John Page Williams

A 16’ fiberglass skiff with a spackle-finished interior is pretty basic, right? Not if it’s built by Towee Boats. The skiff features a sophisticated bottom with wide, reverse chines, a light stringer grid with seats that forms an efficient...

For over 50 years, Nauset Marine on Cape Cod has worked closely with customers to deliver the boats and services that best fit their needs. As spring arrives on the New England coast, the staff at Nauset Marine will...

When Boston Whaler began showing off its new multi-purpose, dual-console Vantage series of family boats, the company sent its principal naval architect, Bobby Garza, to the fall boat shows. For Chesapeake Bay Magazine, Bobby’s presence at the Annapolis Powerboat...

In Yarmouth, Maine, brothers Jamie and Joe Lowell carry on a 4-generations-old tradition of building Downeast workboats and “lobster yachts.” Thus, it’s appropriate that hull Number One of the new Lowell 38 should be named Thorobred. She’s an elegant...

“Pounding is for Hammers.” So reads an advertisement for the Western Way 19, an able, versatile semi-custom launch built by the Cranberry Island Boatyard on Great Cranberry Island, just outside Southwest Harbor, Maine. Our Western Way 19 test boat...

After a short hiatus, C-Hawk Boats is back in business under enthusiastic new ownership and veteran management at its plant in Bailey, North Carolina. This longtime builder of sturdy fiberglass work, fishing and utility boats continues to offer tough,...

Composite Yachts has just launched hull No. 1 of its Bitten 22 Center Console, powered by Mercury’s new 150 4-Stroke. Like her 26’ sister, the 22′ Bitten has a Carolina-style raised deck sheer with broad flare. Its hull is...

Carolina Cat’s new 23CC comes from The PowerCat Group, a large North Carolina boatbuilder that also produces the time-tested World Cat and Glacier Bay boats, along with the smaller Livingstons. The Carolina Cats ride on planing hulls that give...

Beneteau’s 34 Flyer Gran Turismo comes to the United States with a lot of accommodations packed effectively into a compact hull, but its most distinguishing characteristic is what’s underneath: the company’s patented AirStep system. The forward two-thirds of the...

The 28 Bass Boat from the John M. Williams Boat Company is a creative collaboration between yard owner Jock Williams and his primary designer, the late Lyford Stanley. Williams and Stanley made an interesting pair. Back in the early...