National Fisherman's Paul Molyneaux tells the story of Dave Szewczul choosing a Mussel Ridge 46 as the ideal boat for his tuna fishing business, and then building the boat he calls Disruptor with Newport Yacht Builders and a talented team of specialists.
Read MoreNational Fisherman magazine shone a light on Newport Yacht Builders’ advanced building techniques in a recent article. Read the full article by Paul Molyneaux here.
Read MoreThe March issue of Soundings magazine featured an epic 8 page story on Newport Yacht Builders’ client and our most recent new build, the 46-foot tuna boat Disruptor. Thanks to Gary Caputi for capturing the story of how David Szewczul found the way to his dream boat
Read MoreNEWPORT, RI (November 6, 2023)—Newport Yacht Builders announces the launch of its second custom Mussel Ridge design, a Downeast-style 46-foot tuna fishing boat built with the company’s rapid and highly accurate design-and-build techniques. The company delivered Disruptor to its new owner a mere 18 months after the contract was signed and 12 months after the hull (built at Hutchinson Composite) arrived at Newport Yacht Builders’ production facility off J.T. Connell Highway in Newport.
Read MoreNewport Yacht Builders has restored so many full-sized International One-Design sailboats over the years that they’re now offering for sale this beautifully crafted 30-inch wooden half model version.
Twelve months after the hull arrived in Newport, the Mussel Ridge 46 named Disruptor was launched and unleashed on the Atlantic fishing grounds.
Read MorePartner and chief designer Ezra Smith talked with Newport This Week about how he made his start, where he likes to cruise, and the new boat that’s about to launch.
Read MoreThe nearly transformed pilothouse in this charter-boat conversion demonstrates the Newport Yacht Builder’s process once again
Read MoreAs December and a mild Newport winter arrived, work on the Mussel Ridge 46 at our build shop shifted rapidly to final assembly, fairing, finish, and the installation of systems.
Read MoreThe hull, deck and deckhouse arrived in Newport from Hutchinson Composites in late July. Since then, we’ve installed the key structural and interior components and are on schedule to send this 46-footer to sea in search of giant bluefin tuna.
Read MoreIn May of 2021, Newport Yacht Builders started an all together different project: a restaurant. Bellini Providence is the latest restaurant to join the Bellini roster, with three in Coconut Grove, Florida and two in New York.
Read MoreNewport Yacht Builders latest project is a Mussel Ridge ‘46. Thanks to NYB’s previous work on Mussel Ridge boats, prospective clients approached Jim about doing theirs. She is now in the yard in Newport, Rhode Island and the team is hard at work getting her ready for a spring 2023 debut!
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