OnBoard Magazine - Summer 2014

3 SUMMER 2014 new boat brands. You will read about our progress to-date with our most recent location expansions aimed at better supporting our customers and the brands we represent. You will find details of the relationships that we have built around trust, and an understanding of our partnerships with both our brands and our customers. Within these pages, you will find tributes to those companies and customers we now call friends – relationships we have forged through our love of boating. Enjoy the read, and thank you for being a part of the Bluewater Network. President, Bluewater Yacht Sales NEW BOAT PROFILES 04 VIKING 62 FOOLISH PLEASURE 08 GRAND BANKS 50SX 10 JARRETT BAY 77 BLANK CHECK 14 BACK COVE 37DE, 34 & SABRE 48 17 REGULATOR 34 21 PRINCESS YACHTS & V52 28 VIKING 60 & REGULATOR 28 30 VIKING 42 EDITORIAL STAFF Editorial Director Jan Boone Executive Editor Robin Anderson Managing Editor & Art Director Jason Pim Contributing Editors Magnus Thiersmann Deirdre Bell Special Thanks Todd Anderson, Jud Black, Mark Connors, Chris Hall Sr., Chris Hall Jr., Earle Hall, Bob Hoste, Scott James, John McDevitt, Chuck Meyers, Randy Ramsey, Dan Reitz, Hank Sibley and all of our participating customers and affiliates. ON THE COVER Bluewater customer boat, Sea I Sea , photo courtesy of Reel Cam Productions BLUEWATER PERSPECTIVE 13 HOW TO MARKET YOUR BOAT 06 KEY WEST CHALLENGE 31 LOOKING AHEAD 33 TESTIMONIALS &AWARDS 34 NOTABLE DELIVERIES 36 SNAPSHOTS 38 FIRE PREVENTION TIPS SIGNATURE SERVICE 18 JARRETT BAY MARINE PARK 24 HAMPTON & OBX YACHT YARDS