Welcome to the Sixth Edition of the
Bradford Marine E-News

Welcome to Volume VI of the Bradford Maine E-News.  I trust everyone had a nice Holiday season and a great start to 2011.  I took my annual trip to St. Maarten in February and visited yachts on the Dutch and French sides.  It was a very busy trip with lots of yachts to see.  Thank all of you for your hospitality during my visit there.

To better serve the yachting community and yachts of all sizes, Bradford Marine is now servicing yachts in six (6) locations.  Click here to see our 6 Locations Flyer. Thank you to everyone at each of these locations and our customers for making this possible. We look forward to continuing these services for you well into the future.  

It appears that the positive attitude which seems to have started at the Monaco boat show this past year has carried on through the Lauderdale & Miami shows.  We've had very positive reports from the Miami show about contracts written and several closings.  We're all looking forward to the Palm Beach show, March 24th - 27th.  I believe that some of this is due to the economy getting better as well as the new tax law passed in Florida last year.   

I had a nice conversation with Jason Dunbar from Luke Brown & Associates, and he was very excited with the success of the tax law. Jason said, "John Cacciatore with the Florida Department of Revenue boat division said that they collected 85 $18,000 checks the first 6 months of the program for use taxes alone, for a total of $1,530,000.  As you may recall, Florida anticipated the "cost" to the state at $1.4 million, but Florida is well in the black and making money on just boat use taxes!  The DOR says that they don't have a way to capture data on the sales portion, but one brokerage company alone collected 60 $18,000 checks for sales taxes for a total of $1,080,000 in sales taxes on boat sales exceeding $300,000 in the first 5 ½ months of the program where boats would have otherwise gone "offshore".  This is clearly a huge success for the state without even considering the residual effects!" 

Marketing Manager | Bradford Marine

Bradford Marine Bahamas Bradford Marine Bahamas has been staying busy this season hauling notable yachts such as, Le Grand Blue, Dream, and Unbridled. We also have the research vessel Lone Ranger at the facility which will be making Freeport her home for the next several months. Dania Cut Super Yacht Bradford Marine has just completed another paint job at Dania Cut Super Yacht. We would like to thank Captain Charles Hacker and the crew of the Aviva III for the opportunity to work with them on this project. Aviva III is a 223' (68m) Abeking & Rasmussen built in 2007. As Captain Hacker stated, "She is a beautiful lady with a new skirt."

Free Bottom Paint Job Raffle at the Yacht and Brokerage Show, Miami Beach

Originally, we planned on having only one winner, but the enthusiasm for the Raffle was so strong that we decided to give two (2) awards, one for yachts 61 feet and larger and the other for yachts 60 feet and less. Click here to see the Winners of the Bottom Paint Job Raffle from the Yacht and Brokerage Show in Miami

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Buddy Davis Edition

In mid February, I had Bradford Marine's 34' Buddy Davis Edition out for a ride on the New River in Ft Lauderdale and was approached by a yacht owner that expressed interest in the boat. He owns a 53m yacht plus several others, liked the looks of our center console and wanted a ride. We spent about an hour together before getting back on his tender.

Click here to see the
2007 34'
Buddy Davis Edition Listing

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Showboats International Spring/Summer Charter Special Article

Interesting and Helpful Links

(Where are they now?)

I have had a great response in the past year from people in the industry, including crew who have moved ashore and started new ventures.  Please take a look at the following links to see where some of these people are and what they're doing now.  I appreciate your responses and look forward to continuing posting these links, so please keep them coming.  

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www.coastharbourcruises.com 

Mark and Kate Falconer have moved back to Australia and started their own Harbor Cruise Company, (COAST) in Sydney Harbor. Please pay their site a visit and drop them a line when you have a chance. We wish them well.  

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J.C. Cappelmann, a friend of mine from the early 80's when I returned to the yachting industry, is now in Oriental, North Carolina managing a marine facility.  For those of you traveling North and South on the ICW this year, please keep J.C. & River Dunes in mind for a place to lay over or to refuel. They can accommodate yachts up to 150 feet in length. Please contact J.C at jc@riverdunes.com

Or visit his web site, www.riverdunes.com.  Beautiful site, worth a visit.

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Yacht Carbon Offset
Visit Mark Robinson and his company, Yacht Carbon Offset at www.yachtcarbonoffset.com to learn more about what they are offering to the industry with Carbon Offsetting. It's a practical step that will resonate with friends, associates and others who share your awareness of the impact of your energy use.  You can contact Mark via e-mail at mark@yachtcarbonoffset.com or by clicking on the link.