tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12697267981142423992024-03-06T00:23:43.236-05:00TOM JENKINS YACHT SALESCurrent yachting discussions, information, opinions, news, interviews, videos, photos, and advice from Tom Jenkins.TOM JENKINShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03019783577297723633noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269726798114242399.post-59283838214038137412012-09-05T08:25:00.000-04:002012-09-05T08:25:32.770-04:00LOS CABOS BILLFISH TOURNAMENT: OCT 16-20. 2012<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Pro video of the 2010 Los Cabos Billfish Tournament, scheduled this year for October 16-20. Good action footage through about 7:57!</span><br />
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<embed base="http://admin.brightcove.com" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashvars="videoId=670966745001&playerId=1717796237&viewerSecureGatewayURL=https://console.brightcove.com/services/amfgateway&servicesURL=http://services.brightcove.com/services&cdnURL=http://admin.brightcove.com&domain=embed&autoStart=false&" height="412" name="flashObj" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" seamlesstabbing="false" src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/1717796237" swliveconnect="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="486"></embed>TOM JENKINShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03019783577297723633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269726798114242399.post-9845982622104765572012-09-02T16:21:00.001-04:002012-09-02T16:21:46.591-04:00TALKIN' BOATS WITH ALTON HERNDON, BERTRAM YACHTS' PRESIDENT<br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Alton Herndon is the president of Bertram Yacht, the legendary sportfishing-boat builder. He took the helm in early 2010 and orchestrated the company’s historic move from Miami to Merritt Island, Fla.</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzXQPbqwxSerAqtbfqf8sjxFtbFacFwvYecNQfYv4Xa2BpeVkoUCVwuu9SEGxVjYGk4zEczAO9hCCp_cWfJxG6pkqW844KGECPPjCRHHLz-RjhQsTrkisn4vH1fwiM3Efm8lfpQkSdjLA/s1600/30_herndon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; color: #222222; float: left; font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzXQPbqwxSerAqtbfqf8sjxFtbFacFwvYecNQfYv4Xa2BpeVkoUCVwuu9SEGxVjYGk4zEczAO9hCCp_cWfJxG6pkqW844KGECPPjCRHHLz-RjhQsTrkisn4vH1fwiM3Efm8lfpQkSdjLA/s320/30_herndon.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Herndon, 66, spends time offshore fishing Bertram yachts in tournaments. He built his first boat — a 16-foot fish/ski runabout with an 80-hp Mercury — at the age of 23. He got his first marine industry job in 1969 at Hatteras Yachts.</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Herndon grew up in High Point, N.C., studied business at High Point College and later graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s executive program.</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">He was president of Hatteras Yachts from 1985-1996 and held executive management roles at Palmer Johnson, Tiara Yachts and KCS International. He was co-founder and managing partner of Southport Boat Works, was chairman of the National Association of Boat Manufacturers and is a past member of the executive committee and board of the National Marine Manufacturers Association.</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="color: white;">Herndon plans to move to the Merritt Island area with his wife, Dru, as the company relocates this fall. He has three children ages 28 to 40 and three grandchildren. In this interview, Herndon talks about his most memorable fish, names his favorite Bertram model and explains how the company’s relocation will result in bigger and better boats</span><span style="color: #232323;">.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: yellow; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Q: After more than 50 years in Miami, why is Bertram moving to Merritt Island and what effect it will have on your boats?</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A: We’re moving for two reasons. One, we’ve outgrown the facility with the size of the boats we’re building. They are too large in beam and height to efficiently build in our existing buildings. The Bertram 80 is the best example. We can only build that model partially under cover, and then we have to move it outside and put a tent over it during the remainder of the construction. To launch the boat, we have to get a house mover to take it to our launch site and place it in the middle of the road. Then we launch it by getting a 500-ton crane that has the reach to pick it up and swing it over the marina buildings and into the waterway into the canal. That exercise costs us tens of thousands of dollars. Anything over 60 feet we have to launch at high tide because our Travelift slip is not as wide as the beam of these boats. Even some of these large enclosed boats must be completed outside. We could spend a lot of money to correct our situation, but investing to do that is not a wise choice.</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The second reason for moving is we are across the street from Miami airport property and services. The entire community around us is being developed for high-end commercial use to service the airport and be serviced by the airport. It would be foolish to make that tremendous investment to raise roofs, to build new slips and put in the equipment for these bigger boats at a time when, simply put, we would be in the wrong spot for large boatbuilding. To be heavy industrial, which we are, in a high-end commercial district is not a good idea.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: white;">A: The new location had to have certain requirements. We were looking for properties that were on navigable water and that preferably had large, tall buildings. We wanted property that had at least 30 to 40 acres. And it goes without saying we were looking for a community in which we could attract good employees and teach them how to build our product. After all the mileage we put on our vehicles and ourselves searching the Eastern Seaboard from Miami to Virginia for the new location, we found a home meeting all of the requirements: Merritt Island. We are extremely excited about getting there.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Q: What makes a Bertram a Bertram?</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: white;">A: Bertrams historically have been known as hardcore, kick-ass saltwater sportfishing machines. We’re going to build on that. We design and build our boats for our owner’s intended use. We don’t design them to leave the dock when weather conditions say don’t leave the dock. But the boat has to be built so that if you get caught in bad weather, the boat is going to get you home. And our owners fish enough that they do get caught in it. You’re going to see new Bertrams that are lighter and faster; they’re going to be designed to have a more streamlined appearance. But when you see one you’re going to say, “That must be the new Bertram,” not “What is that boat?”</span></span><span style="color: #232323;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Q: Are there new boats on the horizon that consumers can look forward to?</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A: What we will be focusing on short-term — meaning two to three years — will be developing new and refining existing models within our 50- to 80-foot range. Every Bertram we build is better than the last one. We learn with each boat. What we are looking for in the future is certainly more efficient boatbuilding, but the boats themselves will change according to our customers’ input, who are looking for improved performance, which could be higher top-end speed, higher cruise speed, improved fuel efficiency. They want the boat, in appearance, to be longer, lower, sleeker. Engine suppliers will continue to make high-horsepower packages, but those packages are going to be smaller and more fuel-efficient and lighter in weight.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: white;">A: For my personal ownership, I would love to have one of the Bertram 31s that started this company. Also, our 80-footer is one of the best Bertrams we have ever built.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: white;">A: The 31 is a classic in look and profile and an excellent choice for my family to use and enjoy primarily as a day boat. Keep in mind this is the Bertram that started the legend. The 31 has a large cockpit that’s ideal for a couple of removable sailfish chairs or additional chairs for cruising inland waters. A combined shower/head, dinette and V-berth with a small galley are well arranged in the cabin. Top it off with a flying bridge comfortable for two, a bow deck suitable for sunning and engine boxes large enough to house a pair of today’s diesels. Many others felt the same as me about the boat. It was so popular it was built from 1961 to 1982 and then built again as a silver anniversary edition in 1985 and 1986, with a total of just under 2,000 built. The 31 was built in six models and shipped worldwide.</span></span><span style="color: #232323;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: white;">A: The boats I respect certainly would include the ones we compete with. That would be Hatteras and Viking and the custom boatbuilders. If you drop down to the center consoles, I would go for the Southport, which I started with Frank Longino, and the top-quality boats that are designed for their use — brands such as Grady-White, Contender, Regulator, Intrepid, Yellowfin. For motoryachts, I believe we build some of the finest in the world from the Ferretti Group, like Ferretti, Riva or Pershing.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">A: John Bayliss (</span><a href="http://www.baylissboatworks.com/" style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">www.baylissboatworks.com</span></a><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">) does a really good job. Mark Willis (</span><a href="http://www.willismarineinc.com/" style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">www.willismarineinc.com</span></a><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">), Paul Mann (</span><a href="http://www.paulmanncustomboats.com/" style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">www.paulmanncustomboats.com</span></a><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">), Paul Spencer (</span><a href="http://www.spenceryachtsinc.com/" style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">www.spenceryachtsinc.com</span></a><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">) — all of those guys.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: white;">A: The S2 boats — Tiara or Pursuit. And you have to remember those specialty boats, like the ski boats — MasterCraft and Correct Craft, who design boats that do things we wouldn’t even think of in the past.</span></span><span style="color: #232323;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: white;">A: I was working as an industrial engineer in the textile industry and I learned there was an opening for an industrial engineer at Hatteras Yachts. This was back in 1969. I applied and the plant manager took me out in the plant and I stood under the bow of one of those big boats. It was like I was in New York City for the first time looking at a skyscraper. And I have that same feeling today when I go under the bow of one of our big boats. I took that job and have been boating and in the boating industry ever since.</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">With its 82 feet of cutting-edge design, this model, which is the contemporary restyling of Pershing 80', will be the protagonist for the brand at the Cannes and Genoa boat shows, exceptional showcases where this model will be premiered.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">23.99 metres long and 5.50 metres wide, this new boat is once again a creation of the yacht designer Fulvio De Simoni, in collaboration with AYT (Advanced Yacht Technology – the naval research and design center of the Ferretti Group) and the team of architects and designers of the Centro Stile Ferrettigroup. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Designed to enhance the pleasure of yachting and to ensure maximum performance at sea, Pershing 82' has two powerful MTU 16 V M93 of 2435 mhp (1792 kW) with Searex SR140S propulsion system together with Rolla surface piercing propellers, capable of reaching a top speed of 45 knots and a cruising speed of 40 knots, with a range of 300 nautical miles. The propulsion system is run by AUTOTRIM, an exclusive functionality that opimizes the performance and the consumption of the boat at any speed and with any load, in a completely automatic manner.<br />
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Featuring a streamlined and aggressive external profile, Pershing 82' immediately shows the strong sporting spirit that distinguishes it, given its elongated lines that permit the enlargement of the internal volumes, providing wide spaces which guests can enjoy, offering greater comfort and liveability.<br />
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The liveability of external spaces has increased with the sun deck, a distinctive feature of the latest Pershing models where, next to the retractable helm, at the bow, there are two comfortable lateral chaises longues next to the pilot's seat, in which a practical minibar has been placed.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The sun deck is easily accessible by means of an innovative carbon steel staircase, created by AYT in close collaboration with Besenzoni, which drops automatically into the cockpit by electro-hydraulic control and automatically disappears upwards when closed, freeing the space in the cockpit. For further comfort, at the stern there is a sun bed area with separate backs that can be electrically lower. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">On the main-deck, the large cockpit and the main saloon, divided by an electro-hydraulically controlled retractable door, offer maximum comfort.<br />
Customizable to the Owner's needs, Pershing 82' has a standard layout with 4 guest cabins: the master suite amidships, a VIP cabin forward and two cabins with twin beds at the bow of the master suite. It has 3 bathrooms: an en suite in the master suite and in the VIP cabin, and a guest bathroom that can be used as a restroom during the day. Additionally, there are two crew cabins (one for the captain and one for the sailors) which can be reached through the saloon, with laundry room and bathroom. The optional layout has 3 guest cabins with a lounge cinema room starboard.<br />
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Nada Serafini, Brand Manager of Pershing, expresses her satisfaction by saying: “By launching Pershing 82', the brand confirms its commitment to yacht designing meeting the market demands without betraying the Pershing spirit: yachts with big volumes that combine sportsmanship, performance and style. In addition, this new launching highlights once again the strategic importance of the brand for the nautical pole of Fano".<br />
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Outstanding performance, comfort and design: these are the keywords that make Pershing 82' an ideal yacht with which to experience life at sea and which meets the requests of the most demanding ship owners.</span></div>
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<br />TOM JENKINShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03019783577297723633noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269726798114242399.post-49695188986676130542012-08-22T14:50:00.000-04:002012-08-22T14:50:01.060-04:00PREPARING YOUR BOAT FOR A HURRICANE<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This is a very informative video from West Marine, with resources from BoatU.S. If you are in an area where hurricanes may threaten, please take 12 minutes to watch the Top 10 most important preparation tips explained below. I think you will be glad you did!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">For further assistance, visit the BoatU.S. Hurricane Resource Center at <a href="http://www.boatus/hurricane."><span style="color: #f1c232;">www.boatus/hurricane.</span></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">For information specific to the South Florida / Treasure Coast area, please give me a call at 772-201-1800 or contact me by email at <a href="http://tom.jenkins@tomjenkinsyachtsales.com./"><span style="color: #f1c232;">tom.jenkins@TomJenkinsYachtSales.com.</span></a></span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Malta’s Grand Harbour is the most majestic in the Mediterranean. Its vast fjord of azure water is ringed by medieval city walls. But the vacuous visitors associated with the island offer a perennial PR problem. The cruel may claim that Malta’s traditional holidaymakers think Jimmy Choo is their local Chinese takeaway. Or that raw fish is the root of salmonella, not of sushi or ceviche.</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Tourism has moved on: and so has Malta. Enveloping this cosmopolitan port is the UNESCO-protected capital of Valletta. This sandstone city is adorned with tumbling vines and alfresco bars. Benjamin Disraeli claimed it was: “<i>comparable to Venice and Cádiz, full of palaces worthy of Palladio.</i>”</span></span></div>
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TOM JENKINShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03019783577297723633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269726798114242399.post-72362569560676812832012-08-18T16:41:00.001-04:002012-08-18T17:55:03.888-04:00TOP 5 UPCOMING MEDITERRANEAN DESTINATIONS OF 2012: GREECE<br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In this five-part mini series, Y.CO’s destination expert Tristan Rutherford profiles five of this summer’s hottest superyacht destinations. All will be on every charter parties’ radar for 2013. Today’s fifth and final destination in the series, Schoinoussa, Greece.</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">But those in the know return year after year to Schinoussa and its peaceful neighbours – Iraklia, Donoussa and the twin Koufonissia islets. Seafarers can spend days or even weeks exploring this lonely archipelago. Privacy, peace and simplicity are the lures that attract many of Greece’s social elite to moor up each summer too. They’ve been known to host private bouzouki concerts by leading Greek musicians – and invite the entire island to the party.</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Kato Koufonissia, the smallest of this group of islands, makes Schinoussa look like a giant. With an area of just two square miles, it is nevertheless home to a fishing flotilla that delivers fresh bream, lobster, squid, red mullet, grouper and whitebait to quayside restaurants. Here, your catch of the day is so fresh that it may still be twitching as it heads for the kitchen. Now that’s what we call experiential travel.</span></span></div>
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Bertram is a brand of Ferretti Group, a world leader in the design, construction and sale of motor yachts with a unique portfolio of some of the most exclusive, prestigious brands in the nautical world: Ferretti Yachts, Pershing, Itama, Bertram, Riva, Mochi Craft, CRN and Ferretti Custom Line. The Ferretti Group, founded in 1968, is led by Chairman and Founder Norberto Ferretti and by CEO Giancarlo Galeone, has always been at the very heights of the pleasure boating market due to constant product and process innovation, continuous research and development and cutting-edge technological solutions. The Group is present in the United States through its subsidiary Ferretti Group America, which manages a network of Sales Centers specializing in the distribution and sales of the Groups brands throughout the North American market, and in Asia, through a representative and promotion office in Shanghai. Overall the Group is represented by an exclusive network of around 60 carefully selected dealers globally with a presence in over 80 countries, thereby ensuring valued clients receive the very best customer service and support in marinas all over the world. The Group has always been at the top of the yachting industry, due to constant product and process innovation and continuous research in innovative technology solutions. The Groups comprehensive portfolio of yachts include flybridges, runabouts, open yachts, coupe yachts, lobster boats, fisherman yachts, maxi yachts and mega-yachts that are designed by highly specialized technicians and engineers at the Advanced Yacht Technology (AYT) research and design center in close collaboration with the skilful team of <span class="Apple-style-span">architects and designers at Centro Stile Ferrettigroup. The teams are constantly developing their internal expertise while working together with internationally renowned yacht designers and naval architects. As a result, Ferretti Groups yachts have always been characterized by high quality, best - in - class safety features, outstanding performance at sea; together with exclusive designs and timeless elegance, which are unparalleled in the boating sector worldwide.</span></div>
</span></span>TOM JENKINShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03019783577297723633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269726798114242399.post-34486669474112614552012-07-06T16:04:00.001-04:002012-07-06T16:04:24.916-04:00THE RIVA DREAM LIVES ON IN MONACO<br />
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The technical launch and the presentation of the new Pershing 82 superyacht is eagerly awaited, with the launch due to take place at the end of July. The motor yacht Pershing 82, designed by Pershing, a brand of Ferretti Group, world’s top manufacturers of high performance open motor yachts ranging from 15 to 35 metres, will be displayed at the popular Autumn boat shows. Pershing 82 will debut at the Cannes Boat Show, after completing her journey to French Riviera.</div>
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The shipyard of Mondolfo is thus ready to host the fundamental towing tank tests for the latest Pershing yacht, 24.97 metres in length, 5.50 in width and designed once again by the yacht designer Fulvio De Simoni in close collaboration with AYT (Advanced Yacht Technology – the Ferretti Group’s naval research and design centre) and the team of architects and designers at Centro Stile Ferrettigroup.</div>
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The superstructure of the new Pershing 82 yacht, which is already assembled and varnished with a special silver colour(like the hull), and the furnishings which are almost complete, display the strong sporty character of this model, immediately recognizable from its external profile which is more appealing than that of the Pershing 80’, its predecessor.</div>
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<br />The profile of the sun-deck is also taking shape, which can easily be accessed from an automated hatch and a carbon steel staircase, created by AYT in close collaboration with Besenzoni. Once inserted, the staircase is decentralized and drops automatically into the cockpit by electro-hydraulic control and automatically disappears upwards when closed, freeing the space in the cockpit.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">
All the other stylistic features that have distinguished the Pershing models, contributing to its worldwide success, remain the same on the new motor yacht Pershing 82: the large windows on the walls, the large retractable door that divides the cockpit from the saloon with electro-hydraulic control and the special system of fiberglass vacuum molding.</div>
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The first hull of the new Pershing 82′ yacht has 4 comfortable guest cabins (the master suite amidships, a VIP cabin forward and two cabins with twin beds at the bow of the master suite) for the standard layout, and 2 guest cabins (one for the captain and one for the sailors) for the optional version, with laundry room and bathroom.</div>
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The sleeping area is a model of comfort and design. In the master suite, amidships, we find the easily recognizable wide open-view windows, which marked the aesthetic course of the new Pershing range. The sinuous shape of the window permits a generous amount of light to enter throwing a pleasant play of light onto the Poltrona Frau leather furnishings.</div>
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The VIP cabin, at the bow, with an en-suite, features an elegant central bed and two big lateral wardrobes, while the twoguest cabins have a more traditional setting with two twin beds. All the guest cabins aboard luxury yacht Pershing 82 have a carpet.</div>
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The below deck lighting system is also included. It consists of embedded LED lights, distributed along the ducts on the concealed molding, providing indirect lighting and guaranteeing a welcoming atmosphere.</div>
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Besides the innovative solutions designed for the external structure and for the design below deck, the new Pershing 82′ was developed to ensure maximum performance at sea: two powerful coupled MTU 16 V M93 of 2435 mhp (1792 kW) with Searex SR140S propulsion system together with Rolla surface piercing propellers that guarantee a maximum speed of 45 knots and a cruising speed of 40 knots and high levels of comfort, in addition to the autonomy of more than 300 nautical miles. The propulsion system is run by AUTOTRIM, an exclusive functionality that optimizes the performance and the consumption of the boat at any speed and with any load and is completely automatic.<br /><br />Nada Serafini, Brand Manager of Pershing, states: “We are close to the launch of this new model, a boat which perfectly fits the new aesthetic course of the brand and which we believe can satisfy the demands of many ship owners who require excellent performance at sea together with the unmistakable Pershing design. The Pershing 82’ will be the jewel in the crown which will represent us at the Autumn boat shows”.<br /><br />Total flexibility of space and innovative technology are the guidelines of our stylistic choices for this new boat in which the most prestigious brands are represented and which reaffirm the high sporty performances which are typical of every Pershing yacht.TOM JENKINShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03019783577297723633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269726798114242399.post-86707972200510679492012-06-30T17:10:00.003-04:002012-06-30T17:10:54.252-04:00WATERWAYS NEWSLETTER, JULY 2012<br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">Nitta crimps 700-pound monofilament to a ring at the tip of the green stick. He crimps a loop in the other end, making it just long enough to reach the tip of his trolling rod.Nitta fishes four squid from 100 yards of 400-pound Momoi X-HARD monofilament atop 400-pound spectra braid spooled onto a Fin-Nor 130 reel. He divides his main line into sections with simple crimped loop-to-loop connections.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">With three ahi hooked, the mainline broke — normally drawing the curtain on any fishing show — but Nitta rigs a couple of two-foot-long bullet-shaped fishing floats about eight feet behind his bird, providing an encore by retrieving the other end of the line.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">The first step in setting up a MOB system that's best for your needs is to look at the nature of your boating and your passengers. Will people be standing watch alone at night? Are there usually children and/or pets aboard who need to be monitored? Next, having a basic understanding of the available systems will help determine the type that will serve you best.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">Less than a decade ago, the PLB (personal locator beacon) came on the scene. It works on the same 406 MHz frequency, but as it is a system designed for terrestrial use, it's registered to an individual. An internal GPS provides a position to rescuers, and the registration number identifies the individual who initiated the rescue. PLBs have increasingly become standard marine rescue devices and have replaced personal and pocket-size EPIRBs on the water. PLBs are manually activated ? which alerts search and rescue teams that they are looking for a live survivor ? and they too initiate the international SAR network.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;">"Our system is the only MOB device which gives you range and bearing back to the person in the water," he says. "Triggered with the inflation of a PFD, it sets off the alarm at the helm, turns on the GPS and gives you range and distance on the plotter." The most likely to rescue you should be your own boat, says Lariviere. "We communicate with a radio frequency between the person in the water and the boat. That is the first level of alarm. Your boat gets the signal, plus any boat with the same CrewFetch system, for the first half-hour. After 30 minutes, we interconnect to the VHF so the alert enters the DSC arena and goes out over Channel 70." Via NMEA 0183 and 2000 networking, CrewFetch also generates an AIS icon on the plotter. The downside? "You have to pay for it," says Lariviere. A setup with four life jackets runs about $3,000.<br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;">Still, it is a popular option for cruisers, says Lariviere, or for people who have a dog on board. "I get most requests for this system for dogs, coupled with a Mustang dog vest," he says.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;"><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 20px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">The EDC and Bertram Yacht were joined by Florida Senator Thad Altman, Florida Representative Steve Crisafulli and Brevard County Commission Chairman Chuck Nelson for today’s announcement at the company’s new facility at 1230 Sea Ray Drive in Merritt Island, Florida.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">“Bertram Yacht’s relocation will create more awareness of our state’s dynamic marine industry<a href="http://money.brevardtimes.com/2012/05/bertram-yacht-to-relocate-to-merritt.html" name="137335f5578f356b__GoBack" style="text-decoration: none;"></a> and make a very positive impact on the local economy, said Gray Swoope, president & CEO of Enterprise Florida, Inc., the state’s lead economic development organization.<span> </span>“This announcement is the result of solid and effective teamwork among our state and local economic development partners.”</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Bertram Yacht will relocate the key management and production employees to the new facility.<span> </span>However, the company will also draw on the Space Coast’s highly skilled labor force, particularly those with experience in the marine and aerospace sectors, and create 221 new jobs in Brevard County.<span> </span>The new production operation will also create significant demand for parts and components from local suppliers and vendors.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">“Bertram Yacht is a legendary brand and we are pleased to keep this company with a strong Florida history in the state,” said Lynda Weatherman, president & CEO of the Economic Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast.<span> </span>“The company recognized the competitive advantages of a Space Coast location, particularly within our high-tech workforce.<span> </span>Bertram Yacht’s creation of 221 new jobs is a positive step in mitigating the effects of our post-Shuttle economy.<span> </span>We welcome Alton and the Bertram Yacht team and we look forward to the company’s continued success and growth on the Space Coast.”</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Bertram Yachts’ move to Merritt Island serves not only as a new foundation for the company’s future, but brings to fruition the successful changes and new strategy developed and initiated within the last two years by the Bertram management team. The brand new facility will also be an opportunity to implement new production processes and systems to continuously enhance and innovate the Bertram model range.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">“We at Bertram Yacht deeply value our 50 years of history and culture in the state of Florida and are enthusiastic to remain in the state. We appreciate the EDC’s assistance and look forward to growing in an area with a highly skilled workforce that will help build competitive yachts well suited for hardcore saltwater sportfishing,” said Alton Herndon, President for Bertram Yachts. “We also plan to bring many existing Bertram employees to Merritt Island to help establish our roots and keep the Bertram legacy growing.”</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">The Ferretti Group, one of the largest yacht manufacturers in the world and parent company of Bertram Yacht, recognizes the tremendous potential for the Bertram brand and has made a significant investment and commitment to Bertram and the American manufacturing organization. “Bertram is one of the best known yacht brands in the world and we are fully committed to support the Bertram management team as we embark on a new era for this iconic American brand” said Norberto Ferretti, Founder and Chairman of the Ferretti Group.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Bertram Yacht was awarded a State of Florida Qualified Target Industry (QTI) and Brownfield tax refund to offset the cost of relocation, employee training, and infrastructure. The Brevard County Board of County Commissioners awarded Bertram Yacht the required local match for the QTI program through an Ad Valorem Tax Abatement.<span> </span>Bertram Yacht considered locations in Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina before choosing the Merritt Island site.</span></div>
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<b style="color: white;">About the Economic Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast</b><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">The Economic Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast is dedicated to attracting new business and investment and expanding existing industry throughout the Space Coast, influencing change on government laws and regulations affecting economic development, promoting the Space Coast to encourage new investment, supporting efforts of Space Coast military installations, and relaying new programs and procedures to assist manufacturing and high tech companies.</span><span style="color: white;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">The EDC is a private, not-for-profit coalition whose stakeholders are business leaders committed to the economic growth and stability of Florida’s Space Coast. Visit </span><a href="http://www.spacecoastedc.org/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232;">www.SpaceCoastEDC.org</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Bertram is a brand of Ferretti Group, a world leader in the design, construction and sale of motor yachts with a unique portfolio of some of the most exclusive, prestigious brands in the nautical world: Ferretti Yachts, Pershing, Itama, Bertram, Riva, Mochi Craft, CRN and Ferretti Custom Line. The Group, led by Chairman and Founder Norberto Ferretti and by CEO Giancarlo Galeone, has always been at the very heights of the pleasure boating market due to constant product and process innovation, continuous research and development and cutting-edge technological solutions. The Ferretti Group, founded in 1968, is also present in the United States through Ferretti Group America, which operates a network of sales centers specializing in the sale and marketing of the Group’s luxury yacht brands throughout the North American market. The Group also has a presence in Asia, with a branch of representation and promotion in Shanghai. Overall the Group is represented by an exclusive network of around 60 carefully selected dealers globally with a presence in over 80 countries, thereby ensuring valued clients receive the very best assistance in marinas all over the world.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Bertram Yacht's decision to move its manufacturing operations from Miami to Merritt Island already has started a stream of other boating-related companies planning to open new operations or expand existing ones along the Space Coast.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Bertram executives on Wednesday made their long-anticipated decision official, announcing that they will move their headquarters and manufacturing to a former Sea Ray Boats facility on a 37-acre site on Merritt Island. The combined headquarters and production plant will ramp up to employ 221 people within two years, up from the 125 people Bertram employs in Miami, the company said.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Company President Alton Herndon said several of his Miami suppliers already are making plans to open facilities on or near Merritt Island so they can retain their contracts with Bertram.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">In addition, Bertram Vice President of Manufacturing Ken Beauregard expects local suppliers of boating equipment and services to expand because of new business from the Bertram plant.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"A lot of our supply base is going to come here, and we're going to need a lot of local suppliers" for everything from mirrors to upholstery, Beauregard said.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The new Bertram facility will manufacture 50- to 80-foot deep-sea sport fishing boats ranging in price from $2 million to $7 million, building 15 to 25 boats a year. Ten to 12 will be on the assembly line at any one time.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Adjacent to the Bertram plant, Vectorworks Merritt Island is opening a 35- to 40-employee facility that will use an environmentally friendly, low-emission process for producing composite parts for Bertram boats, according to Jeff Gray, who co-owns the company that runs Vectorworks Merritt Island and a 100-employee sister company in Titusville.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Another economic spinoff, Beauregard said, will be the visits to the area by Bertram's customers, as they visit the factory during the six- to nine-month assembly process of their boats, generating business for local hotels, restaurants and retailers. In the past, some customers have even sent their captains to Miami for six months or more to watch the entire process, to assure that everything is perfect.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Bertram's customers, Beauregard said, are "the ultra-wealthy," with net worths of at least $50 million, and most employ captains to pilot their boats.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"It's the Rolls-Royce of boats. It's top-of-the-line," said boating aficionado Frank Sullivan, a citrus-industry executive and Canaveral Port Authority commissioner, who attended Bertram's announcement and reception for community leaders at the company's new production building. "I think it's exciting."</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"You can't find a better class of company than Bertram," Gray said.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Bertram's announcement is the culmination of a four-year process by company officials seeking a new home because of the company's cramped quarters in Miami. Herndon said he considered more than 30 sites from Virginia to Florida before choosing Merritt Island.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Brevard County provided Bertram with tax savings totaling more than $1.9 million over 10 years. Based on the new Florida jobs created, the company also will receive up to $240,000 in state tax refunds, for locating in a designated brownfield area, as well as an undisclosed Florida Qualified Target Industry incentive.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Herndon said that economic incentive package played a role in his company's decision, but added that some other communities offered more financially.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">What the other candidates didn't have and Merritt Island did, Herndon said, was the combination of a location with easy access to the ocean; a large, tall building that can accommodate the manufacture of Bertram's largest boats; a strong, dedicated labor pool, including laid-off space shuttle workers and former Sea Ray workers; and proximity to a major airport such as Orlando International to provide easy access for the company's customers who want to visit the plant.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">He also complimented state and county officials and the Economic Development Commission of Florida's Space Coast for their efforts to streamline the process that led to Wednesday's announcement.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Brevard County Commission Chairman Chuck Nelson, whose district includes Merritt Island, tried to make Bertram officials feel at home right away, telling them during his comments, that, while he couldn't afford one, "I've always been drawn to the classic Bertram style."</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">He also gave the company another honor: The county renamed the entrance road to the plant as "Bertram Way."</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Economic Development Commission Chairman Robert Whelen, a Harris Corp. vice president, called Bertram's decision "a positive step in mitigating the job losses from the shuttle program," adding that he looked forward to the spinoff impact as well.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Initial estimates by the Economic Development Commission show that Bertram's 221 jobs will lead to 197 spinoff jobs, with a combined payroll of $18.4 million a year, as well as a projected annual economic impact of more than $26.3 million.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Company officials said the move to larger, more efficient facilities in Brevard will help the company boost its annual revenue by 47 percent -- rising from $34 million this year to $50 million in 2015.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Ferretti said he wanted Bertram to remain in Florida and felt the Brevard offered less distractions than Miami. The company was founded there in 1961.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"Florida is our homeland," Herndon said. In all, the combined Bertram/Vectorworks complex will total about 147,000 square feet, including a still-to-be-built warehouse and supply area, Beauregard said.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"This infographic sent to me by Greg Voakes, Digital Media Producer, Blogger: Huffington Post | Business Insider (Thanks Greg!!), explains in plain language some facts about ocean exploration on good ol' Planet Earth.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Included in the graphic is mention of filmmaker/explorer James Cameron's recent journey to Challenger Deep, the deepest known part of the planet at more than 35,000 feet in the Marianas Trench near The Philippines. That historic (or crazy, depneding upon your viewpoint) expedition will be broadcast on Nat Geo TV Sunday at 9 p.m., by the way.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">In any case, check out this graphic for fascinating reasons on why we should go where few men have gone before". </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">Both all-release tournaments feature exciting and innovative high-stakes competitions that also place an emphasis on best practices when it comes to the post-release welfare of their respective target species-sharks and tarpon.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">The USC tournament-created as a model for catch and release only shark tournament formats-drew some 3,000 competitors and spectators last year and paid out over $15,000 in cash and prizes. This year's event will feature an outdoor showing of "This Is Your Ocean: Sharks", a documentary created by Dr. Harvey, fellow marine artist Wyland and shark dive operator Jim Abernethy, about sharks in the Bahamas.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Brokerage sales in the U.S. increased again last month, with 1,908 boats sold for an aggregate of $231 million. According to member brokerages reporting in Soldboats.com, the volume of sales rose 13% compared to February 2011, and the total value of the boats was up 25%.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">While the sale of big boats and super yachts has hogged the headlines for much of the last year, boats under 26' sold well in February, with 639 boats changing hands, a 16% lift from 2011. The sale of boats 36' to 45' increased 11% to 370 boats. Even the 26' to 35' category, which lagged in January, saw improved year-over-year sales in February with a 10% increase in sales to 714 boats. Collectively, 1,723 boats under 45' changed hands, a 12% lift, and they sold for $102 million, an 11% gain.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 15px;">A bottlenose dolphin named Seymour is swimming without restraint this morning in the waters near Marco Island. After members of the Ten Thousand Islands Dolphin Project reported seeing Seymour with fishing line wrapped around his tail since late last year, a team of experts and biologists mapped out a plan to untangle him. This is no small feat. It took a crew of wildlife experts from SeaWorld Orlando, the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute in Fort Pierce, NOAA Fisheries Service and Harbor Branch, Mote Marine Laboratory, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the University of Florida to accomplish the task – in all close to 30 people were involved.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">If being constantly interrupted by the shrill sound of a cellphone is your idea of a holiday from hell, one Caribbean hotel group might have the answer.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Elite Island Resorts, which runs resorts across Antigua, Grenada, the Grenadines, St Lucia and Tortola in the British Virgin Islands, announced this week that it will ban mobile phones from beaches at nine of its resorts.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The scheme will ensure that one beach at each of the destinations will follow a strict cellphone-free policy, with signs reminding guests that the gadgets which have come to dominate modern life aren't welcome.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A spokesperson for the group said that the decision followed a two-year trial of the scheme at Palm Island in the Grenadines which has proved very popular and has subsequently led to events such as the 'digital de-tech week'.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"Over the last few years we've seen a big rise in people bringing laptops and smartphones away with them," Elite Island Resorts' Paula Whitehead told Relaxnews.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"People are using them on the beach and at the poolside -- we are all getting used to being contacted around the clock. We saw the success of the mobile free beach zone at Palm Island and felt rolling it out to our other resorts would be welcomed by guests."</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">As the pervasiveness of modern technology in our lives grows, it seems it's increasingly fashionable to seek out destinations where electronic communications are sternly frowned upon.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Cruise ships, once a vacation blissfully undisturbed by cellphone coverage, are now normally connected by satellite, leading some lines such as Crystal Cruises to actively block cellphone signals in certain areas.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Even hotels are getting in on the action, with a host of American properties asking guests to surrender their gadgets upon check-in as part of zen or traquillity packages designed to reconnect travelers with what's really important in life, reports the Wall Street Journal.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The town of Green Bank in Virginia has even built a tourism industry out of radio silence -- part of the US National Radio Quiet Zone, its proximity to sensitive radio telescopes means that most gadgets that rely on radio signals (think cellphones, pagers, anything using WiFi and even television) are prohibited in the area, or in many cases, just won't work.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">That freedom from both electromagnetic waves and the ring of a cellphone has earned the town something of a reputation in America -- it reportedly attracts thousands of tourists every year, all desperate to escape the constant interference of modern-day life.</span></div>TOM JENKINShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03019783577297723633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269726798114242399.post-35432201662099035702012-03-10T15:12:00.000-05:002012-03-10T15:14:36.968-05:00BAHAMAS BILLFISH TOURNAMENT REGISTRATION IN FULL SWING!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Although the first tournament is not until April, remember that tournament participation is limited to 50 teams and all tournament Entry Fees are due and payable 30-days prior to the start of each 2012 BBC tournament. The BBCMembership Fee is non-refundable and Tournament Entry Fees become non-refundable 30-days prior to the tournament start date.</span></div>
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