"The only time I've made the trip faster was in an aeroplane!"

The 36' custom lobsteryacht Hollandaise, launched by Covey Island Boatworks in 1997, won a first-place blue ribbon for "Excellent New Powerboat" at that year's WoodenBoat Show at Mystic, Connecticut.

The yacht was deigned by Spencer Lincoln and built in wood/epoxy for a Baltimore, Maryland family.

The show was sponsored by WoodenBoat Magazine.

Hollandaise was delivered to the show -- and her owners -- by Capt. Douglas Bell, Peter Bell and Covey Island partner Brock Junkin after crossing the Gulf of Maine at an average speed of 20.85 knots. Capt. Bell, a mariner of fifty years' experience, who has made the same crossing in many types of vessels said, "The only time I've made the trip faster was in an aeroplane!" He also said a match lit anywhere on deck at any time would stay dry. The lobsteryacht is powered by 420 HP Cummins engine with a 2:1 gear box and 5-blade prop.*


*Gear ratio: 1.960:1 Prop: Hy Torg 26 x 27 LH HYT 5-blade prop