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Rosemary L. Joyce of Hargrave Custom Yachts leaves legacy of hard work, success

Rosemary Joyce, a key executive with Hargrave Custom Yachts, passed away quietly in her sleep on Sunday July 10th, 2022 in Pompano Beach, Florida. In her personal life Rosemary touched…

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VIKAND appoints medical director to lead its healthcare program

Global Healthcare specialist VIKAND, has appointed Dr. John Howe as Medical Director to lead the company’s healthcare programme in the commercial shipping and yachting sectors. Dr. Howe joined VIKAND directly…

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TESS electrical announces buyback, new division for marina services

TESS LLC, a South Florida based Marine Electrical company is excited to announce that General Manager and minority shareholder, Paul Salenieks, has purchased back the majority stake from RH Marine…

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Check out the crew scene at the Newport International Boat Show

Triton’s Aubree Dunbar was on hand at the Newport boat show in mid-September to capture these images taken along the waterfront of crew at work, both in the show and at the shipyard next door.

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Ending weird 2020 in the Exumas

At the beginning of this pandemic, I went into panic mode and pondered what my options were, seeing as I expected this to totally stall our industry. I could not…

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Updates from Treasure Cay

Editor’s Note: This note was sent by Martha Fleury, president of AbacoStrong.org, to friends of Treasure Cay and Northern Abaco in late November. I recently returned from my first visit…

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Busting yachting CV myths

Editor’s note: Gavin McMichael of SuperyachtResume.com offered these CV tips to yacht crew during a seminar at a previous Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show.  Common myths about yachting resumes: Myth:…

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USSA continues mission of speaking for large yacht sector in US

By Kitty McGowan The year was 2006, in the epicenter of the superyacht industry in the United States — Fort Lauderdale, Florida. There was a lack of a unified voice…

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New Italian VAT rules apply after Oct. 31

By Sara Ammannati New VAT rules on chartering that were expected to come into effect in Italy and France on April 1 were postponed due to the COVID-19 health emergency.…

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Appreciating Brian Donovan

By Bruce Ward There’s a cheerfully defiant sign on the door of Brian Donovan’s Fairmount home, where he has lived for more than 30 years. “Smile! No Sad Faces Allowed,”…

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