Gannon and Benjamin Marine Railway
Gannon and Benjamin Marine Railway
January 28, 2021
Gannon and Benjamin Sign Agreement to Buy Boatyard Property
The Gannon & Benjamin Marine Railway has signed a purchase and sale agreement to buy the property it rents on the Vineyard Haven waterfront, owners confirmed Wednesday.
July 24, 2020
History Retold, as Alden Gaff Cutter Is Re-Launched
Beneath gray skies flickering with heat lighting, Lark, a 45-foot Alden gaff cutter, was relaunched from the Gannon and Benjamin Marine Railway in Vineyard Haven Thursday afternoon.
February 20, 2020
DeSorcy Family Puts Waterfront Property on Market Again
A prime stretch of Vineyard Haven working waterfront is now on the market as four separate parcels for a total of $7.3 million.
January 7, 2020
A Boatbuilder’s Tour of the Working Waterfront
Gannon and Benjamin Marine Railway opened its doors Saturday for some shop talk, giving experienced boatbuilders and curious neighbors a glimpse of the historic boatyard.
July 24, 2018
Group Forms to Save Prime Waterfront Property
A strategic stretch of the Vineyard Haven working waterfront is for sale and an Island group hopes to form a nonprofit to buy it.
April 26, 2017
Gannon and Benjamin Honored for New Sloop
Artemis, a 31-foot sloop built at Gannon & Benjamin, earned the 2017 title for Best Traditional New Build from Classic Boat Magazine.
September 3, 2016
With Cheers and Champagne, Gannon and Benjamin's Artemis Is Launched
The Irish green hull of Artemis, a 31-foot gaff-rigged sloop designed by Nat Benjamin, was showered with bubbly Friday and launched.
January 16, 2016
Stories of the Sea and Generosity Fuel Sail MV Winter Lecture Series
Nat Benjamin opened the Sail MV winter lecture series, talking about his 2014 voyage to Haiti aboard his schooner Charlotte to deliver supplies and donations to an orphanage on Ile a Vache, a small island off Haiti.
May 4, 2015
Gannon and Benjamin Launches Sleek New Design
The Gannon and Benjamin boatyard on the Vineyard Haven harbor was the scene of a festive launch Monday for a new design created by the venerable wooden boat yard. The Sheldrake is a gaff sloop daysailer and Nat Benjamin’s 85th original design.
April 21, 2014
Gannon and Benjamin Boats Take Top Honors in Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta
Nat Benjamin’s Juno and Ross Gannon’s Eleda placed first in their class at the Caribbean regatta held over the weekend. Races concluded Monday. Eleda also won the Arne Frisell Prize for greatest attention to structural integrity and safety.
