“We’re gonna need a bigger boat,” that’s a classic line from the movie “Jaws.” That boat, the Orca Two, went down in the movie. A true hero. Now, exactly 50 years later, the boat, like everything in ...

In the summer of 1974, A. Bowdoin Van Riper had just gotten out of school when Hollywood came to town. Van Riper, then 11 years old, went down to the beach on Martha's Vineyard with a friend to watch ...

While the ‘Orca’ became the centerpiece of Universal Studios’ ‘Jaws’ attraction, its stunt double, the ‘Orca II,’ ended up a forgotten relic on Martha’s Vineyard. In nautical circles, building a boat ...

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