PassageMaker

READY FOR ANYTHING

For years, Rob Langdon wanted to build a recreational trawler for his family. As the owner of MMS Ship Repair & Dry Dock in the United Kingdom, he envisioned a vessel inspired by the many commercial ships the yard had built, repaired and converted for nearly four decades.

Langdon and the crew drew up plans for Hull No. 1 of the MMS 55 series and began construction. Kind of. “This is

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