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Stretch Your Summer Savings
Save up to $7,500 on select Regulator Models August 1st to October 15th, 2020Summer might be winding down, but there is still plenty of time left in the boating season! Regulator is offering up factory incentives to extend your Summer and get you and your family on a...
Announcing the Valhalla V-46
On July 27th, 2020, Valhalla Boatworks President and CEO Pat Healey announced the next chapter of the Valhalla fleet with the V-46. As the new flagship of the Valhalla line, the 46 will take the high performance, fish-forward design of the V-41 and add in more...
Invaluable Resource
This year I faced an "emergency". I found a boat I desperately wanted that I could not buy without selling my current boat. Scott James helped me deal with the FSBO owner, and find appropriate inspectors that specialized in my new boats hull and engines. Scott sold my...
Regulator Updates their Entire Fleet with Strength and Beauty
Typically, incremental model year enhancements and new features are applied to a handful of models in a boat builders’ lineup. Each year a new model may be introduced, and a couple customer favorites will receive a fresh look or new features, but it is rare that a...
Jarrett Bay’s Reputation for Excellence Benefits Customers of All Kinds
For a boating enthusiast, a trip to the Jarrett Bay facility could be likened to Charlie’s first impression of Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory. Traversing the grounds with eyes wide and jaw dropped, marveling at the grand scale and buzz of activity while the teams...
Overcoming Obstacles and Living Life to the Fullest
At the age of 13, Nichols was playing football in North Carolina for a team that won a state championship. He noticed he was running and reacting slower with each game, and his concerned parents took him to Duke Medical Center where he was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy…
Back Cove & Sabre Empower Live-Aboard Adventures in Quality and Style
"Cruising" on a boat is such a broad term. Running through your favorite local waterways, or around a bay; island hopping, heading south along the east coast for your winter destination or even running to the Bahamas from the Florida East Coast—most boat owners...
Bluewater Customers Continue their Campaigns Across the America’s Hottest Billfisheries
Mag Bay fishing photos by Anthony Petrilli / Right Coast Productions• Reel Development has only been part of the Bluewater family for a few years now, but boy have they come out of the gates firing! The Sydes family went from a 42' express boat to commissioning a new...
Princess Yachts Celebrates 25 Years in America
Originally known as Marine Projects, Princess Yachts got their start in Plymouth, England in 1965 building sporty run-abouts and cabin cruisers. Through the years, their product offerings and yacht sizes grew while their attention to detail and focus on luxury was...
Long-Time Bluewater Customers Enjoy Their Jupiter
After twenty years of boating, Bluewater customers Greg and Debbie Ireland will tell you, there’s nothing like getting away on the boat. “There's something magical about being on the water: sights, sounds, smells,” Ireland explains. “Boating is an antidote for...
Bluewater Summer Cruise Returns to the Middle Bay
Ask any of the Bluewater staff or our customers about their favorite boating experiences, and you will likely hear some similar themes that include Bluewater’s annual Summer Cruise. For many years running, this has been Bluewater’s premiere event, taking place each...
2015 Grady White 37
Matt Serafin was my salesperson that assisted me in buying a used GradyWhite 376 Canyon. He introduced me to the owner's captain who had taken careof the boat for years. Matt helped with a few items that we negotiated. Hewas very professional and effective. Thanks...
Viking’s New Center Console Brand Captures the Market’s Attention
Just over a year ago, Viking Yachts CEO Pat Healey made an exciting announcement to a packed press conference at the Miami Yacht Show, and Valhalla Boatworks became known to the general public. By this time, plugs for the new hulls were already being precision cut by...
The Artemis is Rebuilt to the nines After a Sizzling Summer Incident
In July of 2018, the Darby family and Captain Chucky Moore were fishing the Edisto Billfish Tournament in South Carolina, when their beloved boat, Artemis, was struck by lightning. The bolt’s surge ravaged the electronics, tower and many onboard systems. Although...
Totally Professional
I am very impressed with your operation. Based on my experience a team is very responsive and totally professional. With regard to Daryl Brower, he’s focused, professional and extremely knowledgeable. For example, during the sale process he concluded that the boat...
Impacts of Coronavirus on the Boating Industry
It is hard to overstate the influence that the COVID-19 pandemic has wrought on our everyday lives. As in many facets of our society, boating industry leaders have been forced to make a series of agonizing judgement calls—attempting to forge a path that balances public safety with staying in business.
Sabre’s Storied 50-year History and Unwavering Success
Sabre Yachts officially got its start in 1970 building small production sailboats in Southeastern Maine. Before that time, founder Roger Hewson was working in his family's construction company when he decided to design and build his first boat: a wide, blunt-nosed...
29 Sea Ray 1998
I appreciate your attention to my purchase – I know the dollar amount is low end for you but that was not reflected in your service, so thank you for your offer to meet the transporter - I don’t know these people and would like to have you there to meet them and see...
Personal Service
When looking to purchase a boat, the best decision my husband and I made was to choose a Broker with Bluewater Yachts. The personal service we received from Jake was amazing. He worked diligently to find us the boat of our dreams but it did not stop there. When we...
Bad Habit
Vera, all of the loan process was phenomenal! Bluewater’s entire team deserves a pat on the back! Rate was great and start to finish it was a pleasant process. I flew down to Florida with my running papers for my ride home. Even after I got home when I needed my...
Easy and Stress Free
"Hank, I truly appreciate all your effort in selling our boat recently. You certainly made it quite easy and stress free. It seems to me that recreational boating is coming alive more than ever. On a recent visit to the Ft. Pierce Inlet we observed massive amounts of...
A Shout Out to Hank
I need to give a screaming shot out to Hank Sibley for working hard with me for 6 months! Not only to find the perfect boat in my price range, but to work hard for the best deal possible, he protected me through the entire process and I know he made decisions that...
Bluewater is Hiring Skilled Marine Service Techs for our Yacht Yards
Step Out of the Ordinary and into the Extraordinary! Bluewater’s service network manages repairs, maintenance, refits and retrofits on hundreds of yachts each year and our team of craftsmen, tradesmen and fabricators regularly find solutions to an owner and captain’s...
Meet the Regulator 24XO
In January of 2019, Regulator Marine shocked the boating community when they announced the launch of a completely different kind of center console, which blended the performance and stability of their offshore models with the shallow-water capabilities found in bay...
Wishing You a Cheerful Holiday Season as we Look Back on 2019
[embedyt]https://youtu.be/CsijhtjYAVw?autoplay=1[/embedyt]As 2019 comes to a close, we reflect on how grateful we are for all of our friends, industry partners & customers, old & new, that were a part of our 51st year, as we also remember our President, Jan Boone, who...
Searching for the “Bandit”
Milton Hess’s boating journey began in 1953 when his first boat arrived on the front porch – a 10-foot Chris-Craft runabout boat kit that he assembled himself. 60 years later, Milton and his wife, Carolyn, are cruising the Chesapeake Bay in their recently purchased...
Ended Up a Friend
Joe [Green], Beverly and I want to thank you for all the work you did to help us find the perfect boat. Your research on all the boats we looked at, provided the information I needed to make a decision. Also, we are still amazed at how your patience, energy and...
What is My Boat Worth?
Whether you are preparing to sell your boat, or you are just curious how boat value is calculated, this guide will help you learn what you can expect when you go to market. We receive hundreds of boat value requests every year, and we must consider several different...
Back Cove Offers Outboard Power from a Clean-Sheet Design
It’s no secret that the popularity of outboard engines has skyrocketed over the last two decades. Leaps and bounds have been made in design, systems integration and computer technology that has allowed today’s outboard engines to be more efficient, more powerful,...
Top Notch
My Bluewater experience was top notch. I have known Hank socially for about 5 years. I contacted him last November to list my 32ft Carolina Classic, knowing that Winter is not the best time of year to be selling boats. Hank had a contract on my boat...