Since our founding in 1962, Rockport Marine has earned a reputation as one of the world’s premier wooden boatbuilders. At the heart of our success is a belief in collaboration. We’ve had the privilege of working alongside many of the world’s finest designers and project managers to bring many extraordinary boats to life—each one shaped by trust, precision, and a common goal of peerlessly executing our client’s vision.

A specialty of ours is in wood-composite construction: a method that pairs the traditional beauty and resilience of wood with the strength and stability of modern materials—creating hulls that are lighter, stronger, and more resilient—blending classic lines with contemporary performance and ease of maintenance.

Recent Wood-Composite Builds

R-37

A classically inspired Downeast dayboat that blends 1950s lobster yacht design with modern elegance—built for swift, stylish cruising by day and easy, unhurried living by night.

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MIST

MIST is a 45-foot wood-composite performance yacht that blends classical elegance with modern speed, engineered for effortless single-handing and refined enough for comfortable weekends afloat with friends.

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Ouzel

A 95-foot wood-composite pilothouse superyacht that blends understated sophistication with long-range performance—purpose-built for serious world voyaging without sacrificing practicality or grace. (Page coming soon.)

Other Rockport Marine Builds

R37

The R37 is an ideal dayboat and yet is remarkably well-equipped for simple cruising. With roots in the lobster yachts from the 1950s by Newbert and Wallace, the type and scale were selected to balance sea kindliness, moderate speed, maneuverability, and space on deck. There are concessions to modernity. The open transom with flip-down bronze swim ladder turns any anchorage into a lee-side beach and makes boarding a breeze. The shellback launches...Read More

Mar Amore

A shallow ballast keel slotted for a centerboard not only means that the Little Wolf-38 floats in only three and a half feet of water but also that you can bring her into a beach and, in waist-deep water, walk all around . . .

Mist

Launched in the fall of 2021 and built in collaboration with Tripp Design NA, MCM Management, Tack Studios and experienced owners. MIST was built with wood composite construction, an elegantly simple interior and a particularly well thought out rigging package. The yacht was designed and built to the owner’s clear direction: “I want a yacht that is notable in this size range. It should have some classical elements, but the...Read More

Penn Desk

Occasionally our boatbuilders will take on special projects. This reception desk for a new teaching hospital was a particularly rewarding challenge. Planked in white oak on white oak frames and finished with satin varnish the sculpture exudes comfort and security.

Eloise

Eloise, hull #1 of our Islander design, blends the lineage of the Bahamian runabouts made famous by the Albury family and downeast lobster boats of Maine. While the design will feel right at home along our rocky coast, Eloise has been delivered to the Bahamas where her open transom will provide easy access in and out of the water. The design brief for Eloise was for a boat capable of occasional inter-island passages,...Read More

Rockport Runabout

Designed for the Bahamas and built along Maine’s rocky coast, this boat is at once versatile and playful. The Albury is easy to move on a trailer, comfortable for up to 7 people and the perfect day boat for island hoping. The hull design allows for easy speed and a smooth, seaworthy ride. Rockport Marine offers this cold molded wood hull with custom configurations and finishes. The design is based...Read More

Nashua

NASHUA is the fourth W.46 racing yacht to be built at Rockport Marine. Designed by Bob Stephens, the W.46s are one-design racing sloops that are competitive in the Spirit of Tradition class across many classic yacht regattas.

Rembrandt

REMBRANDT is a classic New England day boat designed by the Rockport Marine design office.

Arabesque

ARABESQUE was designed by Fontaine Design Group for cruising New England and day sailing in Long Island Sound.

Cary Ali

The Friendship 36, CARY ALI, is designed to specifications by a current Friendship 40 owner.

Adventure

ADVENTURE is a 53-foot historic replica of a 16th century colonial trading vessel designed by the late William Baker.

Imi Loa

IMI LOA, designed by Melbourne Smith, is a 32-foot pulling boat used for adventure-based experiential education programs.

Spirit of Bermuda

SPIRIT OF BERMUDA is an 112-foot, three-masted schooner based on the traditional Bermudian schooners built between 1810 and 1840.

Godspeed

Launched in April 2006, GODSPEED is a replica of one of a three-boat flotilla that came from England to America in 1607.

Palma

Almost every aspect of PALMA, a plank-on frame, double-ended daysailer, is custom designed and built.

Lynx

LYNX, a 76-foot topsail schooner, was designed by Melbourne Smith and is used to educate students about the War of 1812.

Louise

LOUISE is a Buzzards Bay 25, rumored to be N. G. Herreshoff’s favorite of his own designs.

White Wings

The W-Class 76-foot racing yacht, WHITE WINGS, was designed by the late Joel White.

Dream

DREAM is a 36-foot lobster yacht designed for day trips.

Boss Lady

BOSS LADY is a 45-foot downeast-style flybridge cruiser power boat.