Today is Primary voting day in Maine and among my choices for potential winners is this express cruiser. As some of you know, we’ve been watching this beauty being built at the Brooklin Boat Yard for months. She’s recently been moved to the paint shop, as you see here. She was being primed yesterday:.
As you may remember, this cruiser was designed by Will Sturdy, BBY’s Chief. Designer. She’ll be 47 feet long overall, with a 14-foot beam (widest part), according to the Yard’s sheet on her. She’s scheduled to have an 850-horsepower diesel engine that powers a propeller in a funnel-like enclosure to reduce draft and maximize propulsion. Here’s BBY”s drawing of the finished boat:
(Images taken in Brooklin, Maine, on June 4 and 8, 2026.)