east passage boatwrights

Name

east passage boatwrights

Legal name

East Passage Boatwrights

Website

https://epbws.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wooden Boat Building & Restoration Services

NAICS

Ship Building and Repairing (336611)

SIC

Ship & Boat Building & Repairing (3730)

akta.pro primary industry

Semi-Custom & Series Production Yacht Manufacturing (IMAJAEAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Yacht & Recreational Boat Service & Refit (TLAKAKAD), Day Cruiser, Bowrider & Runabout Manufacturing (IMAJAEAI), Sailing Yacht Manufacturing (IMAJAEAA)

Keywords

• Wooden boat construction
• Yacht restoration services
• Boat maintenance storage
• Classic boat restoration
• Custom yacht building

Headquarters

HQ city

Bristol

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Yacht Repair and Maintenance Services: Year-round comprehensive yacht repair and maintenance including storage coordination, engine winterization, spring commissioning, paint and varnish finishing, transportation, hauling and launching services.
2. Wooden Boat Restoration: Complete keel-up restorations of traditional wooden boats including structural work, hull replanking, deck replacement, and traditional joinery. High-value, custom projects for classic yacht owners.
3. Custom Boat Construction: New construction of custom wooden boats including the East Passage 24 runabout and Kittiwake II sloop. Each vessel built to customer specifications with customizable options.
4. Boat Storage Services: Indoor and outdoor storage facilities for vessels with customization options for heated/unheated, inside/outside storage. Includes coordination of maintenance services.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

East Passage Boatwrights is a full-service inland boat yard providing custom wooden boat construction, traditional plank-on-frame restoration of classic yachts, comprehensive year-round yacht maintenance, and indoor/outdoor boat storage. The company combines time-tested wooden boatbuilding techniques with modern materials and methods to deliver high-quality yacht care and craftsmanship for New England's boating community.

Product overview

East Passage Boatwrights is a full-service inland boat yard offering three core service lines: New Construction (custom wooden boat building), Restoration (traditional plank-on-frame repair and restoration), and Maintenance (storage, winterization, and yacht care). The company also manufactures two proprietary boat designs: the East Passage 24, a 24-foot modern runabout with traditional wooden construction methods, and Kittiwake II, a 26'8" Herreshoff-inspired sloop currently in development. The portfolio combines time-tested wooden boat craftsmanship with modern materials and techniques for New England's boating community.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• New Construction Services Custom wooden boat construction services for individual clients, spanning daysailers, runabouts, and ocean-capable sail and power yachts, utilizing both traditional and modern building techniques.
• Restoration Services Traditional plank-on-frame wooden boat restoration and repair, including structural work, hull replanking, deck restoration, and complete keel-up restorations for classic vessels such as Sparkman & Stephens, Star Class, Herreshoff, and Rhodes designs.
• Maintenance Services Comprehensive year-round yacht maintenance including indoor and outdoor boat storage (6,500 sq ft covered outdoor storage with crushed shell floors), engine winterization, spring commissioning, paint and varnish finishing, and transportation and launching services.
• East Passage 24 (EP24) A modern 24-foot runabout featuring traditional wooden construction with white oak keel, steam bent frames, double-planked mahogany over cedar hull, powered by a 150HP turbo diesel engine cruising at 15 knots with a top speed of 20 knots. Designed by Walt Ansel with Down East styling.
• Kittiwake II A 26'8\" modern reimagining of a classic Herreshoff sloop, featuring a fractional rig, double-planked mahogany over cedar hull, white oak centerline and frames, displacing 4,200 lbs with 1,952 lbs of external lead ballast. Currently on the drawing board.

Quantifiable outcome

• SANTANA restoration has earned numerous awards and collected hardware in classic yacht regattas on both sides of the Atlantic

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Tyler Fields PhotographycoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2017Tyler Fields Photography partners with East Passage Boatwrights through the 'Around the Buoy' podcast. Tyler Fields serves as co-host alongside Carter Richardson (owner of EPB). The podcast features people who live, work and play on the water and has become a podcasting standard in the marine market since 2017.
• Mystic Seaport MuseumminorOthersReference partner - The original Kittiwake (HMCo. No. 678) was donated to Mystic Seaport Museum in the 1980s and is a permanent exhibit in their Well's Boat Hall. EPB's Kittiwake II project is inspired by this classic Herreshoff sloop.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Brooklin Boat Yard: A Maine-based wooden boat builder and restorer offering custom construction, restoration, and storage services for classic yachts. Directly comparable business model, geography, and customer base to East Passage Boatwrights.
• Concordia Company / Concordia Custom Yachts: Padanaram, MA yard focused on Concordia-style and other classic wooden yacht restoration and maintenance. Overlapping service lines and New England HNW customer base.
• French & Webb: A custom wooden boat builder in Belfast, Maine constructing new classic-style sailboats using traditional methods. Direct comparable in craft tradition and custom new-build focus.
• Lowell Boat Shop: Massachusetts-based wooden boatbuilder and restoration shop with apprenticeship-driven craftsmanship. Comparable craft-training model and traditional construction methods to EPB.
• Artisan Boatworks: Maine-based wooden boat builder using cold-molded and traditional construction. Comparable custom wooden yacht offering to a similar high-end buyer.
• Rockport Marine: A Maine boatyard specializing in wooden yacht construction, restoration, and repair with a similar full-service inland-yard model. Comparable scope, craft focus, and HNW clientele.
• Gannon & Benjamin Marine Railway: Martha's Vineyard-based builder and restorer of traditional wooden sailboats and powerboats. Same plank-on-frame heritage craft and similar HNW enthusiast customer profile.
• C.W. Hood Yachts: Marblehead, MA-based wooden yacht builder and restorer with expertise in Herreshoff and classic New England designs. Directly comparable craft specialization and regional customer overlap.

Others

• International Yacht Restoration School (IYRS): Newport, RI school training the next generation of marine craftsmen. EPB's founder is an alumnus and IYRS functions as the primary talent pipeline for the wooden boatyard category.
• Mystic Seaport Museum: Maritime museum preserving classic American yachts (including the original Kittiwake). Functions as both a reference partner and a reservoir of expertise and pedigree vessels fueling the restoration market EPB serves.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/eastpassageboatwrights
• Facebookfacebook.com/EastPassageBoatwrights
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/east-passage-boatwrights

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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