CAMDEN, MAINE: Participants in the past three iterations of the Camden Classics Cup have all enjoyed the scenery, location in the lovely and welcoming town of Camden, and top-shelf, post-race parties. On the race course, what this year’s participants got in addition to professionally managed race organization was perfect racing conditions. Southwesterlies in the teens… Read more »
CAMDEN, MAINE: With still three weeks to go before the starting guns are fired, the fourth annual Camden Classics Cup (CCC) is already bigger than previous years by a pretty wide margin. 74 Boats have registered as of Monday, July 1st. “The word is out on this destination regatta,” said Drew Lyman, President of Lyman-Morse,… Read more »
Summer is finally in full swing on the coast of Maine, and for the Lyman-Morse crew that means finishing up the refit of a 94′ luxury Paragon motor yacht, planning for another record-breaking Camden Classics Cup, and offering some tips for showing the fine yachts that our brokerage team have for sale this season. For… Read more »
CAMDEN, MAINE — Five years. 175 anchorages. 32,950 miles. When Steve Brown decides to tackle a sailing adventure, he goes big. On June 10, Brown marked the end of a circumnavigation of North and South America by bringing Novara, his 60’ aluminum schooner, back to the Lyman-Morse at Wayfarer docks in Camden. A small flotilla… Read more »
If technology is the brain of a modern yacht, then Damien Kent and Toby Teele are responsible for the central nervous system. In this month’s Dispatch, Lyman-Morse’s expert systems duo discuss how Process Logic Controllers have transformed the way power is managed onboard and, when necessary, loads are shed. We also hear from a family… Read more »
It’s time to start planning that summer cruise, so we asked our own Steve Tofield about his favorite spots. His 7-day itinerary is an ultimate guide to the Maine coast. In Thomaston, we’ve got 300 feet of Swan undergoing refits, so we check in with Nautor Swan’s Peter McCloskey about servicing these German Frers-designed yachts…. Read more »
LONDON, ENGLAND — Anna, the 65′ cold-molded sailing yacht built by Lyman-Morse in 2018, won the prestigious Spirit of Tradition Classic Boat Award at an exclusive event held at the Royal Thames Yacht Club in Knightsbridge on April 2. Designed by Stephens Waring Yacht Design with interiors designed in collaboration with Martha Coolidge, Anna was… Read more »
Spring is finally here, and the results of winter boat building and maintenance projects are sprouting up in both Thomaston and Camden. This month we’re taking a look at the innovative approach we’re taking to the construction of a 57′ wood-composite express cruiser, an explanation of yacht electronics networks, and the intricacies of bottom paint…. Read more »
Always looking to advance the art and science of boat building, Lyman-Morse is taking an innovative approach to the construction of a new 57’ custom motor yacht being developed in a collaboration with C.W. Hood Yachts and Stephen Waring Yacht Design. A Spirit of Tradition show-stopper now under construction at Lyman-Morse’s boat building facility in… Read more »
February flew by, but not so quickly that we couldn’t pull together a photo presentation of the refit we did on Scout, a 1930s commuter yacht, plus an interview with the captain of a Swan 100 and a final push for Anna to win a major international award. Our monthly Dispatches give you an in-depth… Read more »
