NEW HOME FOR CENTURY
Century Boats has a history nearly as long as its name suggests, but I bet you have never heard of the brand even though it is well-regarded in its home country. You might see them around boat ramps occasionally, mostly in the hands of private importers who picked up on their well-built and capable reputation. Nonetheless, the USA-based builder has now found a distributor on our east coast and its dedicated line of fishing boats is set to feed into the current buying frenzy for boats capable of safely heading offshore.
THE BUILDER
Established in 1926, the brand name has a prescient ring as it approaches its 100th birthday. Early models were crafted from timber, but the company moved to fibreglass in the 1960s making it an early adopter and giving it decades of experience in composites. Production halted for a couple of years after the turbulent economy of the early millennium but building at the Florida boatyard is again in full swing across a
