A Showcase of Local Boat Builders

From the Indian canoes that long pre-date colonial times to the high-end custom yachts of today, the boats built in the Chesapeake Bay region have always been tailored to both their intended use and the characteristics of their environment.  As Maryland’s rich boatbuilding roots spread into the new millennium, it’s wonderful to still see so many local yards producing high quality, often custom or semi-custom boats with direct lineage to the workboats for which the Bay is famous.  A number of those local builders were represented at today’s Deadrise and Downeast Boat Show at Sarles Boat Yard in Eastport.  Today’s show was the first in a series of planned events for the region’s smaller builders organized by Eastport Yacht Company’s Tom Weaver.