> Underway Now at NEB
A 45-Foot Sparkman & Stephens-Designed Fast Cruiser

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The Owner of this classically-styled 45-footer wanted a yacht with a combination of design and construction qualities that couldn't be found in any

S&S 45 Fast Cruiser LOA 45'/13.72m Beam 14'6"/4.42m Draft 3'3"/1.0m Displ 29,000 lbs Const E-glass, epoxy & Core-Cell

other powerboat in the market today. A handsome, seaworthy yacht for extended cruising, this 30-knot powerboat (Design No. 2710 by Sparkman & Stephens, Inc.) is designed for fast offshore passages between the islands of the Bahamas, Caribbean, and Eastern seaboard. The yacht combines shallow (3' 3") draft with a generous 1,000-gallon fuel capacity to maximize access to the Owner's favorite cruising grounds. The well-appointed interior is designed for a single couple and features plenty of stowage space and an easily-maintained finish.

Because the yacht carries more fuel and and sound insulation than is common for boats this size, NEB is utilizing weightsaving composite construction (photo, right) of vacuum-bagged E-glass, SP Systems epoxy, and Core-Cell foam core. Post-curing the hull, deck, and structure in the full-size NEB composites climate-controlled room (photo, left) optimizes the yacht's physical properties. The resulting modest 29,000-pound displacement means that the twin 440-horsepower Yanmar turbo-charged diesels (turning 27-inch, 5-bladed propellers) will have little trouble pushing the yacht to a top speed of 30 knots and maintaining an economical 24-knot cruising speed.The interior will be finished in a clean, appealing style by NEB's Joinerwork Team. The S&S 45 promises to be as beautiful as she is strong, quiet, and fast -- the right mix of contemporary design and advanced composite construction.

> Underway Now at NEB
65-Foot Sparkman & Stephens-Designed Custom Motor Yacht
Simplicity, safety, and seaworthiness are the keywords in the design and construction of this motor yacht (Design No. 2713 by Sparkman & Stephens, Inc.). The Owner, a very experienced boatowner, has also placed high emphasis on a well-organized engine room, straightforward systems design for easy service access, and a practical, attractively-finished interior with traditional, understated styling.

Twin Catepillar C30, 1550-horsepower turbocharged diesels will provide propulsion; a Northern Lights M844LK2 genset will power the yacht's extensive liveaboard systems. NEB is working with insulation experts to achieve an

> Just Launched by NEB
Rampant, the first Diode 36, Makes a Key West Debut
A 36-footer that weighs only 4,320 pounds, carries a cloud of sail, and sports a "gybing" carbon-fiber keel, Rampant, a sportboat/skiff by designer Rodger Martin, sailed to a sixth in class in the highly competitive PHRF-3 divsion at Key West Race Week. Though Key West is a challenging event in which to make a competion debut, owner George Isdale and his team, which included NEB partner Tom Rich, put together a solid effort as they learned how to pull the right strings and make Rampant go. NEB built the boat using wet layup, vacuum-bagged E-glass with a Core-Cell foam core, and fabricated a drum-shaped cassette for the keel, which is also retractable for trailering. One sailing website that covered Key West Race Week noted that the Diode 36 is "a gorgeous boat, beautifully faired hull and just well done all the way around. Nice hull form, good deck layout." For more information check out the NEB portfolio on the boat or the designer's notes section of Rodger Martin Yacht Designs website.

> Refits at NEB
Selemat: Restoring a Vintage
Palmer Johnson 65-Footer

White Wings: New Shine for
a W-Class 76-Footer
The Joel White-designed White Wings, one of the W-Class beauties, visited NEB for a topsides Awlgrip job (complete with new gold leaf cove stripe, see photo below) and a minor refit. Work by NEB's Joinerwork Team included replacing nav station paneling to hide instrumentation changes, repairing the caprail, replacing a few hull frames, and fitting new longitudinal frames; all of NEB's woodwork on the cold-molded yacht was epoxy-sealed. NEB's Mechanical and Electrical department serviced the engine (valves and injectors), fabricated a new power take-off bracket, serviced the drive train and prop, load-tested the batteries, and repaired the steering pedestal and anchor windlass. Look for White Wings on the water this summer -- she's a beauty!

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The Awlgrip Magic Continues
The NEB Paint Team has been busy! Among the many boats which have received the Awlgrip rejuvenation treatment over the winter of 2004/2005 are a 48-foot Beneteau and an Eastbay 49. Call us today at 401-683-4000 to schedule your baby.

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> Underway Now at NEB
Check Out the Naiad RHIBs, with Alloy Hulls by NEB
NEB is working with Naiad Inflatables of Newport, the licensed builder of Naiads in North America and the Caribbean, to build high-performance aluminum RHIBs. NEB has now built the aluminum hulls for 13 custom Naiads from 12 to 41 feet, along with several yacht tenders, four 28-foot boats (including a tow boat for Sea Tow Ft. Lauderdale), and a 41-foot pilot boat for the Trinidad and Tobago pilots.

The Naiad designs come from Naiad Inflatables, New Zealand, which has been building high-performance RHIBs for over 30 years. NEB provides custom engineering and fabricates the aluminum hulls and houses, courtesy of the experts in our Metalwork department. Naiad Inflatables of Newport works with NEB to supervise the projects, installs all the systems, and is the builder of record of these tough, good-looking craft. You can e-mail the Naiad folks at info@naiadnewport.com or give them a ring at 401-683-1616.

> Haulout and Yard Service at NEB

A High-Tech Centerboard Case for a Traditional Wooden Yacht

Upgrading a Retractable Bow Thruster
System for Braveheart

Updating an Open 50 with High-Tech Daggerboards

NEB Weathers the Blizzard of '05!
We have to admit that the White Christmas the New England region received was pretty. But the blizzard that hit us in January was ugly! NEB, along with coastal areas such as Cape Cod that are usually spared the brunt of the white stuff, received nearly three feet of snow. Not that a few snowflakes cramped our style, as the photo at right of a member of our Joinerwork Team shows. It takes a lot more than a blizzard to stop us, much less slow us down!

Vendee Globe Challenge: Well Done, Anne!
It's a long, long way around the world, especially when you're sailing by yourself. So of all the Open 60 racers in the Vendee Globe singlehanded race, we at NEB were cheering for 43-year-old French sailor Anne Liardet on Roxy. After the boat hit a reef in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, during a local delivery during the summer of 2004, NEB repaired the damage to the keel and rebuilt the internal structures. Anne was very happy with the repairs, and they've seen her through this demanding race around the world.

> Coming Up from NEB
The Summer of the Twelves
Comes to Newport (again!) and NEB....
With the International 12-Meter World Championships to be sailed September 14-18 in Newport, Rhode Island, it's getting to be like old times here at NEB. USA-61, the canard-equipped boat that Tom Blackaller sailed in the 1987 challenger series in Perth, and KZ-3, one of the groundbreaking "plastic fantastic" boats from New Zealand, will be receiving complete checkovers and new paint at NEB before the Worlds. NEB partners Tom Rich, Steven Casella, and David MacBain got their start in building racing yachts with Dennis Conners' 12-Meter, Liberty, for the 1983 America's Cup while working at Newport Offshore (Casella and MacBain) and Williams and Manchester (Casella, MacBain and Rich) in Rhode Island and at Minneford's (Casella) in City Island, New York. Nice to know that the Twelves are still going strong!