The ocean in our blood

The Clark family has been crewing and captaining ships since the 1850s, when our ancestor took to the seas as a deckhand on a merchant ship, bound for California. After twenty years and many passages around the Western Hemisphere, he settled in the Great Lakes and opened a shipyard where he constructed around twenty-four large and small vessels. His relative, David Clark began building ships in 1880, when he purchased the Clark Shipwrights Office in Kennebunkport, ME. Here, the Clarks built numerous ocean-going ships used in trade and shipping. Many generations later, we continue this legacy, combining respect for our craft, old-world work ethic, years of experience and modern materials.

Donald Clark “The Duck” started Clark Marine in 1988, after a handful of years working in the boat-building industry. He had a vision for a small yard where craftsmanship, honesty and hard work could build a future for his family. Over the decades since, he has built a reputation around the Seacoast for the finest fiberglass, gelcoat and paintwork in the area.