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RI photographers Billy Black and Onne vander Wal visit KIWI SPIRIT upon arrival in Newport.

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Lyman-Morse Celebrates at Newport Shipyard

11/21/2012 - Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding Co., builder of Kiwi Spirit and the experimental monohull Speed Dream, hosted a party at Newport Shipyard on November 19. The gathering celebrated the successful launch and sea trial of both boats. It also celebrated the opening of Lyman-Morse's new brokerage and sales office at Newport Shipyard. The… SEE MORE
KIWI SPIRIT, a 63' yacht built by Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding Co., undergoing sea trials off Thomaston, Maine.

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Kiwi Spirit Sets Off On Ocean Quest

11/17/2012 - Following a busy two weeks of sea trials and tweaking the newborn Paris-63 yacht Kiwi Spirit in Thomaston, Dr. Stanley Paris took the helm Saturday, November 17, for his maiden ocean voyage on the sleek, Farr-designed and Lyman-Morse-built, yacht. Accompanied by crew, Paris will sail to Newport, Rhode Island, before… SEE MORE
KIWI SPIRIT, a 63' sailing yacht built by Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding Co., rests at the dock in Thomaston.

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Fast, Light, and Big: Circumnavigating Yacht Launched

11/2/2012 - “Weigh This.” That’s what’s scrawled all over the inside of Kiwi Spirit, the 63’ cutter launched November 1 at Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding Company in Thomaston. Never mind the gorgeous red fir cabinetry and interior paneling or the flat-screen television bolted to the wall in the huge yacht’s luxurious main salon. Instead,… SEE MORE