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  The great debate between catamaran or monohull owners has been the source of many spilled beers over the years.  And when it comes to which is faster, the conjecture grows stronger. Design principle Paul Waring weighs-in from a boat designers perspective on the two forms and which type is really the quickest on water. Further reading: 60 ft. Catamaran Gemini A Second Life for a 25M Catamaran 5 Trends in Yacht Design: 2022

As Spirit of Yacht Tradition yacht designers we draw a lot of influence from the past.  However, it’s easy to take for granted how far technology and engineering innovations have come.  Like the iPhones attached to our hips, our daily lives have become completely integrated and intertwined with these technological marvels. These tools are now so prevalent, and us, so reliant on them, that it’s easy to forget how far we’ve come, and how quickly. This is very true in the world of sailing and yachting as well.  In particular, technology and engineering advancements have ushered in a new era […]

Stephens Waring is thrilled to again sponsor this year’s Camden Classics Cup.  With the regatta just around the corner (July 28-30), we’re highlighting a few boats we’ve had a hand in designing that are participating this year. Zemphira Designed in 2004 as Goshawk, during our tenure at Brooklin Boat Yard as in-house design team. The 76-foot hull was built by Rockport Marine, then launched and towed to Brooklin where she was hauled out and completed. She features a wood-composite hull and deck construction—laminated wood with foam core and limited carbon reinforcement. In 2020 she began a refit under our direction […]

Stephens Waring is thrilled to share a new series called, Behind the Boat, which takes you behind the scenes and sheds light on the design magic for some of our most innovative concepts.  In this episode, design principle, Paul Waring, explores what it takes to design a true ocean-crossing-capable, Bluewater sailing yacht: The BLUEWATER 56.     Further Reading: Learn more about Bluewater 56 Story: 5 Innovations That Transformed Long-distance, Bluewater Yachting     

  It’s not every day you get to put your full imagination, creativity, and problem solving skills into a single project.  The renovation of 25M the Powercat BONEFISH requires all three in spades.   HISTORY OF THE YACHT The yacht was originally designed by notable New Zealand designer named Derek Kelsall who made a name for himself with multihull designs in the 90’s The original design called for an around the world, blue-water sailing catamaran, sloop-style rig. The drawings show a design for a sailing cat with the mast stepped forward of a superstructure and the headstay was made to […]

We’re thrilled to introduce our newest project: BONEFISH. Stephens Waring is embarking on a top-to-bottom renovation and reimagination of this colossal 82′ power cat. Design principle Paul Waring walks us through the highlights of this very exciting and creative project.     Read More About Renovations and Restorations Boat Renovations and Restorations 101 The Renovation of Marilee The Renovation of Zingara