Line in the Sand

Men have gone to sea for thousands of years. During that span of time, indigenous tribes, naval architects, boatbuilders and stylists have experimented with everything imaginable regarding the outward appearance of boats. The idea that some person or corporation owns the right to specific design elements is hard to defend, but occasionally a formidable threat when coupled with spite and money. We have first-hand experience with this from events that took place a few years after I left the old yard and struck out on my own.

Much has been written regarding my family’s influence in sportfishing boats. Uncle John once humbly said that “we were in the right place at the right time, and with a few tools, you could make something.” Our first seven