Phoenix 29
Illustration by Jim Ewing
Founded in the mid-1960s, Wynne Marine Inc. designed fishing and performance boats and luxury yachts for more than 30 manufacturers, including major American production builders such as Chris-Craft, Hatteras, Grady-White and Larson. The company’s founder was competitive raceboat designer and driver Jim Wynne, who led what is now called one of the most influential independent design houses in the marine industry.
One of the boats that enabled Wynne Marine to earn that reputation was the Phoenix 29. More than 750 of these deep-V, mid-sized fishing machines were built during the boat’s long and successful production run from 1977 to 1987. Owners prized the boats for their clean styling, large fishing cockpit and rugged construction.