First Boat Opens East Coast Facility

September 21, 2007 — First Boat has opened a new East Coast facility in Portland, Maine.

“Our new East Coast facility will allow us to better serve our growing East Coast customer base,” said Woodfin Fagge, First Boat director. “We can now easily transport boats back and forth between the new facility and our West Coast facility, which will benefit our customers across the country.”

First Boat is a two-year-old, start-up company that rebuilds previously owned boats with new parts. This novel concept in boat building offers rowing programs a whole new way to purchase quality, affordable racing shells.

“We have dependable boats with sound hulls and parts that will last for years,” said Fagge. “With the addition of our new East Coast facility, our full-service support team is now available anytime and anywhere.”

First Boat offers quality racing shells with stiff, fast hulls from leading boat manufacturers, including Empacher, Pocock, Resolute and Vespoli. First Boat’s large inventory of eights, fours and pairs includes everything from reliable training hulls to top-of-the-line racing shells.

First Boat gives rowing programs a practical alternative to traditional methods of purchasing boats.

“Nothing stings more then purchasing a used boat from a university or school, and days later having the foot stretcher break or the oar lock fall off,” said Fagge. “First Boat customers don’t have to worry about that happening because our boats are meticulously rebuilt with new parts where needed. Plus they come with the First Boat quality guarantee.”

First Boat representatives will be attending the following 2007 fall regattas:

• Head of the Charles.
• Head of the Oklahoma.
• Head of the Fish.
• Head of the Hootch.

Fully loaded First Boat trailer on its way to the East Coast.