Morris 48

It's Boat Show Season! We hope you can join us at one of the following boat shows this fall. We have a new boat, new personnel and new launches! So come by and see us this fall!

Cuyler Morris President of Morris Yachts announced today that launch of Circe, the custom Morris 57 will be celebrated at the Morris Service yard in Northeast Harbor on Thursday, August 28th. The construction of this stellar yacht was the collaboration of New England’s finest marine establishments – the boat was designed by Fontaine Design Group, of Portsmouth, RI; the hull, deck and structural bulkheads were constructed by Goetz Custom Boats, of Bristol RI and the interior, paint and rigging was completed by Morris Yachts. Construction of the hull tooling began in November 2006 at Goetz. The hull was delivered to Morris on August 2007 and the deck arrived in November 2007.

Morris 4806 Barra was christended at Morris Yachts Northeast Harbor yard on May 1. The 48-foot Ocean Series Yacht was the first boat launched in the company’s new travel lift pit in Bass Harbor that was widened and lengthened by Prock Marine to accommodate Morris Service’s new 50-ton travelift. The owner of Barra and his family plan to cruise and participate in offshore racing. The first event is the Newport Bermuda Race. From there the boat will sail to Scotland then travel down to the Canary Islands for the 2008 ARC race to the Caribbean. read full text

The Morris 48 Plein Air will be making her first appearance at the Seattle Boats Afloat Show. The in the water show is located in Chandlers Cove South Lake Union. The Chuck Paine designed Morris 48 is a flagship of Morris’ Ocean Series that range in size from 34-62 feet. Opting to show in the water after exhibiting the M36 indoors last year, the company is very pleased to be able to show one of the finest examples of a Morris Ocean Series yacht to the Northwest yachting public.

Quite a crowd of admirers were wowed last week by the beauty of Cheshire Cat, the latest Morris Yachts Ocean Series 48. “I want to show the world this boat,” said proud owner Mike Thieneman.