The Jarrett Bay 43 Hardtop Express Demonstrates what a Truly Custom Process can Accomplish
Game of Inches Fishing together competitively and recreationally since 2000, owner Greg Barber and Capt. Pete Nickerson brought decades of experience and preferences to Jarrett Bay’s drawing boards when they set out building the custom 43’ express, Gregarious. Having...
Jarrett Bay Makes Things Whole Again After Some Close Calls at Sea
DISASTER RECOVERY If you were to take a poll, most boaters would agree that Murphy’s Law—stating that anything that can go wrong, will go wrong—always seems to be working harder out on the water. As members of the Jarrett Bay Boatworks’ service department can tell...
Team Coverage Wins the Atlantic Billfish Championship
The Atlantic Billfish Championship presents a single award each year to the top team from 3 different tournaments: The Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament, The Hatteras Marlin Club Open and the Virginia Beach Billfish Tournament. In addition to a beautiful trophy and...
Selling a Boat can be Bittersweet
When a boat has been with the same family for many years, it has become a part of that family. Once it is time to move up or move on, the emotions around the sale of that boat can be tough to manage, but with the dedication and professionalism of our Sales...
Planning and Patience Rejuvenate Custom Sportfish Maverick
Top athletes aren’t just born but honed, developing innate skill through hours of practice. The surfer carving a perfect wave, a diver executing miraculous turns, even the winning bait spread would not exist with out days of training, repetitive workouts and great...
Simplifying the Buying and Selling Process
Bluewater’s Scott Steffy just sold a stock 2015 Regulator 25 which included Yamaha’s Extended Service plan from their most recent promotion, and the new owner was very pleased with his experience. Hi Jan I would like to tell you that Scott has done a great...
Taking the Pressure out of Boat Buying
Hi Jan, I recently purchased a 1999 Sea Ray 340 Sundancer listed by your Brokerage, with Chuck Meyers as the sales agent. I’m writing to tell you that my family and I could not be more pleased with the vessel, to include the superior customer service rendered by...
Three Tips for Building the Perfect New Yacht
STARTING FROM SCRATCH A relatively small minority of people gain the means and opportunity to begin a new boat build with a world-class yacht builder each year. As such, it’s no surprise that for an unprepared buyer, the process can be rife with challenges and...
Brokerage Volumes and Values Increase for July
Growth in sales volume as well as value increased over July 2014 to help close out the peak of boat selling season strong. YachtWorld and partner SoldBoats.com reports a 2% increase in sales volume with an impressive $35 million increase in sales value over last year....
Blossoming History of the Virginia Beach Billfish Tournament
In 2003 the billfish tournament scene was experiencing record participation and massive prize payouts. And yet for some reason Virginia Beach continued to be overlooked. Local car dealer, tournament sponsor and Bluewater customer Charles Barker found it frustrating,...
