Building Boats in Edenton, NC for Special Operations

Darren Schuback, CEO

EDENTON — We were thrilled to recently welcome Vernon Feuston from the Chowan Herald to our site in Edenton, North Carolina and to share a first look at what’s taking shape here.

Vernon visited the Riverbulk Terminal in Chowan County, where The Whiskey Project Group has officially begun establishing our US manufacturing hub. It was a great opportunity to talk through not just what we’re building but why we’re building it here and why “Made in the USA” matters to our mission and to the people we serve.

Founded by former special operations personnel, Whiskey’s mission is simple and unwavering: to design and build the world’s most capable, operator-focused watercraft for those who protect and serve.

Establishing manufacturing in Edenton is a direct extension of that commitment, bringing production closer to our US customers, strengthening sovereign capability, and ensuring the boats we deliver are built in America by an American workforce.

That mission has shaped our Whiskey Alpha and Whiskey Bravo platforms: rugged, modular carbon-fibre craft purpose-built for high-tempo, high-risk operations in some of the harshest maritime environments on earth. These boats are already being field-tested by the US Marine Corps in demanding operational scenarios.

Importantly, what’s underway in Edenton is about more than a production line. Over the next year, we’ll be bringing our full range of Whiskey, Naiad and VYCOR products into US manufacture and support, expanding both the capability we can deliver and the customers we can serve from this hub.

Edenton will play a central role in that future. Over the next 2–3 years, we plan to grow our local footprint into a team of up to 100 people across skilled trades (welders, fabricators, electricians, marine technicians), engineering and manufacturing, and operations, administration and management. These are high-quality, long-term jobs and a meaningful investment in a community with deep maritime roots.

We chose Edenton for its strategic proximity to key Marine Corps, Navy, shipbuilding and Coast Guard hubs, and just as importantly for its boatbuilding heritage and highly skilled workforce. The pride and capability here are real, and we’re excited to build alongside it.

A sincere thank you to Vernon for visiting, for telling the story, and for helping share what we’re building. We’re proud to be in Edenton and Chowan County, not just to manufacture world-class vessels, but to create US jobs, strengthen local industry, and contribute to the region’s future in a way that honours its maritime legacy.