

Yes the Eastport 32 will be at the Miami Boat Show February 16th - 20th at the Sea Isle Marina location on Pier 3, Come by and see us.

The Norm

Team Eastport 32 are fishing "The Norm" on Saturday, it is all about bragging rights and as inaugural champions, we are looking forward to getting our title back! Follow us on Twitter @eastport32 for up to the minute updates. BREAKING NEWS there is a rumour of a 60lb+ Striper caught this morning just an hour south of Annapolis, this could be a new state record!Anne Hooper with 4th place fish.

Light Tackle fishing

Eastport 32 owners Nick Shuck and Dave Wood joined Tom Weaver for a day of light tackle striper fishing around the remote Tangier and Smith Islands in the Chesapeake bay. Guide Kevin Josenhans took us to all the special spots when the tides were right for the group to catch and release upwards of 50 fish, keeping a couple for the supper table. A fantastic day with schooling Dolphins and diving pelicans.

Postcard from the Bahamas

I brought Gandy Dancer back yesterday with Brad and my father. If you can believe the trip across the Bahamas Bank was about like our first three hours going over. We went from one squall to another. The boat was just great. We hammered thru the 3 to 4 at 25 kms per hour pretty nicely. The radar and auto were great. Once we got past West End it was a lake the rest of the way.

Tom, we love the boat. It was everything we wanted. It changed our Bahamas experience. We were out most days til past six pm having got started at the crack of noon. The boat sips fuel, handled like a dream, and turned heads wherever we traveled. We did not do a night out, but will. Brad had a great trip with his family and his kids loved the boat and the cabin (read dollhouse). We did not do any fishing - so we have something to look forward to in the future.

Owner Eastport 32 Hull#12

Sea Trials

Wow what a wonderful boatshow, with some great weather the turn out was fantastic and we are now setting up for sea trials. Bear in mind the lead time for a boat is four months from Mold date and with orders in the works this can lead to a backlog of six months, so consider checking in with us soon for a boat in the North East for Spring delivery.
"At the end of the rainbow"

Annapolis Boatshow

We are gearing up for the Annapolis Boatshow October 13-16, we will be in our usual spot on Dock F2 with an Eastport 32. This is our 5th Annapolis Boatshow with the Eastport 32 and we are gearing up for winter builds for delivery in Spring 2012.

Summer time

FLY BY

Deadrise Showcase in St Michael's MD

The Eastport Yacht Co will be attending the Deadrise showcase in St Michael's June 17th and 18th, which coincides with the Classic boat festival. come on by and check out the boats.

Deadrise Showcase

We are excited again to do this show, it is getting bigger and better and good for us to mingle with the other boatbuilders from around the Chesapeake Bay.

Bay Bridge Boatshow

Chamber of commerce conditions for the Bay Bridge Boatshow,Kent Island MD. Come and check out the Eastport 32, with summer right around the corner it is time to talk boats again.

Video Tour - click on THIS link

Commisioned and ready for Summer

Eastport 32 "Eau Revwah" looking good and ready for launch in the northern part of the Chesapeake Bay

Fascinating

In this months SOUNDINGS magazine (May 2011 issue) in an interview with Donald Blount, the guru of high speed power boat design and engineering, named the Eastport 32 as a "fascinating boat" when posed the question about favorite designs by other designers, high praise indeed! Thank you Donald.

Maryland Boatbuilders show

We are set up for the weekend in the Sailwinds Park in Cambridge Maryland for the Boat builders show, there are a very nice variety of 28 -32 ft boats inside the pavilion and a good turn out on the first evening.

Spring Boatshow schedule

The Eastport Yacht Company will be at the following boatshows, come by and see us:
April 1-3, Marlyand Boatbuilders show,Sailwinds Park, Cambridge MD
April 28-May 1, Baybridge boatshow, Kent Island MD (inwater)
May 13-14, Deadrise Showcase, Sarles Boatyard, Annapolis (inwater)

Roll on summer!!

The Jennings family enjoying summer fun on their Eastport 32 "Hogpenny"

We Deliver

Here is an Eastport 32 on the road, we have our own custom made trailer for road trips in the USA

Eastport 32 reveiw by John Page Williams

Click on the title of this post above to read the new review of the Eastport 32 by renowned historian, naturalist, fisherman and all around water guy John Page Williams

Living The Dream

My job is to sell "The Dream", I design and build boats so you can get out on the water and explore, socialize, fish and generally relax. otherwise known as Living The Dream.


Now I take my job seriously, so much so that I am constantly researching because Living The Dream has no boundaries. I am toiling to making the experience for my clients better, be it re-visiting a waterfront bar (to sample the fare) or helping to catch a world record fish (I try every time I am on the water and I know it will happen one day). I still sail occasionally (just to get back to my roots), I creek cruise often with friends, I cruise with my wife, I regularly take an Eastport to boatshows (that is fun too), I personally maintain and update a worldwide network of marine industry professionals and boatyard managers (It takes a lot of beer but they are always there to assist an Eastport 32 owner) and mostly I just goof around on an Eastport 32 (all in the name of research!)

I am pretty sure I get on a boat about 300+ days a year, some times to tweak or service something and others just to sit and look around to see what we could do better but mostly to get out on the water and learn a little more. All in all Living The Dream is not easy and selling it is pretty tough too. So in 2011 I resolve to do all this even better and spread the word more! Yes that does mean more waterfront bars, bigger fish etc. So it is going the be a heck of a busy year Living The Dream Eastport Yacht Company Style, as we have boats in the USA, Europe and Australia. But someone has to do it! Come and see for yourself, I will be happy to show you around.....Tom

Winter storage and service

Summer of 2010 is definitely over and many of the Eastport 32's on the Chesapeake Bay have gathered at Sarles Boatyard in Annapolis for winter storage and service, The boats are getting upgrades, customizations and TLC at the full service facility.

Black and White

The Eastport 32 Looks great in Black and White

Fall Fishing II

When many other boats are winterized and shrink wrapped the Eastport 32 comes into its own, today for a spectacular sunset fishing expedition where Mike Johnson and I ran out for 45 minutes and picked up about 15 fish on light tackle out in the Chesapeake Bay, we took this nice one to the Boatyard Bar and Grill in Eastport where the chef expertly prepared it for a few friends and accompanied with a nice Chardonnay.

Fall Fishing

Heading out on an Eastport 32 out for a beautiful evening shallow water fly fishing trip with blitzing fish...there is nothing quite like it.

Annapolis Boatshow

Wow, finally a decent boatshow! Thank you all for coming to see us and check out the new boat. We are busy scheduling sea trials and look forward to building more boats in the coming months. The Easport 26 was the buzz and we will probably make our show debut at the Bay Bridge show (unless we slide down to Miami in March)

Deadrise showcase St Michael's MD. Oct 1st & 2nd

The second in the series "Deadrise Showcase" will be in St Michaels on the Weekend 1st&2nd of October, we will be there with an Eastport 32 at Higgins Yacht Yard. more details at:
www.boatbuildershowcase.blogspot.com

The annual oyster roast

Spotted

Docked right outside the UBERCHIC Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, Porto Cervo, Italy the Eastport 32 looks very much at home

More on the NEW Eastport 26

We have been working hard on the final design details of the NEW Eastport 26, capturing the essence of the successful 32. We have managed to get the layout we were looking for and this little beauty will seat 8 comfortably, has a v-berth and enclosed head and powered by a single common rail turbo diesel engine will cruise very economically at 25kts with a super shallow draft, VERY cool. The first boat will be launched in late fall and with slots filling up fast we are now taking orders for late spring 2011 delivery. contact us for more details.

Sea Toy jr

Dave Wood's Sea Toy Jr. heading across the bay after some service work

Skinny Water

The Eastport 32 shallow draft lets you get to places other boats cannot reach.

Cruising with friends

A summer time cocktail cruise with a few friends