BERTRAM YACHTS WELCOMES NEW VP of ENGINEERING & PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

Miami, FL. July 26, 2012– Bertram Yacht has appointed Robert Ullberg as Vice President of Engineering and Product Development. Ullberg brings over 20 years of experience in the design, engineering and development of high performance sportfishing and motor yachts. Beginning his career with Tom Fexas Yacht Design in Stuart, Florida, Ullberg quickly became the project manager for many of the firm’s sportfishing designs. In 1996 he left Fexas to establish Ullberg Yacht Design, an engineering based design firm that focused primarily on the design and development of custom sport fishing boats. Ullberg’s portfolio includes designs for world class custom sportfish builders such as Willis Marine, Whiticar Boatworks, Merritt Boat and Engine Works, Garlington-Landeweer Marine, Mike Rybovich, Bayliss Boatworks and Lyman Morse Boatbuilders. Over the past 16 years Robert has designed and engineered state of the art custom sport fishing boats in the 40-90ft range. Most recent is his launch of one of the largest and fastest express style sportfishing yachts in the world at 65 feet. In his new role, Robert will lead the Engineering and Product Development organization for Bertram Yacht at the new facility in Merritt Island. He will initially concentrate on the new 2013 Bertrams that will be built in Merritt Island, followed by the development of a series of new Bertram Sport Fishing models. Robert will report directly to the President of Bertram Yacht, Alton Herndon. He will also work closely with the Vice President of Manufacturing, Ken Beauregard, and the new Bertram Sales organization led by Don Smith. "We are extremely excited to have Robert on board as part of our organization" commented Alton Herndon. "We are confident that the design and engineering talent that Robert brings combined with his experience in the custom yacht industry will reinforce Bertram's position as a premier manufacturer of sport fishing boats.

BERTRAM AND THE FERRETTI GROUP

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 Group’s 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 Group’s 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 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 Group’s 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.

THE RIVA DREAM LIVES ON IN MONACO

REPRINTED FROM SUPERYACHTTIMES.COM, July 3, 2012

“I don’t know what to say - I am so deeply moved! My first thoughts go to Prince Rainier who in the late 1950s introduced me to what was the real Principality of Monaco, then to Prince Albert II, President of the Yacht Club de Monaco, who did me the great honour of coming to greet me this weekend on my Aquarama LIPICAR IV. Riva’s history is intimately linked to that of the Principality, thanks to the Princes who have always been open to initiatives and encouraged the development of recreational boats making Monaco the reference in terms of yachting,” said Carlo Riva, the ‘Ingegnere de Sarnico’, at the Riva Trophy prize-giving which ended an exceptional weekend.

Organized by Monaco Boat Service in collaboration with the Yacht Club de Monaco and Credit Suisse, the Riva Trophy united the whole family from the prestigious Italian boatyard for a triple celebration: 170 years of the Riva boatyard, 50 years of the Aquarama and 90 years for Carlo Riva.

Highlights of three days of festivities included the regularity contest between Monaco and Saint-Tropez, organised by the Yacht Club de Monaco and won by Aquariva Gucci Rivanya; the presentation of the newly launched Riva Virtus 63’, the elegance parade on the theme “Be as Beautiful as your Aquarama”, won by the crew on Rombouts ahead of the 1970 Aquarama Super Gala; a very sixties themed gala evening at the Monte Carlo Beach; and a grand parade of around thirty Aquaramas in the bay to pay homage to their designer who totally reinvented the art of boating for pleasure.

Although the family had started building boats in the 19 th century, it was the extraordinary energy of one man who gave birth to the Riva legend - Carlo, son of Serafino, transformed the Sarnico boatyard into a myth with his range of mahogany motorboats.

 

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PERSHING 82 TO PREMIERE AT CANNES BOAT SHOW

The new Pershing 82 is almost complete!  I found this great story on Charterworld.com about its premiere and am passing it along to you!

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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.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

Below deck, space is typically divided for a mega yacht, for example the galley is separate from the saloon and it communicates with the crew area to allow greater privacy for the guests and the ship owner. The galley, which is L-shaped and is completely separate from the sleeping area, ensures comfort and a good quality of life on board.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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”.

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.

WATERWAYS NEWSLETTER, JULY 2012

Happy Independence Day week!  I hope you enjoy the celebration and blessings of our great nation!

Attached is the July copy of “Waterways”.  Highlighted is a new 64’ Pershing, in stock and ready for viewing in New York, and the exciting new Riva 63’ Virtus Open, just presented in Europe and due here this month.

Other new yachts featured and in stock or arriving very soon are the Bertram 51 & 64; Riva 27, 56, & 75; Ferretti 720; and Pershing 74.  The Ferretti 530 and Pershing 50.1 & 92 will arrive by this Fall.  Although dynamic sales this past season depleted our inventory, yachts are now on their way.  If you are interested in a new model, please be sure to contact me right away.  Once these are sold, you can be certain of a waiting period for another.

Of the many brokerage yachts displayed, nearly half have been recently reduced or offer “try” prices.  Please don’t miss the Brokerage Beauty, a 2008 3600 Tiara Open with only 275 hours!

If you have any questions or desire further information about anything listed in the attached newsletter – or about any boating issue -- you may contact me by email at tom.jenkins@alliedmarine.com or by phone at (772) 201-1800.

I hope you enjoy this edition of “Waterways”!

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GREEN-STICKING FOR TUNA: Sportfishing Mag

A top captain offers tips for using green sticks to target yellowfin tuna

By Capt. Vincent Daniello

The V of the idling boat’s wake fades into the oily flat sea. Just beyond, two acres of porpoises break the calm as they blow before heading back down to their feast on opelu — Hawaiian mackerel. Between the boat and the porpoise, 150-pound ahi tuna leap from the water, sometimes twisting in midair with acrobatics more common to sailfish than tuna.

Only one thing could provide a much more exhilarating show: yellowfin leaping from the sea to eat trolled artificial squid.

“The yellowfin are competing against porpoises, not just other tuna, so they’re really aggressive,” says Capt. Russ Nitta, owner of Lepika Sportfishing in Kona, Hawaii. “They’re moving 35 mph when they blow up on our squid. It’s spectacular!”

Nitta is green-sticking — the term given to trolling artificial squid from the top of a fiberglass pole more than 30 feet in the air. The plastic squid spend more time out of the water than in, which he says is as effective as it is exciting.

Nitta shares his 10 years of green-stick experience with Sport Fishing readers.

The Stick & RigNamed for the greenish tint to fiberglass poles made in Japan, green sticks are sold in 11-foot, hollow tapered sections. The outside diameter of the base of one nestles within the inside ­diameter of the top of the section below it, overlapping 12 inches at the joint. Nitta secures joints with strips of rubber and hose clamps.

Some captains fasten only one section high on the tuna tower. Nitta uses three sections, setting the base section (about the size of a softball) into an aluminum socket on his flying bridge. Another bracket clamps around the pole six feet higher, fastened to his half-tower. This puts the tip 36 feet above the water.

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.

From each connection, he attaches a longline clip with several yards of 530-pound Momoi X-HARD monofilament. At the other end of each of these drop lines, Nitta rigs 9-inch Mold Craft artificial squid with 11/0 Dozer hooks. “I tie a Flemish knot with the mono where it passes through the hook,” Nitta says. “That keeps the squid from traveling up the drop line, away from the hook.” (See this knot below courtesy of YouTube member chainheart3)

Up in the AirFirst in the water goes Nitta’s three-foot-long bird, designed both to attract tuna and tension his whole rig behind the boat.

Forty yards up from the bird, he attaches his first drop line and squid. The next three squid are spaced 18 yards apart. “Tuna think the bird is chasing the squid,” Nitta says. He trolls the closest squid 34 yards from the boat.

These distances vary with each green stick, but Nitta says the length of each squid drop line takes the most tweaking — even changing with a new bird.

With the rig deployed, Nitta attaches the last loop-to-loop connection to the 700-pound monofilament line coming off the tip of his green stick. “I use 200-pound Dacron. That’s what breaks when fish are hooked,” Nitta says. He ties the Dacron to the green-stick line with an improved clinch knot, and attaches the other end of the Dacron to the main fishing line with a longline clip. Letting line off the reel shifts tension to the green stick, raising the rig.

Thin nylon rope attached to the green-stick line at this intersection allows Nitta to retrieve the green-stick line once it breaks away, and also allows him to jig the squid down into the water. “Use anything that’s light and comfortable to hold in your hand,” Nitta says.

Showtime“I like to troll my bird right at the front of a pod of porpoise,” Nitta says. At 5 knots, he angles ahead of the predictably moving pod using his fish finder to ensure that tuna are present. “Porpoises usually stay within 120 feet of the surface,” he says. “I’m looking for marks from 150 feet down to 400 feet.”

“My drop lines hold my squid about four feet in the air while trolling,” Nitta says. He pulls down on the jig line every few seconds to bring the squid down to the water, allowing them to touch the surface only briefly. “You can put the fish off by dragging those squid in the water. Yellowfin are used to tracking things in the air. They hit as soon as their prey hits the water,” Nitta says. “They don’t miss often.”

Once hooked up, the angler reels while Nitta detaches unhooked drop-line clips as they come in, ready to leader hooked tuna to the gaff. “I like to fight them off the side of the boat from a dead boat,” Nitta says.

“It’s not unusual to have multiples,” Nitta says, recounting a memorable triple. “One fish took the squid closest to the boat. It jumped 10 feet in the air. Another took the squid closest to the bird. As those two landed in the water, a third fish blew up in the middle.”

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.

What tops such aerial acrobatics? Fresh sashimi with the show!

About the expert: Russ Nitta grew up fishing with his father offshore of Oahu. He’s since fished both coasts of North America but prefers Kona’s calm waters and big fish.

Tuna photo by Capt. Josh Temple

MAN-OVERBOARD DEVICES: MOB systems are breaking new ground in on-board safety.

Reposted from MotorBoating Magazine.  Written by Glenn Law.

Man-overboard devices are becoming smaller, more reliable and more integrated into the total helm package. In addition, a new class of MOB products taps into VHF technology to take advantage of DSC and AIS capabilities.

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.

The EPIRB is the standard vessel transmitter. It operates on the 406 MHz frequency and is supported by Cospas-Sarsat, the international satellite-based search and rescue response network. EPIRBs are registered to the vessel and are designed for automatic activation upon immersion. When an EPIRB goes off, the international rescue network is activated and a full-blown vessel search ensues. These devices should be standard gear on offshore cruisers.

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.

Alongside these two transmitters, there is a whole class of dedicated MOB devices available which simply alert the vessel to the fact that someone has gone in the water. Usually activated by a break in a radio signal between a wearable fob and the receiving unit at the helm, systems like Raymarine LifeTag, MOBi-lert 720i and Autotether alert the boat that an overboard event has occurred, but they will not provide a location for the victim nor launch any sort of external rescue.

Coming squarely between the Cospas-Sarsat/EPIRB/PLB systems and the self-contained MOB setups is a new class of device that utilizes a VHF signal to generate the MOB alert and create an AIS target that appears on chart plotters ? just like the AIS icon generated by a ship. This MOB signal and icon can be broadcast across the VHF channel to all vessels within range. Two systems now coming on the market have a lot to offer recreational boaters, especially those operating coastal and nearshore cruisers. The McMurdo Smartfind S10 AIS Beacon and Kannad Marine's SafeLink R10 Survivor Recovery System are designed to be worn on an inflatable life jacket and, in the case of the Kannad, can be set to deploy automatically when the life jacket inflates. The Smartfind must be manually activated. Both are priced at $349 and operate in a similar fashion.

"Once activated, they transmit an AIS distress message via a miniature VHF radio," explains McMurdo's John Caballero. "The transmitted data includes a unique ID and GPS information for plotting the precise location of the beacon. Range is approximately four miles. These devices are optimized to initiate a local rescue." The key words are "local rescue." If someone goes over, the most logical vessel to effect rescue is the one the person fell from or another vessel nearby. Unless it's an open-ocean rescue, alerting an international SAR network is often overkill. With the image of the overboard person on the plotter as an AIS target, that local rescue enjoys the advantage of a pinpoint location of the victim ? something that has not been so automatic in the past.

Granted, the overboard alert goes out to all vessels within range, which with the McMurdo and Kannad transponders is about four miles. But those same vessels can be reached via VHF by the rescuing vessel to either request further assistance or advise them that the situation is under control.

This all-vessel alert is an advantage, says Caballero. "If I am overboard treading water, I want everybody in the world to know it and come looking for me," he says. Another approach developed by the French company Seagull Security is the CrewFetch system, which provides a 30-minute window before broadcasting an alert over VHF. Equipped with a transponder at the helm as well as a transmitting fob worn on the body, this system does not "go public" until told to by the skipper or half an hour has elapsed since the rescue request was initiated. George Lariviere, vice president of Bridgton, Maine-based Whiffletree, handles CrewFetch in the United States.

"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.
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.

WATERWAYS NEWSLETTER, JUNE 2012

Waterways newsletter, June edition.  New brokerage listings for Custom Line & Pershing, as well as lots of brokerage reductions.  Also, new yachts are on their way!  Take a look!

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BREVARD TIMES REPORTS BERTRAM MOVE: Very Good Story!

Wednesday, May 9

BERTRAM YACHT TO RELOCATE TO MERRITT ISLAND WITH 221 NEW JOBS

Bertram execs at new Bertram Yachts entrance

MERRITT ISLAND, Florida – The Economic Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast announced today that Bertram Yacht, an iconic American yacht and boat building brand, will relocate from Miami to a new facility in Merritt Island starting in June.

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.

The new state-of-the-art boat manufacturing facility and marina in Merritt Island is situated on a 37-acre site which provides significant opportunity for future expansion for the Bertram brand.  At full employment, the company’s projected total economic impact will be over $26.3 million.

“Bertram Yacht’s relocation will create more awareness of our state’s dynamic marine industry 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.  “This announcement is the result of solid and effective teamwork among our state and local economic development partners.”

Bertram Yacht will relocate the key management and production employees to the new facility.  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.  The new production operation will also create significant demand for parts and components from local suppliers and vendors.

“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.  “The company recognized the competitive advantages of a Space Coast location, particularly within our high-tech workforce.  Bertram Yacht’s creation of 221 new jobs is a positive step in mitigating the effects of our post-Shuttle economy.  We welcome Alton and the Bertram Yacht team and we look forward to the company’s continued success and growth on the Space Coast.”

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.

“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.”

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.

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.  Bertram Yacht considered locations in Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina before choosing the Merritt Island site.

Bertram will complete the current models in production through the summer of 2012 and will begin the relocation of key models and production at the new facility in the fall of 2012, with a view to launch the first Merritt Island built models in early 2013.

About the Economic Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast
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.  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 www.SpaceCoastEDC.org.

About Bertram and The Ferretti Group

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.