This Collection Has Serious Depth
By Gaby Keiderling
It’s time to get rid of your old cover ups and windbreakers, and opt for something a little cooler. The second installation of Tombolo and Boston Whaler’s partnership is ideal for wearing on and off the water.
The 23 piece collection offers a refreshing and playful twist on styles familiar to the boating community like fishing shirts, board shorts, UPF sun shirts, and foul weather gear. In many cases, the garments embrace nostalgic silhouettes and fabrics from the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s when Boston Whaler was rapidly ascending to its now legendary status among boaters worldwide.
This collaboration is more than just its clothing; it is a story that began in the water. Boston Whaler founder Dick Fisher famously sawed his 13-foot Whaler in half and motored around in the aft portion to prove his unsinkable claim to be true. A 1961 spread in Life Magazine featuring one of his sawed-off boats vaulted the company into the national spotlight, and The Unsinkable Legend was born.
That very same year, Boston Whaler also introduced an iconic 16’ design that changed boating forever by popularizing the now ubiquitous center console layout. In 2024, Tombolo rescued one of these very special 16 footers from a yard on Shelter Island, New York. Through the cracking paint, Tombolo could still make out its name painted on the stern: “Cea Pea.”
It was love at first sight. The brand put Cea Pea in the water to feature in Tombolo and Boston Whaler’s first collaboration photoshoot. Since then, the brand had been hard at work carefully restoring Cea Pea in close partnership with Boston Whaler and Mercury Marine, along with their parent company Brunswick Corporation. With this second part of the partnership, Cea Pea stands, looking as buoyant and beautiful as ever at over 50 years old. She steals the show as the centerpiece of this ongoing collaboration.
Our Favorite Pieces from the Collection
Tombolo x Boston Whaler Sun Shirt
Tombolo x Boston Whaler Four Weather Jacket
Tombolo x Boston Whaler Board Shorts
Tombolo x Boston Whaler TomPolo
Tombolo x Boston Whaler Cardigan
Tombolo x Boston Whaler Beach Towel Top
