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Travel Back to Gilligan’s Island Aboard a Wheeler Yacht

Five tourists set off on a three-hour cruise captained by The Skipper and his bumbling first mate, Gilligan. After leaving port in Honolulu onboard the S.S. Minnow, a big storm blew the ship off course and shipwrecked the passengers on an “uncharted desert isle.”

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Battle on the High Seas: The Incredible True Story of a Wheeler Ship Fighting a U-boat in WWII

Stealth and deadly, U-boats were one of Germany’s most effective weapons in World War II. With ruthless abandon, they aimed their torpedoes at both military and merchant vessels, sinking nearly 3,000 ships and killing upwards of 30,000 people.

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The Boat that Kept the Cuban Revolution Afloat

A harrowing tale aboard a Wheeler yacht that brought Fidel and Raúl Castro and Che Guevara back to Cuba and changed the course of history.

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Fishing for Nazis

How Ernest Hemingway and his Wheeler Yacht supported the Allies in WWII.

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The Ship that Inspired Hemingway’s “The Old Man & the Sea”

An avid sport fisherman, Ernest Hemingway penned his most critically acclaimed novel aboard a Wheeler yacht named Pilar.

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Matthew Rhys’ Rarebit and Hemingway’s Legend meet in Brooklyn

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Matthew Rhys’ Rarebit and Hemingway’s Legend at Brooklyn Bridge Park’s marina

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Downeast Lifestyle: Hemingway’s Boat, Windjammers and Lobsters in Maine’s Wooden Boat Mecca

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Newport International Boat Show, September 16-19, 2021

Join us September 16-19th, 2021 at the Newport International Boat Show.

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New from Wheeler, the Wheeler 38 Flybridge Design

See the designs for the new Flybridge option on the Wheeler 38.

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Past Events

Newport International Boat Show

Newport, Rhode Island

Maine Boat & Home Show

Rockland, Maine

Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show

The Wheeler 38 will be stopping at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show on its launch tour. Click here for more information: https://www.flibs.com/en/home.html Check Instagram for our location at the show.

Norwalk Boat Show in Norwalk, CT

The Wheeler 38 will be stopping at the Norwalk Boat Show in Norwalk, CT on its launch tour. Click here for more information: https://www.boatshownorwalk.com/

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Newport International Boat Show in Newport, RI

The Wheeler 38 will be stopping at the Newport International Boat Show in Newport, RI on its launch tour. Click here for more information: https://newportboatshow.com/

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Wooden Boat Show in Mystic, CT

The Wheeler 38 will be stopping at the Wooden Boat Show in Mystic, CT on its launch tour. Click here for more information: https://www.thewoodenboatshow.com/

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The Palm Beach International Boat Show

The Wheeler 38 will be stopping at The Palm Beach International Boat Show on its launch tour. Click here for more information: https://www.pbboatshow.com/

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Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show

801 Seabreeze Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
The Wheeler 38 will be stopping by at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. Check here for more information: https://www.flibs.com/en/home.html

Wheeler 38 Launch

Brooklin Boat Yard, Brooklin, Maine
The New Wheeler® 38 will be launching from Brooklin Boat Yard on September 8th, starting a tour down the East Coast.

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