News and Videos
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August 15, 2008
We're going to be forced to raise prices around the end of the year to keep up with rising fuel costs, etc. (Our vendors have raised prices for many of the materials that go into a Pudgy.) If you're interested in getting a Portland Pudgy, order it soon to avoid the price increase. Contact us for a current price list.
July 17, 2008
Here are two pictures of the North Sea test. It will be written up in the August/September issue of the Dutch magazine, "Zeilen."
June 18, 2008
Watch the Portland Pudgy drop test. It was filled with about a thousand pounds of rock and then dropped from eight feet.
June 15, 2008
There 's a nice article about the Pudgy in today's Maine Sunday Telegram: "When it comes to choosing a dinghy, try one made in Maine."
June 10, 2008
A crew sponsored by a Dutch magazine, "Zeilen" (Sailing) just had a 2-day adventure with the Pudgy as a lifeboat on the North Sea.
"2 June in the afternoon we 'threw' two men...with the lifeboat Pudgy overboard 20 miles miles from the Dutch coast on the North Sea. The canopy blew up well and they organised themselves a few hours behind the Fiorentino anchor, which held the bow very good on the waves.
After that they put down the canopy and started sailing until next morning. We followed them on a big yacht... Next morning they landed...on the beach. They were enthusiastic about this adventure and were surprised how stable and handsome the Pudgy is!...In August they will present a film of this adventure on their website www.zeilen.nl and in August /Sept they will come with a big article about this adventure."
May 21, 2008
Adrian Flanagan made it!!! (See below.)
May 20, 2008
Adrian Flanagan is completing the first one-man "over the top" (north-south) circumnavigation of the earth (with a Portland Pudgy on board)! Adrian is expected to arrive at the Royal Southern Yacht Club at 11 AM tomorrow! See pictures or read more at Adrian's or the Royal Southern Yacht Club website.
May, 2008
The green Pudgies are in. Take a look.
April, 2008
Spring is here, and we're molding new Pudgies for the 2008 boating season. The new green Pudgy was a hit at the VISMA sport fisherman's show in the Netherlands.
March, 2008
Pudgy in Boat shows
The Pudgy generated a lot of interest and excitement at the Maine Boatbuilders' Show in Portland, Maine, and at the HISWA show in Amsterdam. It will also be shown at the VISMA show in Rotterdam, beginning March 27th! See info on the Pudgy in boat shows.
February, 2008
Pudgy in Europe
We're working with a new team in the Netherlands to make the Pudgy available in Europe. Visit the new European website.
January 1, 2008
David Hulbert becomes a polar bear!
David, along with other civic-minded Portlanders, jumped into the icy Casco Bay, to raise money for the first annual "Diaper Dip," which provides needy tots with diapers. David was in and out of the water faster than it was possible for an ordinary camera to capture on film. The above photos show the water immediately before and after his plunge.
December, 2007
We're featured in Soundings, "Little Boats, Big Jobs," January 2008 issue.
November, 2007
Adrian Flanagan, attempting the
first solo North/South circumnavigation,
with a Portland Pudgy on board as a lifeboat, has
successfully passed through
the northern icecap and is on his way south to Britain. We're honored that
he chose the Pudgy. Learn more.
04/24/07
Bill Kinney, one of the first Pudgy customers, wrote a wonderful article about the Pudgy that's in the May/June issue of Good Old Boat.
04/01/07
Check out the "Tenders and Toys" section of Showboats International magazine (April/May 2007). There's a nice little article about the Pudgy.
02/02/07
We're featured as ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOATS OF THE YEAR in the Boats of the Year issue of Maine Boats, Homes, and Harbors Magazine (March 2007). Here's how it concludes: "Given a choice on an offshore passage between the Pudgy and an inflatable liferaft or the average dinghy, there's no doubt which I'd choose."
David Hulbert, founder and president
Portland Pudgy, Inc.
48 Tyng Street
Portland, Maine 04102
(207) 761-2428