Powering Up the MarineMax Yacht Charter Division
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Raul Bermudez had a lot to celebrate when MarineMax marked the first anniversary of its Vacations Yacht Charter Division in October. As vice president of the yacht charter division, Bermudez has been busy building the charter operation.
“It’s the best vacation in the world,” he claims. “There is nothing else like it.”
Clearwater, Fla.-based, MarineMax, has launched yacht charter fleets in the Caribbean, a luxury yacht charter line, and European canal boats.
The Caribbean yacht charter fleet based out of Hodges Creek Marina in the British Virgin Islands currently consists of a dozen Dufour 405 and 425 sailboats and 10 MarineMax 382 power catamarans .
Source: All At Sea
The Moorings Expands to East Coast
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The Florida base is located at the Miami Beach Marina , 300 Alton Rd., adjacent to Government Cut, which provides easy water access to the Atlantic and ICW. Ashore, visitors can explore the Art Deco District and trendy South Beach before cruising on to the famed Florida Keys.
Charter customers can plot any number of itineraries with stops in places such as Key Biscayne, known for some of the nation’s best beaches and fishing spots; Islamorada, the Sport Fishing Capital of the World; Key Largo, a diving destination with numerous wrecks and the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary nearby; or Marathon, a snorkeling wonderland with America’s only living coral barrier reef just offshore.
Source: All At Sea
Catamaran showcases NZ marine industry
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While Emirates Team New Zealand enjoys a break over the holiday period, their boat builders are hard at work on their second AC-72.
The team's new catamaran will showcase the marine industry to the world – an industry that is now one of New Zealand’s biggest export markets.
From the smallest trailer-sailor to the largest super yachts, the marine industry is big business. In New Zealand, that business now has an annual turn over of $1.7 billion.
“New Zealand does very well in the high quality end of the boating market,” says New Zealand Marine executive director Peter Busfield. “Those owners expect and want the very best for their dollar, and New Zealand is well known for building some of the best and most sophisticated boats in the world.”
Source: 3News NZ