The launch of TRACIE

A momentous and happy occasion occurred Saturday evening when the graceful hull of the Muscongus Bay 18 met the waters of Damariscotta Lake for the first time. Andy Payor and his lovely wife Tracie, in whose honor the boat is named, entertained their family and friends with a delicious array of hors d’oeuvres and champagne.

Hors d'oeuvres and a champagne toast

Bronze bow hardware. Note that the wale board is let into a recess in the carbon topsides.

Custom tiller head designed by Andy Payor.

Bending on the sails. The sail is contained on the boom with a hand made Dutchman type system. 2mm Spectra lines are seized to the topping lift, woven through grommets in the sail, and terminated to bronze eye straps on the top of the boom.

First sail

Lovely transom

First sail a success

Congratulations Team TeMana

Annie Lannigan and the crew of the Paine designed and Kanter built TeMana celebrate a second place finish in the cruising division of the first annual Penobscot Bay Rendevous.

The event was a complete success with great racing and boisterous parties, setting a high mark for subsequent events to exceed. Can’t wait till next year.

Billy Black photo

Gusto under sail

Gusto charges for the finish line on a perfect day at the Eggemoggin Reach Regatta. The ERR is the premiere wooden boat regatta on the United States east coast. The mixture of beautiful boats, spectacular Maine scenery and friendly competition makes for an event that is not to be missed by an enthusiast of any of the three.

Billy Black photo

Muscongus Bay 18 progress

The Muscongus Bay 18 is now at French & Webb for final finishing and installation of her exterior joinerwork. The deck has been attached and covered with Dynel and the ballast has been fitted to the keel stub. Andy will get to enjoy her for a good part of this summer.

Graceful even in her unfinished state.

The varnished wale and transom will be skillfully set into recesses in the hull for a flush appearance similar to a wooden boat.

A very comfortable cockpit. The interior woodwork (under protective cover) was completed at Englishman Marine.

Rockport Marine launch day

On this misty May afternoon, Rockport Marine launched the fully restored Alden motorsailer Trade Wind. The world is a better place with such beautiful craft filling its harbors. Well done.

Ready to get wet (from the bottom as well)

Truly beautiful....

...from any angle

A classic yacht needs a classic tender.

Muscongus Bay 18 article

The inimitable Art Paine has written an excellent review of the Muscongus Bay 18 in the May 2011 issue of Maine Boats, Homes and Harbors magazine. To read it, click on the link below.

MB18 Art Paine Review

The EVA has landed

Family and friends gather to watch the delivery of EVA to her owners' back yard.

EVA arrives at her new home after an uneventful trip from the Jacobs Brothers facility. Now the real fun can begin. The first job will be to install 65mm of polyethylene sheet insulation over the entire deck and hull above the waterline.
Next inside will be the plywood cabin sole, followed by wiring and plumbing, interior components and liners. Windows, portlights, and deck hardware remain to be installed topside.

Silver Streak

Metalwork complete, EVA travels down the road toward the site where her owners will turn her from a metal shell into a fully fitted yacht.

EVA flies down the road

Daddy, when can we go sailing?

Noah surveys his future home. His hand is resting on the keel trunk. Directly behind him will be the galley. His bedroom is forward behind the bulkhead in the background.

EVA’s metal shell is nearing completion and will soon have a home on a hardstand at her owners’ property where the final fitout will begin. Having installed all the systems themselves, they will have an intimate knowledge of the EVA’s inner workings. Boatbuilding skills are an invaluable asset for a cruising family and Noah is at the perfect age to begin acquiring them at the feet of his father and grandfather (under Mum’s watchful eye, of course.)

EVA turns over!

In the shipyard that is….. Hull turnover day is always exciting. The big, upside-down whale whose skeleton and skin has been taking shape under the builder’s guidance becomes something the owners can envision as their soon to be home.

Expert welding at Jacobs Brothers combined with computer lofting at the design office assures a fair hull that will need no fillers.

EVA construction continues

Progress is being made. The hull plating is almost fully welded into place

A view inside the boat looking forward. The photo has been turned upside-down for the correct perspective.

A mold is born

The starboard half of the mold (green) for the Muscongus Bay 18 is removed from the 5-axis milled form (gray) that was carved in Topsham, Maine at Janseneering and finished by Steve Crane. This mold half will be joined with its mate and used to form the hull.

Eva under construction

A skeleton with no skin. The mild Cape Town weather allows for outdoor boat building.

Eva construction begins

These frames will soon be set in place to start defining the shape of the hull and deck.

These frames will soon be set in place to start defining the shape of the hull and deck