Obituaries
Military-trained Chief Eng. Terry Nash dies of cancer
By Dorie Cox Chief engineer Terence “Terry” John Nash, formerly on the 146-foot Hakvoort M/Y Cracker Bay, died of bone cancer Aug. 9 at his home in the U.K. He…
Former yacht chef Chris Cantrell dies
Chris Cantrell Feb 25, 1979 – July 14, 2017 By Dorie Cox Chef Chris Cantrell is remembered by the yachting industry for his creative recipes, many based on the regional…
Yacht engineer Thomas Howell dies after skateboarding accident
By Dorie Cox Yacht engineer Thomas Howell died from injuries sustained in a motorized skateboard accident in Hollywood, Florida, on June 21. He was 53. Mr. Howell and his twin…
Co-founder of Knight & Carver dies
By John Freeman Hugo Carver, long-known in San Diego’s maritime industry as an inventive engineer, good-humored mariner and co-owner of Knight & Carver Yacht Center, died June 1 at age…
Engineer Matthew Carscadden’s smile, attitude remembered
By Dorie Cox Eng. Matthew Carscadden, 27, died June 6 in West Palm Beach, Fla., after being removed from life-support machines. He was found unresponsive five days earlier and transported…
Veteran yacht captain Rick Lenardson dies
Veteran yacht captain Richard (Rick) Lee Lenardson died on April 13 of a liver metastasis. A cancerous tumor at the esophagus and stomach was discovered on Jan. 17 that had…
Friends to remember Henry Peper at services in Antigua, Boston
Sailor and chemist Henry Peper Jr., 94, died at his home in Marblehead, Mass., on Feb. 24. He is described as a passionate sailor who made Antigua his winter home,…
General manager at Miami Beach Marina, Jorge Kates, dies
By Dorie Cox Jorge E. Kates, general manager of Miami Beach Marina (MBM), died March 18 at home in Miami. He was 63. “He was the face of Miami Beach…
Yacht crew dies in accident on S/Y Germania Nova
By Dorie Cox Deckhand Bethany Smith, 18, died in an accident onboard S/Y Germania Nova, a 181-foot schooner, on March 14 in Jamaica. She was cleaning the 196-foot mast when…
Friends remember captain/engineer Badeau’s five decades in yachting
By Dorie Cox Capt. Peter Weekes Badeau, who was as skilled in the engine room as in the wheelhouse, died on Feb. 6 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Miami.…
