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Stunning paintings, lithographs, sculptures, and more command attention in saloons, staterooms, and foyers. There’s just one problem. These fine pieces are susceptible to humidity and temperature changes onboard, along with errant spills and other accidental damage. Yacht art management is therefore just as crucial as washing down the decks and tidying relaxation areas. This bringsContinue Reading
If you own a MasterCraft superyacht tender, you’re in for a treat. MasterCraft Boats UK, which operates the tenders division for the builder, will arrange for world-champion wakeboarder Dan Nott (above and below) to fly out to your yacht. He’ll teach you and your family super-cool maneuvers behind the boat, whether you’re a novice orContinue Reading
Eight years after it opened its doors in Florida, Worth Avenue Yachts is now coast to coast. Not Floridian coast to Floridian coast, though. Instead, a Worth Avenue Yachts Seattle office opens effective May 1. “Some of our best clients are from the West Coast,” explains Brian Tansey, co-founder of the company, which specializes inContinue Reading
Julie P. Nicholson, who co-founded Nicholson Yacht Charters, the oldest established yacht-charter firm, died on February 27 in Maine. She was 90 years old. To say that she was decades ahead of her time is an understatement. Born Julie Pyle in 1928, she grew up in Connecticut. She attended and graduated from Smith College inContinue Reading
With seven offices globally, Hill Robinson offers services from yacht management to new-construction project oversight to charter. Its Fort Lauderdale-based charter-management team has expanded, to include an experienced charter broker. Dee Kraley, whose charter knowledge dates back more than 20 years, is now part of the charter-management team. Kraley’s career in yachting is similar toContinue Reading
Bill Muncke, a longtime photographer in yachting, died suddenly on February 6. He was 79 years old. According to a family friend, Muncke was discovered unconscious in his Paris apartment the morning of February 5. He was then taken to the hospital. However, he died, unexpectedly, the following morning. Born in December 1939 in Chicago,Continue Reading