Stephens Waring Design

03/20/2026

A great piece about our friends at The Moore Brothers Company; they've built some great spars and foils for our projects over the years.

03/13/2026

Fifty years of Italian style. Zero emissions. Runs on silence.
Isobel — Stephens Waring Design's first all-electric runabout — is nominated for a Classic Boat Award 2026 in the Modern Classics Power category.

Four years ago you helped us win this award. We're asking again.
🗳️ Vote for Isobel — link in bio.
awards.classicboat.co.uk/modern-classics-power/

01/15/2026

Proud to see our design FALCON 7(nee ZEMPHIRA, nee GOSHAWK) duking it out with the incredibly fast BELLA MENTE. Who says the sailing season is over? Go FALCON 7!

12/19/2025

Our latest creation is a cover girl! Thanks to our friends at WoodenBoat, ISOBEL is showcased in the January/February issue. Pick up a copy and read designer Bob Stephens's story of how ISOBEL came to be.

10/10/2025

Skip the new-build line-- WISP is ready to go now! Newly built in 2024 to the highest standards of finish and equipemnt, she's an example of the best of Stephens Waring Design's melding of classic style with modern performance-- and available at a fraction of her new-build cost. https://stephenswaring.com/brokerage/wisp-39-foot-swd-weekender/

08/12/2025

Check out Minkie B., she is ready to move!

Minkie B $525,000 — Priced to Move Harpswell, ME 1 Stateroom 1 Head 2 Engines Contact SWD for assistance with this purchase. Minkie B is at the top of her class. She is the highest level design from C. Raymond Hunt. Top level build from the renowned Lyman-Morse yard. Lyman-Morse and Hunt have a lo...

08/12/2025

A rare chance to own this boutique thoroughbred.

https://vessel.yachtbroker.org/mls-vessel-preview2/?id=87423&vessel=2590a0b3-271a-4c17-8a8a-945ce9d1706c&title=35-ft-brooklin-boat-yard-2002-stephens-waring-custom-tendress-sargentville-maine-united-states-yacht-for-sale&refresh=08-12-2025%2009:12%20AM

Vessel Specifications – TENDRESSName TendressDesigner Stephens Waring Design, Inc.Builder Brooklin Boat YardYear Launched 2002Hull Material Wood-composite (strip plank with epoxy/carbon fiberLOA 35 ft.LWL 24 ft.Beam 9 ft. 4 in.Draft 6 ft.Displacement 8,000 lbsRig Type Fractional sloopSail Area 544...

08/05/2025

What a great weekend of racing, culminating in the 40th Eggemoggin Reach Regatta. Thank you weather gods, Brooklin Boat Yard, Rockport Marine!

07/16/2025

Tendress is a rare blend of timeless elegance and contemporary performance—a yacht that turns heads in the harbor and thrills on the water. Designed with classic lines and constructed in lightweight wood-composite, she delivers a spirited sailing experience with the poise and presence of a much larger vessel. Weighing in at under 8,000 pounds, Tendress is remarkably responsive yet confidently stable, offering exhilarating performance without sacrificing comfort.

Vessel Specifications – TENDRESSName TendressDesigner Stephens Waring Design, Inc.Builder Brooklin Boat YardYear Launched 2002Hull Material Wood-composite (strip plank with epoxy/carbon fiberLOA 35 ft.LWL 24 ft.Beam 9 ft. 4 in.Draft 6 ft.Displacement 8,000 lbsRig Type Fractional sloopSail Area 544...

05/13/2025

Henry C. Grebe & Company started in Milwaukee in 1915 and moved to Chicago in 1921. Following WWII the yard developed a distinctive and attractive model line of roomy flush-decked motor yachts with a masculine aesthetic, ranging in length from about 47 feet to 70 feet. The yard had an impressive turnout of production between 1955 and 1965, launching more than 30 vessels around the era when IROQUOIS was built.

To transform IROQUIS our goal has been to push away from fully traditional “yachty” platitudes. In the owner’s suite, furniture pieces deliberately appear “ free-standing,” creating a more visually interesting décor than built-in furniture. The integrated headboard situated against a backdrop of stitched leather-clad joinery anchors the bed and floating bedside tables to make a complete and unpretentious picture.

Accomplishing this transformation is a team effort and almost solidly Maine based.

Design:
Interior Design:
Custom Woodwork: WoodLab
Upholstery: Alfred's Upholstery & Co

05/09/2025

A nice walk through and shout out of our custom build Cirrus by Lou Clark aka Thanks for the love!

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05/08/2025

The accommodation on Cirrus is in another league. Working in a palette of warm teak and white paneling with dark wenge soles, we have created a real sense of timeless luxury. The saloon is open plan, with a very well-equipped galley and the chart table all connected to the same social space. One of my favorite features is the line of central hatches in the coach roof that provides a continuous bar of light down the center of the spacious saloon.

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