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A Home by the Sea

Each time we go to the Newport show we end up buying a new boat,” says Cindy Cuminale, who lives in Darien, Connecticut, with her husband, Jim.

The couple most recently attended that Rhode Island event in 2017. They went in search of a larger boat to replace the Eastbay 50 they’d owned for a few years. Upon arrival, they made haste to the display of a builder with a new 60-footer, but were disappointed when the design fell short of their expectations. So, Cindy and Jim continued to work the docks. They hadn’t walked far when they found the Hunt Yachts fleet.

“We were already familiar with the brand and the storied history of the Hunt deep-V hull. But at that show, we were able to really see the quality and finish of these

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